bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 en los trabajadores de salud del Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Los Andes en Mérida, Venezuela
Authors: Barboza-Vílchez José Manuel , Quintero-Rojas Jormany , Sivira-Penott Angélica , Valeri-Ramírez Lenín Constantino , Eneida Rosa Eneida Rosa , Angulo-Lacruz Ciro Antonio
Published: August 2021

En diciembre de 2019 comenzó en China la enfermedad por coronavirus COVID-19. Desde entonces se han reportado millones de infecciones y decesos por esta causa a nivel mundial, particularmente entre los trabajadores de salud quienes han sufrido el duro embate de la pandemia en el contexto de sistemas sanitarios colapsados por la demanda. En este sentido el objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la prevalencia, características sociodemográficas, epidemiológicas y clínicas de la COVID-19 presentes en el personal del Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Los Andes en Mérida-Venezuela. Se realizó un estudio observacional, retrospectivo, unicéntrico y documental, donde se analizaron 297 fichas clínico-epidemiológicas correspondientes a 285 empleados, en un periodo comprendido entre el 16 de marzo y el 30 de noviembre de 2020. Los registros se separaron en dos grupos, trabajadores de primera línea y trabajadores de apoyo. La positividad general de las RT-PCR realizadas fue del 31,6%. La frecuencia de los resultados confirmatorios positivos fue mayor entre los trabajadores de apoyo con un 33,9%. El personal de enfermería fue el que presentó mayor positividad (39,5%). Se halló una seroprevalencia del 34,3% en las pruebas inmunológicas. La prevalencia de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 entre el personal se presentó con mayor frecuencia en quienes laboran en actividades de apoyo, en comparación con aquellos de primera línea. Por tanto, deben fortalecerse las estrategias de prevención generales y laborales específicas, y así limitar la diseminación del SARS-CoV-2 entre el personal, para que este se desempeñe de manera segura y efectiva.
Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Tyagi Ms. Sarika
Published: August 2021

Fake news always has been a problem. We, too, might have fallen for a false rumor at least once in our lifetime. Moreover, the fight against fake news over social networking media is intricate. Misinformation related to home remedies for COVID 19 that have not been verified, fake news for lockdown extension or release, casualties and damage in any riots, fake consultancies, and conspiracy were prevalent during the lockdown. Many Researchers have implemented several algorithms for the detection of Fake News. In this paper, we have used several past published research papers along with our research to compare the performances of three algorithms, i.e., Naive Bayes classifier, Logistic Regression, and Support Vector Machine. This provides an idea of the most practical and efficient algorithm, Support Vector Machine, that can be used for fake news detection.
Chatbot for Career Counselling
Authors: Katre Mandeep
Published: August 2021

A chatbot is a computer application that is developed to prevaricate and process conversation between humans and digital devices offering the users an experience as if they are communicating with a person in real life instead of a digital device. With today’s customers expecting immediacy and actualization in their interactions with devices, the addition of chatbots as a communication channel has become critical to growing demand. This paper presents the design of an expert system for educational guidance for students available after SSC & HSC. This project is aimed to implement a web-based chatbot using Rasa NLU and machine learning algorithms that analyze user’s queries and understand the user's messages. The bot is designed to address the queries of the user related to the courses they should opt for and colleges that offer the course. The user just has to query through the bot and based on the inputs taken from the user the chatbot will accordingly predict a suitable course for the user. The system responds by showcasing the predicted course for the user. The user can access the bot without any pre-registration.
Skin Cancer Analysis with Deep Learning
Authors: Dash Siddharth Raj
Published: August 2021

Skin diseases are some of the most common diseases and are often difficult to diagnose than other diseases. Skin diseases may be caused by fungus, bacteria, allergic reaction, viruses, cancer etc. The technological advancement in laser diagnosis and Photonics based medical diagnosis has made it possible to diagnose the skin diseases much more quickly and accurately. But the cost of diagnostics is time-consuming and very expensive. Hence, we can use image processing techniques to help build automated preliminary detection system for such dermatological diagnostics.
Online Medicine shopping in India: Anticipating Trends Post-Pandemic
Authors: Patel Naeem
Published: August 2021

In the fast-moving world of digitalization, everything is going online. Almost all the products or services used by a human is put online for sale or use. In the era of the pandemic, the speed of this online system is enhanced exponentially. However, in the same pandemic, it was noticed that the medical system is not up to the requirement. There are many websites or applications available in the market that provides the option of buying the medicines online and get delivered at the home step. Nevertheless, this platform limits the purchase of medicines. Therefore, in the present work, a platform is built up that can provide services like online medicines purchase, online booking of appointments to the doctor where the patent can also get the option to get the prescription online. The use of the technology can be made by store owners or managers to check the stocks and can take care of the procurement requirements. Every individual in society can take the advantage of this E-health facility.
Assistive Vision Technology using Deep Learning Techniques
Authors: Verma Dr. Neeta
Published: August 2021

One of the most important functions of the human visual system is automatic captioning. Caption generation is one of the more interesting and focused areas of AI, with numerous challenges to overcome. If there is an application that automatically captions the scenes in which a person is present and converts the caption into a clear message, people will benefit from it in a variety of ways. In this, we offer a deep learning model that detects things or features in images automatically, produces descriptions for the images, and transforms the descriptions to audio for louder readout. The model uses pre-trained CNN and LSTM models to perform the task of extracting objects or features to get the captions. In our model, first task is to detect objects within the image using pre trained Mobilenet model of CNN (Convolutional Neural Networks) and therefore the other is to caption the pictures based on the detected objects by using LSTM (Long Short Term Memory) and convert caption into speech to read out louder to the person by using SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface of the Web Speech API. The interface of the model is developed using NodeJS as a backend for the web page. Caption generation entails a number of complex steps, including selecting the dataset, training the model, validating the model, creating pre-trained models to check the images, detecting the images, and finally generating captions.
Re-Focusing Human Relationship with Environment: Development of TOPHI Model and Expedition towards Sustainable Development
Authors: Choudhury Dr. Satabdi Roy
Published: August 2021

The above maxim makes it evident that human and environment are very closely related and an important part of each other. As human need to interact with environment to obtain our food, water, fuel, medicine, building materials and many others things, thus, protecting the environment is essential to our health, quality of life and ultimately for survival. Humans have been interacting with the environment since, people first walked the earth. Humans have been cutting down forests to clear land to grow crops and building residents. Later on, with introduction of industrialization during 18th century in the UK and slowly spreading in Europe and America and then across the world. Such industrialization indicates technological intervention in organizations related to agriculture, animal husbandry and agriculture related industries. Much of massive production stated taking place and subsequently, the production of wastes as sewage, agricultural run-off, industrial chemicals etc. also started which leads to pollution. Aim of the Study: The present paper proposes the TOPHI Model to draw a holistic picture of relationship between human and environment. The model focuses upon how each parameter are related itself to human existence with mother nature. The model also tries to provide both positive and negative perspective of these relationship. Finally, the paper also tries to lighten the pathway of sustainable development describing its need for ensure better future. The paper not only provide a comprehensive framework covering all the possible elements of nature and human but also hopes to serve as a base for future study.
IoT Based Milk Adulteration Analyser
Authors: Inamdar Prof. S.Y.
Published: August 2021

Food safety is a more important issue in rural and urban areas as it affects the health of the citizens. Different studies have shown that adulteration of milk is a problem in many countries. Increased adulteration in milk poses a health risk that can lead to life-threatening diseases. So it is necessary to develop a device that allows detection of such life-threatening adulterants present in milk. This is achieved by detecting adulterants in milk using basic principle of spectrometer combined with automated devices.
Certain Critical Observations on Importance of Environmental Education in Society
Authors: Dwivedi Bharti
Published: August 2021

Environmental pollution is one of the greatest problems that the world is facing today. This is Increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the environment potentially harmful substances e.g. pesticides, heavy metals and hydrocarbons are often released into the environment. Environmental education provides the necessary skills and specialized knowledge to meet the challenges related to it. The main purpose of this education is to provide knowledge, to create awareness, to create an attitude of contemplation and to provide the necessary skills to control the environmental Environmental Education helps in building the natural world, gives knowledge and method to solve complex environmental issues which also gives advancement to productive economies and harmony among communities.
RP-179: Formulation of Solutions of Standard Bi-Quadratic Congruence Modulo a POSITIVE INTEGER MULTIPLE to nth Power of Four
Authors: Roy Prof. B. M.
Published: August 2021

In this paper, the author has formulated the solutions of the standard bi-quadratic congruence of an even composite modulus modulo a positive integer multiple to nth power of four. First time a formula is established for the solutions. No literature is available for the current congruence. The author analysed the formulation of solutions in two different cases. In the first case of analysis, the congruence has the formulation which gives exactly eight incongruence solutions while in the second case of the analysis, the congruence has a different formulation of solutions and gives thirty-two incongruent solutions. A very simple and easy formulation to find all the solutions is presented here. Formulation is the merit of the paper.
Improving the methodology for creating economic and institutional mechanisms for improving the level of urban areas
Authors: Koroleva Elena
Published: August 2021

The purpose of the research is to study the renewal of the spatial and territorial environment of a city using the example of Barnaul. The key point of urbanized urban space is the concept of greening, since it is the most important component of the sphere of housing and communal services.
The objectives of the urban greening system are to create healthy, appropriate and favorable living conditions for the urban population, so the conceptual methodology will serve to calculate greening standards and the system of criteria for selecting green spaces. The comparative analysis of expert opinions on this relevant issue and the study of the cases of other Russian cities enable the co-authors to devise a method for calculating greening standards. Measures to improve the landscaping system in cities can be developed through the analysis of the current situation in the main sub-sectors of landscaping. In the future, this will allow us to design an "efficient" and, most importantly, socially-oriented urban space.The issues of creating, preserving and improving the quality of green areas are relevant not only for the municipality, or the city of Barnaul, but also for each urban settlement of the Russian Federation. Intensified activities, abundant information, and a high pace of urban life lead to constant overstrain among city residents. In this regard, the presence of a well-groomed urban forest, landscaped parks, and ennobled river banks is of great importance. Currently, their condition is of concern to urban residents and there is a need to clean garbage, reconstruct the green zone, create reservoirs, make new alleys, restore fountains, clean the banks of urban rivers.
Development of thermal rolling regimes of low-alloy “ARC”-steel with quasi-homogeneous ferrite-bainitic structure
Authors: Sych O. V. , Korotovskaya S. V. , Khlusova E. I. , Novoskoltsev N. S.
Published: August 2021

In this work, the kinetics of the growth of austenite grains upon heating, the features of the processes of dynamic and static recrystallization occurring at various temperature-deformation modes of plastic deformation are investigated. Phase transformations have been studied during continuous cooling of hotdeformed austenite in low-alloy “Arc”-steel with a yield point of at least 420 MPa. The studies carried out made it possible to determine the thermal deformation parameters that ensure the formation of a finely dispersed homogeneous ferrite-bainitic structure, on the basis of which technological recommendations for industrial production were developed and sheet products were manufactured. Presented are the structure and properties of sheet metal from shipbuilding “Arc”-strength category 420 MPa.
On the mechanism of formation of electrochromic WO3 films on the surface OF Sn, Ti & ITO-electrodes in the process of cathodic electrodeposition
Authors: Shchegolkov А. V. , Lipkin M. S. , Shchegolkov А. V. , Korbova E. V. , Lipkina T. V. , Lipkin V. M.
Published: August 2021

At the article of mechanism the electrochemical formation of WO3films on the surface of titanium, tin and ITO-electrodes is investigated under various regime, including the deposition time τ = 2000–8000 s, the electrochemical potential of deposition on the cathode in the range from –0,4 to –1 V. A technique for the synthesis of peroxytungstic acid and a method of cathodic electrodeposition are presented. The studies carried out with tin and titanium extend the field of application of WO3 films to technologies of chemical current sources and fuel cells.
Study of hydrogenation and corrosion of steel equipment and pipelines at the production facilities of H2S -containing hydrocarbon raw materials
Authors: Vagapov R. K.
Published: August 2021

The impact of hydrogen sulfide raw materials on steel equipment and pipelines is associated not only with corrosion processes, but also with the hydrogenation of used carbon and low-alloy steels. This can lead to the loss of their strength properties and the subsequent destruction of equipment operated under conditions of increased operating pressures. Such corrosive-mechanical effects associated with the penetration of hydrogen into steel are the most dangerous from the point of view of the safety and reliability of the operation of facilities for the production of hydrocarbon fluids. The effect of H2S on the main types of structural steels was investigated according to the results of autoclave tests. The formation of blistering (blistering) and cracks on the surface of steels due to the effect of hydrogen on the steel was recorded. A study of the phase composition of corrosion products and their possible effect on the processes of corrosion and hydrogenation of steel has been carried out.
On self-organization of the surface layer of structural steel in dry sliding against quenched steel under electric current
Authors: Aleutdinova M. I.
Published: August 2021

Using optical and confocal laser microscopes it was shown that dry sliding of structural steel against hardened steel under electric current of density higher 250 A/cm2 was accompanied by the formation of composite tribolayers. By X-ray phase analysis of the surface layers of the sample and counterbody was shown that they contain α-Fe, γ-Fe, and FeO. It is noted that the self-organization of the tribosystem under conditions of dry sliding under electric current can be represented as a hierarchy of structural states of the surface layers of contacting materials. It was found that the nominal sample area had two sectors. The character of the contact interaction in the sectors differs from each other.
Influence of homogenizing annealing on reducing the content of δ-ferrite in high-strength high-chromium martensitic steel grade 07Kh15N5D4B obtained by selective laser alloying
Authors: Olenin M. I. , Kashtanov A. D. , Romanov О. N. , Makhorin V. V.
Published: August 2021

The work studies effects of temperature – time parameters of homogenizing annealing and related structural changes on the content of δ-ferrite in high-chromium martensitic steel grade 07Kh15N5D4B, obtained by selective laser alloying. It is shown that homogenizing annealing at a temperature of 1150°C with a holding time for 8 hours reduces the content of δ-ferrite, eliminates the cellular structure, and also increases the strength properties of the above-mentioned steel.
Prolegomeni eko-fenomenoloģijai – ieskats virziena attīstībā
Authors: Buceniece Ella
Published: August 2021

21. gadsimtavaibstus kopumā nosaka galvenokārt trīs faktori – jauno tehnoloģiju straujā attīstība, planētas ekoloģiskā situācija un cilvēka situācija (šajā situācijā), kas visas ir savstarpēji saistītas. Mūsdienās filozofijai un arī fenomenoloģijai tās meklējumos ir uzdevums skaidrot situāciju, lai nodrošinātu ilgtspējīgu cilvēka (kā arī visa dzīvā) esamību un klātbūtni uz zemes.Lai pieņemtu praktiskus lēmumus, filozofijai šodien ir “jānolaižas uz zemes”, kas nozīmē gan daudzu iepriekšējo metafizisko un ētisko pieņēmumu transformāciju, gan jaunās situācijas skaidrošanu par sevi un pasauli ap mums jaunos nojēgumos. Reālais nevis kā pievērstība objektiem, bet kā jaunais horizonts, cilvēka rīcības (darbības) pārskatījums, ikviena cilvēka dzīves un dzīvības novērtējums (pluralitātes fenomenoloģija), nozīmes piešķiršana ne tikai prātam, bet arī cilvēka ķermeņa pašafektivitātes fenomeniem un izpausmēm – tas viss liecina par ekoloģiskās situācijas izjūtu un ir pamats ekoloģiskās kopības veidošanai.
Trafficking of women in Entikong Sub-District Sanggau Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Mukhlis Mukhlis
Published: August 2021

This study investigates and analyzes various phenomena related to transnational trafficking of women in Entikong Sub-District, Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan, from the recruitment of the departure abroad to various human rights violations experienced by Indonesian women. The qualitative analysis method is used in this study. In general, trafficking of women in the Indonesia-Malaysia border regions is a phenomenon that arises due to the lack of legal protection, both while the victims are still in Indonesia and after they arrive abroad. This phenomenon has a negative impact on ensuring legal protection for women and the impact on the emergence of human rights violations (torture, harassment, exploitation, intimidation, rape, confinement, and forced sexual intercourse.).
Destinos que no tienen pruebas: Pedagogías conjeturales, gestos inevaluables, errancias incorregibles, arte de la (actitud) crítica
Authors: Giuliano Facundo
Published: August 2021

El presente ensayo convida diferentes interrogantes abiertos que conversan en forma in-conclusiva con los hallazgos pedagógicos-literarios correspondientes al final de la primera etapa de una investigación filosófica-educativa más amplia que lleva por título “crítica de la razón evaluadora”. En este sentido, aquí se presentan algunos de los principales movimientos ético-políticos que hemos encontrado para hacer frente al furor de la razón evaluadora que acecha nuestro tiempo. De este modo, se busca interpelar a la educación contemporánea para que no atrapada en la sinonimia instalada por la modernidad/colonialidad que hace de ella una mera excusa para evaluar. Frente a esto, se esbozan las pedagogías conjeturales, las gestualidades in-evaluables, las errancias incorregibles y lo que aquí se plantea como arte de la (actitud) crítica.
Cruzando fronteras en vulnerabilidad. Estudio de la protección social transnacional en el Sur Global
Authors: Voorend Koen , Alvarado Abarca Daniel José
Published: August 2021

Más de 270 millones de personas en el mundo viven en países diferentes al de su nacimiento. Estas acceden a servicios sociales, cuidan a miembros de sus familias, ahorran para su jubilación y opinan en la agenda pública. Sin embargo, se conoce relativamente poco sobre las prácticas de protección social de estas personas migrantes. En este artículo argumentamos que urge una agenda académica para indagar sobre las prácticas de protección social transnacional de migrantes, especialmente en el Sur global que esclarezca la capacidad de lidiar con los riesgos sociales de la vida cruzando fronteras nacionales. Para ello, discutimos lecciones claves de diferentes cuerpos de literatura y proponemos un marco analítico que se fundamenta en la investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa.
La importancia de la educación ambiental en estudiantes de básica y media en tres instituciones educativas públicas en el Espinal (Tolima)
Authors: Barrero García Julián Enrique
Published: August 2021

El presente artículo de reflexión realiza un análisis sobre la importancia que tiene la Educación Ambiental para los estudiantes de educación básica y media en tres instituciones educativas públicas de El Espinal (Tolima), el papel y rol que esta cumple para su vida personal y académica, comprendiendo la intervención que esta educación puede realizar en la construcción y transformación social desde la enseñanza de valores para una buena relación con el ambiente, crear hábitos y comportamientos que permitan mejorar los conflictos y problemáticas ambientales presentes en la sociedad actual y el educar para proteger, cuidar y preservar los recursos naturales para las generaciones presentes y futuras. Este análisis se llevó a cabo a través de la aplicación de una encuesta a estudiantes de los grados noveno, decimo y undécimo.

Se encuentra que los temas ambientales son asignados al área de Ciencias Naturales, los docentes no tienen una formación ambiental y no se presenta una transversalidad de la Educación Ambiental en el plan de estudios y esta se limita a la celebración de fechas ambientales en el calendario académico, para los estudiantes lo ambiental y la Educación Ambiental es importante para su vida académica y personal presentando un compromiso e interés.
Perspectiva crítica de Derechos Humanos
Authors: Pérez Martínez Noemí
Published: August 2021

El presente artículo corresponde a una reflexión teórica en torno a la perspectiva crítica de Derechos Humanos. Presenta los planteamientos epistemológicos y políticos, así como los autores relevantes, que con contribuyen a la constitución de esta perspectiva de análisis de Derechos Humanos; categoría central en el abordaje de los procesos de Educación en derechos humanos y memoria en sociedades afectadas por el conflicto armado y la democracia restringida, como ha sido el caso de Chile y Colombia.

Esta reflexión es relevante para lograr comprender que, cuando se alude a la categoría de derechos humanos, es indispensable evidenciar desde qué esquina teórica e ideológica se aborda. En el caso particular de Colombia y de América Latina en general, la perspectiva que se acerca a la comprensión de las realidades históricas, políticas, sociales, culturales y educativas, es la perspectiva crítica, surgida desde el sur como una propuesta epistemológica para comprender lo relacionado con los derechos humanos en el sur político. Esta reflexión es producto de la revisión teórica del concepto de derechos humanos categoría central en el trabajo investigativo doctoral sobre la Educación en Derechos Humanos y memoria titulado: Trayectorias profesionales y prácticas de enseñanza de los pasados traumáticos, de 4 maestros que lideran experiencias de EDH y memoria en Chile y Colombia 2005-2015.
SARS CoV-2 adenovirus and RNA based vaccines potential autoimmune complications: could we lower the chances?
Authors: Kelleni Mina
Published: August 2021

Nucleic acid based - mRNA based and adenovirus vectored - vaccines, were
first ever or first commercially ever approved for the public,
respectively. However, these newly emergency approved types possess a
potential risk to induce auto-immune diseases e.g., thrombocytopenia,
myocarditis and immune induced thrombosis and thromboembolism that might
be fatal and could reason for some of the post vaccination sudden death
reports. Moreover, all SARS CoV-2 types of vaccines, depending on the
spike protein immunogenicity, especially the conventional inactivated
ones might increase the likelihood of COVID-19 severity upon
re-infection through antibody dependent enhancement which might reason
for the recently described abundance of hospital admissions within seven
days of vaccination and might also reason for some of the serious
adverse effects encountered with administration of convalescent plasma
to COVID-19 patients as well as they might share in development of some
lethal SARS CoV-2 variants. Importantly, we suggest that SARS CoV-2 mass
vaccination campaigns were the worst ever decision made and that making
these COVID-19 vaccines compulsory or administering them to children or
pregnant participants might be considered as a crime against humanity to
the extent that no prior companies- governmental agreements would ever
secure impunity. Finally, a full informed personalized risk benefit
ratio especially for some described high-risk groups must be secured
while suggesting that the subunit vaccines are the least hazardous ones.
Use of Heuristics during the clinical decision process from family physicians in real conditions.
Authors: Aguilar Carmen Fernández , Martín-Martín José-Jesús , Minué-Lorenzo Sergio , Ajuria Alberto Fernández
Published: August 2021

Rationale, aims and objectives: The available evidence on the existence
and consequences of the use of heuristics in the clinical decision
process is very scarce. The purpose of this study is to measure the use
of the Representativeness, Availability and Overconfidence heuristics in
real conditions with Primary Care physicians in cases of dyspnea and to
study the possible correlation with diagnostic error. Methods: A
prospective cohort study was carried out in 4 Primary Care centers in
which 371 new cases or dyspnea were registered. The use of the three
heuristics in the diagnostic process is measured through an operational
definition of the same. Subsequently, the statistical correlation with
the identified clinical errors is analyzed. Results: In 9.97% of the
registered cases a diagnostic error was identified. In 49.59% of the
cases, the physicians used the representativeness heuristic in the
diagnostic decision process. The availability heuristic was used by
82.38% of the doctors and finally, in more than 50% of the cases the
doctors showed excess confidence. None of the heuristics showed a
statistically significant correlation with diagnostic error. Conclusion:
The three heuristics have been used as mental shortcuts by Primary Care
physicians in the clinical decision process in cases of dyspnea, but
their influence on the diagnostic error is not significant. New studies
based on the proposed methodology will allow confirming both its
importance and its association with diagnostic error.
NSAIDs Immunomodulation in COVID-19 Might Inhibit SARS CoV-2 ORF Proteins Induced Caspase Activation, Necroptosis and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.
Authors: Kelleni Mina
Published: August 2021

We have previously suggested numerous immunomodulatory and
anti-inflammatory benefits when NSAIDs are administered to manage
COVID-19 and in this commentary, we add other potential benefits related
to SARS CoV-2 ORF proteins dependent activation of caspases with
subsequent mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum stress and
necroptosis that were described with complicated COVID-19 as NSAIDs are
known to be caspase inhibitors. Moreover, NSAIDs might independently
inhibit other COVID-19 associated downstream pathological signaling
mechanisms. We also postulate that CARD-14, a caspase recruitment
domain-containing protein, polymorphisms might play a role in
development of severe and critical COVID-19. We believe that it is very
unfortunate that for more than one year of relentless struggle, our
recommendation to adopt NSAIDs as first choice COVID-19 therapy has not
adopted while lives are lost are succumbed every day.
Reproducibility Practice in High Performance Computing: Community Survey Results
Authors: Plale Beth , Malik Tanu , Pouchard Line
Published: August 2021

The integrity of science and engineering research is grounded in assumptions of rigor and transparency on the part of those engaging in such research. HPC community effort to strengthen rigor and transparency take the form of reproducibility efforts. In a recent survey of the SC conference community, we collected information about the SC Reproducibility Initiative activities. We present the survey results in this paper. Results show that the reproducibility initiative activities have contributed to higher levels of awareness on the part of SC conference technical program participants, and hint at contributing to greater scientific impact for the published papers of the SC conference series. Stringent point-of-manuscript-submission verification is problematic for reasons we point out, as are inherent difficulties of computational reproducibility in HPC. Future efforts should better decouple the community educational goals from goals that specifically strengthen a research work’s potential for long-term impact through reuse 5-10 years down the road.
Clinically Suspected Myocarditis in COVID-19 Patients: Case Series and Review of Literature
Authors: Amin Ahmad , Eftekhar Seyed Parsa , Ziaei Naghmeh , Roudbari Soudeh , Salehi Pegah , Jalali Farzad , Jafaripour Iraj , Ghaffari Sanaz , Salehi Maryam Mohseni , Ebadi Reza
Published: August 2021

We described eleven patients positive for severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The younger age and
female gender seem to contribute to poor outcomes possibly. Furthermore,
the left ventricle ejection fraction and pro-BNP improvement within the
first week of treatment might indicate a good prognosis.
Oral immunotherapy for IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Tang Lujing , Yu Yu , Pu Xiangyuan , Chen Jie
Published: August 2021

Background: Cow’s milk allergy(CMA) is the most common allergy in
infants that decreases the quality of life of patients and their
families. Standard treatment for CMA is the strict avoidance of milk,
new treatment strategies such as oral immunotherapy (OIT) have been
sought for patients with CMA . We aimed to assess the clinical efficacy
and safety of OIT in the treatment of children with IgE-mediated cow’s
milk allergy (IMCMA). Methods: We searched all randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) in which OIT is used to treat children with IMCMA from 5
international electronic databases. We estimated a pooled relative ratio
(RR) for each outcome using a Mantel-Haenzel fixed-effect model if
statistical heterogeneity was low. Results: Eleven studies were chosen
for meta-analysis, including a total of 469 children (242 OIT, 227
control). 176 patients (72.7%) in the OIT were desensitized compared to
49 patients in the control group (RR 7.35, 95%CI 2.82-19.13,
p<0.0001). The desensitization effect of OIT was particularly
significant in children over 3 years old (RR 18.05, 95%CI 6.48-50.26,
p<0.00001). Although adverse effects were common, they usually
involved mild reactions, but epinephrine use was more common in the OIT
group (RR 7.69, 95%CI 2.16-27.33, p<0.002). Conclusion: OIT
can lead to desensitization in the majority of individuals with IMCMA,
especially in patients over 3-years old. A major problem of OIT is the
frequency of adverse events, although most are mild. OIT may be an
alternative treatment in the future.
Corpus Callosum Hematoma, as a Rare Complication of COVID-19
Authors: Hamad Mohammad Khair , Takruri Dima , Patro Satya , Habib Mhd Baraa , Verma Vishwajit
Published: August 2021

A 46-year-old gentleman had a complicated course of COVID-19 pneumonia.
Despite the recovery of the respiratory status, he developed corpus
callosum hematoma and critical illness neuropathy/myopathy, the clinical
situation became more complicated by developing pulmonary embolism that
required anticoagulation. Fortunately, the patient made a good recovery.
A Risk Stratification Model Based on a Population Analysis for Predicting Cancer Specific Survival in Pediatric Brain Stem Glioma.
Authors: Sun Kai , Fei Xiaowei , Xu Mingwei , Chen Wenjin , Xu Ruxiang
Published: August 2021

Introduction: The aim of this study was to construct and validate a
nomogram and risk stratification model for predicting cancer-specific
survival (CSS) of pediatric brainstem glioma patients. Methods: Cases of
pediatric brainstem glioma patients (<12 years) from 1998 to
2016 were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
(SEER) database and demographic, clinicopathologic characteristics,
treatments, and survival outcomes were analyzed. The total cohort was
randomly divided into training and validation sets, followed by
univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. A nomogram was
constructed and risk stratification analysis incorporated using the
selected variables from the multivariate analysis. The accuracy of the
model was assessed using C-index and calibration curves. Results: A
total of 806 pediatric cases with histologically confirmed diagnosis of
brainstem glioma were selected and analyzed. Multivariate analysis
showed that age, race, tumor size, grade and radiotherapy
(P<0.05) were independent prognostic indicators of pediatric
gliomas. For prediction of CSS, the C-index of the nomogram was 0.75,
which shows a good predictive probability. Conclusion: The nomogram
developed in this study for predicting survival of pediatric patients
with histologically confirmed stem gliomas is the first to incorporate
risk stratification. Combining nomogram and risk stratification system
is a convenient tool to aid clinicians in the identification of
high-risk patients and to perform targeted adjuvant treatment.
CENTRIFUGAL-FLOW LVAD INFLOW CANNULA POSITION: PREOPERATIVE INFLUENCES AND POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES
Authors: Sorensen Erik , Griffith Bartley , Feller Erika , Dees Lynn , Kaczorowski David
Published: August 2021

Background: We previously demonstrated better inflow cannula (IFC)
position and reduced pump thrombosis with a centrifugal-flow LVAD
(CF-LVAD) compared to an axial-flow device. We hypothesized that implant
technique and patient anatomy would affect CF-LVAD IFC positioning and
that malposition would impact LV unloading and outcomes. Methods: Pre-
and postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans were reviewed for
patients with six-month follow-up. Malposition was quantified using
angular deviation from an ideal line in two planes. IFC position was
compared between conventional sternotomy (CS) and lateral
thoracotomy-hemisternotomy (LTHS). The influence of LV end-diastolic
dimension (LVEDD), body mass index (BMI), and CT-derived anatomy was
determined. LV unloading was assessed by LVAD flow index (FI) and pre-
to post-LVAD decrement in mitral regurgitation (MR) and LVEDD. Outcome
measures were pump thrombus or stroke (PT/eCVA); 30-day and total heart
failure-related readmissions (HFRAs); and survival free of surgery for
LVAD dysfunction. Results: One hundred fourteen patients met criteria.
Total malposition magnitude was higher for CS than LTHS (p=0.04).
Midline-LV apex distance predicted lateral-plane malposition (p=0.04),
while apex-LVOT angle predicted both anterior- (p=0.01) and
lateral-plane (p=0.04) malposition. Lateral-plane malposition predicted
decreased LVAD FI at three (p=0.03) and six (p=0.01) months. Total
malposition magnitude predicted increased 30-day HFRAs (p=0.04), while
lateral-plane malposition predicted more overall HFRAs (p=0.01).
Malposition was not associated with PT/eCVA, changes in MR or LVEDD, or
survival free of surgical revision. Conclusions: Patient anatomy and
surgical technique were associated with CF-LVAD IFC malposition. In
turn, malposition was associated with increased readmissions and
decreased LVAD FI.
Voicing the Suppressed Female Voices in a Male-Chauvinistic Society: A Study of Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court is in Session
Authors: Kumar Suresh
Published: August 2021

Vijay Tendulkar (1928-2008) is considered a prominent Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist and social commentator primarily in Marathi in the twentieth century. The playwright acquaints the readers or the audience with the Indian socio-cultural milieu through the journey of characters in Silence! The Court is in Session. This paper aims at analyzing the perceptions of the people towards women in a male-dominated, patriarchal society. The paper will analyze that whether social sanctity, morality, ethics, values are applied to both genders i.e. man and women with the same lenses or favours any of them. If there are dual standards for measuring the character of an individual based on gender, how can one hope for justice?  This paper will give an expression to the silenced, the hushed up, the repressed, the suppressed and the oppressed voices, liberating the women while interrogating the male-chauvinistic world.
The Craft of Short Story : A Critique of The Habit of Love
Authors: D Singh Dr Madhu
Published: August 2021

Author of several  works  of  fiction and non fiction , Namita Gokhale is a well known name in the field of Indian Writing in English  not only  as  a writer but also as a publisher  and as a founder director of Jaipur Literature Festival . Her  short stories   published under the title  The Habit of Love  ( 2012)   are  remarkable for adding a new dimension to the  craft of short story writing.

The Habit of Love  is a collection of thirteen short stories  encapsulating the  myriad  experiences of their female protagonists  who lay bare before the readers their inner world – their desires , passions, fear , anxiety,  happiness, anger ,  ennui and sadness – in kaleidoscopic lights.  Based mainly on the themes of love, lust and death , these stories are interwoven with the motifs of time, memory , dreams travels and mountains. The writer frequently shifts from present to past or vice versa , making  several technical innovations  like unexpected , abrupt endings; use of startling similes/ metaphors; choice of  queer , quirky titles for these short   stories. The use of the  technique of  first person narrative in many of these stories imparts more intimacy to them as if the narrator is engaged in a tete- a- tete with her readers. Gokhale  emphasizes the importance of  a convincing narrative voice  in making a short story effective. In response to a question as to which is the most critical part of a story: the storyline, the characters or the storytelling, she says, “Finding the right voice that convincingly tells the story, whether in first person or otherwise is the most crucial part.”( Recap: Twitter chat with Namita Gokhale,TNN,22 March 2018 )
Fractured Identities: A Study of Diasporic Reality & Identity Crisis in Agha
Authors: Deshmukha Ajay S , Deshmukh Rajdeep
Published: August 2021

Diaspora is much talked and celebrated discourse across the disciplines. Confrontation of diasporic community with native community gives rise to multi-dimensional problems. Diasporic community thus undergoes different levels of realities that change their perception as person who migrated from his/her homeland in search of new opportunities. Their perception as a segment in foreign land is marked with the sense of alienation, hybridity, identity crisis and many other mental and physical, cultural-religious, and spatial-geographical turmoil. In a sense they come across the diasporic reality. Diasporic reality is a combined study of Diaspora and problems of migrants. This paper explores the meaning of diaspora through the definitions of different writers and the problems of migrants.  It specifically attempts to trace the problems of identity crisis and hybridity as confrontation with different often contradictory socio-cultural, religious, and different historical backdrop in which diasporic community is located in.
Peculiarities of the assessment of readiness formation of junior inspectors of the border guard service for professional activity at international border crossing points during the experiment
Authors: Adamchuk Yuliya , Stavytskyi Oleh , Tushko Klavdiia , Zabolotna Olena , Lunyk Oleh , Kovalska Iryna
Published: August 2021

The article deals with the description of the peculiarities of pedagogical experiment concerning the assessment of the readiness formation of junior inspectors of the border guard service for professional activity at international border crossing points on the basis of grounded criteria, indicators and levels of their formation. Based on the analysis of scientific and pedagogical and methodological literature, study of practice and generalization of their own professional experience, the authors found out that the criteria for readiness formation of junior inspectors of the border guard service for professional activity at international border crossing points are motivational, psychological and activity ones. It was defined that the pedagogical conditions of the readiness formation of junior inspectors of the border guard service for professional activities at international border crossing points, which were developed by the authors and implemented in the process of training at the Main Personnel Training Center of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine in general positively influenced their level of readiness formation for professional activity at international border crossing points.
Analysis of Factors Influencing Sales on SHI-DA Semarang
Authors: Ferdian Alvin
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this research is to know whether the use of offline (on-site) promotion, digital payment, Instagram, and Gofood/Grabfood have effect on the sales of SHI-DA Semarang. The research used a quantitative method in the form of action research. The analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression accompanying with t-test and F-test. This research was conducted at SHI-DA Semarang using sales data of December 2019 to March 2020 and respondents comprising of SHI-DA consumers for data on marketing programs. The results revealed that marketing through digital payment (e-wallet) has an effect on sales of SHI-DA Semarang, while marketing programs through offline (on-site), Instagram, and Gofood/Grabfood individually had no effect on the sales of SHI-DA Semarang. Nevertheless, the promotions simultaneously show significant influence on the sales of SHI-DA Semarang. Thus, marketing programs through Offline (on-site) promotion, Gofood/Grabfood, and Instagram must be done simultaneously in order to have an effect on the sales of SHI-DA Semarang.
The Influence of Earning Per Share, Price Earnings Ratio, and Price to Book Value toward Price of Stok of Coal Mining Companies Listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange During 2014-2018
Authors: Andamari Rr. Jean Brebeuf Iryani , Rahayu Caecilia Wahyu Estining , Yulita Ima Kristina
Published: August 2021

Company's financial performance is a factor considered by investors in investing. This study aims to determine the effect of Earning per Share (EPS), Price Earnings Ratio (PER), and Price to Book Value (PBV) on stock price. Eight coal mining companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2014-2018 were taken for the samples of this research using purposive sampling technique. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. The results show that (1) EPS, PER, and PBV simultaneously have a significant effect on stock price with a significance value of 0.000; (2) EPS and PBV partially have a significant effect on stock price with a significance value of 0.000 and 0.006 respectively. EPS, PER, and PBV can explain variation of the stock price of the coal companies listed in the IDX in 2014-2018 as much as 88.5%. The results of this study is expected to provide recommendations for investors in choosing stocks of coal mining company with good performance based on EPS and PBV ratios.
Analysing the Pragmatic Content in the Conversation Sections in Indonesian ELT Textbooks
Authors: Siswantara Eka , Ariffin Kamisah
Published: August 2021

Pragmatic competence is a core part of communicative competence and has become the main focus of teaching and learning process in today’s English language teaching. Thus, it is pivotal to have more of pragmatic materials in English textbooks since they are the major references used in the classroom. This study examined the conversation section in the series of Indonesian ELT textbooks to see whether the pragmatic content as required in the curriculum is fulfilled. Using Searle’s speech acts model as the framework, content analysis method was applied by using descriptive approach in analysing the illocutionary acts and forces provided in the textbooks. The findings indicate that despite their occurrences on the textbooks, some of the speech acts provided were low in frequency and lacked variety to develop better pragmatic competence for the students. This has significant implications on the textbook writers in developing content materials for the pragmatic competence.
Archetypal Aspects of Visual Intertextuality in Digital Advertising
Authors: CRĂCIUNESCU Ana
Published: August 2021

The semiotic decodification of advertising signs through a col- lective unconscious in the digital era is a reflection of previous individual consumption of popular culture. As a result, advertising is an impure image that contains preexisting replicated visual symbols. This visual intertextu- ality will be at the core of our archetypal approach in advertising. Based on Discourse Analysis research methodology, we have opted for a corpus of digital ads that not only showcase recent creativity in the field, but also witness the development of what we shall encapsulate under the syntagma of ‘the second generation of archetypes’. Our main aim is to demonstrate that the collective unconscious as described by Jung has changed since the apparition of infinitely replicated objects of representation through media. The Discourse Analysis will provide an interpretation residing in three in- tertextual thematic archetypes touching literature, politics and art.