bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ROLE OF TOURISM INDUSTRY IN INDIA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   CEO Amrita Sai Institute of Science and Technology / Innogeecks Technologies., Manoj Dr. K. Sai
Published: August 2021

Tourism is an important catalyst in the socio-economic development of both rural and urban areas since the last two decades, contributing in several ways and strengthens the interconnected processes. Tourism Industry is the most vibrant tertiary activity and a multibillion industry in India. It has emerged as a key factor for sustainable socio-economic development globally Tourism industry has potential to strengthen the inclusive economic development. It is a limitless industry with immense growth potential having clear remarkable positive impact on economic and social aspects of Indian economy. Developing countries like India, tourism has become one of the major sectors of the economy, contributing to a large proportion to GDP and employment opportunities. Tourism is one of the fastest growing service industries in the country with great potentials for its further expansion and diversification. Since the last few years, Indian tourism industry has been growing at a rapid pace and has paved the way for huge potential for generating employment, earning foreign exchange thereby uplifting the economy.
MORPHOMETRIC ANAYSIS OF THE MAJOR VALLEY SYSTEMS AROUND BENGALURU
Authors:   Reseach Scholar, Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., C.J Pavithra , H.B Balakrishna ,   Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., P.T Aravinda ,   Assistant Professor, Government Engineering College, Ramanagara, Karnataka, India.
Published: August 2021

The three major Valley systems of Bengaluru namely Vrishabhavathi Valley, Hebbal Valley and Kormangala-Challaghatta Valley houses many lakes and play a very important role in its hydrological processes. The morphometric analysis helps us to learn about the characteristics of the underlying rock type, pervious nature of soil, slope gradients, runoff behavior and water retention potential within the Valley systems. Morphometric analysis was carried out for Linear, areal and relief aspects. The Survey of India topographical maps and Digital Elevation Model data were used to prepare the base map and the drainage maps with the help of GIS software. The Strahler system of stream ranking was adopted. Among the three Valleys, Vrishabhavathi Valley is observed to be the largest Valley in terms of area and perimeter. Vrishabhavathi Valley basin has sixth order stream as the highest stream order where as the other two Valleys have fifth order stream as the highest order. The drainage pattern formed within the Valley systems was observed to be dendritic. The watershed shape factor showed that the Vrishabhavathi Valley is elongated in shape where as the K-C Valley and the Hebbal Valleys are less elongated in shape comparatively. The drainage density of the three Valleys revealed that they fall under coarse drainage density classification. The relief aspects of the three Valleys exhibit low reliefs indicating a flat surface. This helps in designing a sustainable management plan for the three major Valley systems in terms of their conservation and also ensure sustainable soil and water usage within the Valley systems.
IMPROVING STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE THESIS FLOW BY USING THESIS MAP TECHNIQUES
Authors: Edawati Yaacob Salmy
Published: August 2021

An understanding of the flow of thesis writing is very important to ensure good and quality research results. This situation always waves graduate students so that many lose during the presentation of the proposal (defense proposal) or during the oral examination (viva). The Thesis Map technique is an innovation in the teaching of research methods that uses the arrangement of thesis flow in a visual box. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the improvement of students understanding of the mastery of thesis writing flow (thesis flow) by using the Thesis Map technique. The action research design was used to look at changes in student achievement in mastering the flow of thesis writing. A total of 4 PhD students from the subject of Research Methods (PPPY6283) were involved in this study. Students are taught the Thesis Map technique for 1 semester from April to July 2021. Effectiveness analysis is evaluated using three instruments namely Test-Before Action and Test-After Action, observation and presentation of research proposals. Findings show that there is an increase in students understanding of the flow of thesis writing through the comparison of the results of the Pre-Action Test and Post-Action Test. Findings from the observation also found that students showed interest, enthusiasm and mastery of the subjects taught. The effectiveness of this technique is also evidenced by the acquisition of excellent proposal presenter marks between 36-39 out of a total of 40 marks. Therefore, the Thesis Map technique approach is an effective alternative medium for the subject of Research Methods. The implication is that UKM will be more distinguished with quality and impactful graduate research results.
PARAKERATINIZED ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST: A CASE REPORT WITH 8 YEARS FOLLOW-UP
Authors:   Third year postgraduate Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery Chhattisgarh dental college and research institute, Rajnandgaon , C.G., Agrawal Palak , Singh Rajdeep ,   Professor Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery Chhattisgarh dental college and research institute, Rajnandgaon , C.G., Krishna B. Pramod ,   Professor and head of department Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery Chhattisgarh dental college and research institute, Rajnandgaon , C.G., D.M. Shivamurthy ,   Professor Department of oral and maxillofacial Surgery College of dental sciences, Davangere, Karnataka., Santosh B.S. ,   Professor Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka., Elizabeth Thomas Amy ,   Assistant professor Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery Chhattisgarh dental college and research institute, Rajnandgaon , C.G.
Published: August 2021

OKC (odontogenic keratocyst) of parakeratinized variant is a benign developmental cyst in jaw, aggressive in nature, and is considered a mystery for surgeons in terms of its management. Though they are benign in nature they have a unique tendency to recur after conservative treatment. Therefore most appropriate management still remains controversial. Treatment modalities advocated ranges from conservative approach of enucleation to most radical form of resection. Here is a case of Parakeratinized odontogenic keratocyst in which treatment was done by enucleation with peripheral ostectomy along with chemical cauterization through CarnoyÂ’s solution. The patient was kept under follow up without any signs of recurrence for past 8 years.
LES MODALITES DE CHOIX DORIENTATION SCOLAIRE ET PROFESSIONNELLE DANS LE CURSUS DES ELEVES ET UNIVERSITAIRES: ENTRE PERSPECTIVES ET ORIENTATION PEDAGOGIQUE
Authors:   Faculte des Sciences de lEducation Universite Mohammed V de Rabat., Soufyane EL AISSI
Published: August 2021

Cet article se propose detudier les principaux facteurs qui influencent le choix dorientation dans le cursus prescolaire et dans les etudes superieures afin de mettre en relief le fait de sengager dans la realisation dun cursus scolaire et universitaire ambitieux, synonyme dun avenir meilleur pour les eleves et les etudiants. Le choix de ce cursus supposelanalyse des facteurs determinants et efficaces pour atteindre cet objectif. Cet article esquisse une premiere etude de ce dispositif dorientation a travers une correlation entre les objectifs, les moyens financiers et la mise a disposition de tout systeme educatif.
INFLUENCE OF WORK FROM HOME ON QUALITY OF WORK LIFE OF EMPLOYEESWORKING IN BPO INDUSTRY, PUNE
Authors:   Department of Management (MBA), Indira Institute of Management, Pune, India., Waghmare Sulbha
Published: August 2021

Globally, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector have grown rapidly over the last two decades, driven by the transfer of processes from companies in developed countries to ones in emerging economies. Work from home (WFH) has been fruitful during Covid-19 lockdown as per Governments mandate. As a result, about 90% of employees worked from home with 65% of them from homes in metros and rest 35% from homes in small towns.The main purpose was to study the benefit of work from home help employees enjoy better quality of work life (QWL) and the influence that productivity and promotions have on employees quality of work life working under work from home model through randomly assigning some employees of BPO companies in Pune. From the study it reported that employees working from home experienced of having a high positive attitude, less stress at work and improved wellbeing were the results of good quality of wok life. They were more likely to be happy with work and were also less likely to quit their job than those in the comparison group, but were less likely to be promoted than similar-performing peers working in the office. Further it also suggested that organisationscanconductvirtual employee training with best quality of work life initiatives in place will be an added advantage to both employees and employers receiving the full merits of improved workplace productivity and flexibility,strengthen team bonds, increase opportunities for upward mobility and retain employees than those who went into the office on a regular basis.
A SURVEY ON RHINO - ORBITAL - CEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS PATIENTS - A POST COVID OCCURRENCE IN TERTIARY HOSPITAL
Authors:   Professor & HOD - Department of ENT, Madurai Medical College & Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai., N. Dhinakaran , Sundaresh Kumar L. Arul ,   Professor - Department of ENT, Madurai Medical College & Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai., B.M. Karthikeyan ,   Speech Therapist - Department of ENT, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai., R.M Monisha ,   M.S.(ENT) - Post Graduate Student - 3rd year.
Published: August 2021

With increasing case reports of Rhino - Orbital - Cerebral Mucormycosis, a secondary infection to Post COVID condition, the present study aimed to find the occurrence of Mucormycosis across various age groups, its presence among vaccinated population, relation between hyperglycemia and mucormycosis, site of involvement of nasal/ sinus mucormycosis and the Culture based genus classification of fungal Mucormycosis. A total number of 250 patients diagnosed with either Confirmed/ Suspected Mucormycosis, a Post COVID infection were included in the study. For all the patients, their demographic data, comorbities, vaccination details, imaging findings and follow up information were obtained and statistically analyzed for the study. The results show that: a) A major of 36.4% of mucormycosis patients were found between the age range of 51 - 60 years. B) Vaccinated population is less vulnerable to COVID and its secondary infection - Mucormycosis. C) Site of involvement of Nasal/ Sinus Mucormycosis is found as a Combined Maxillary+Ethmoid+orbit involvement in 80.8% followed by Ehtmoidal involvement and palatal involvement. D) Presence of diabetes mellitus was present among 93.2% of the participants and E) The genus classification shows the occurrence of Rhizopus Arrhizus was the cause for mucormycosis found in many of the culture based fungal infection among the Post COVID patients involved in the study. The study concludes that patients treated for COVID in the age group of 30 years to 70 years are more vulnerable to acquire Mucormycosis. Glycemic control among the COVID treatment patients will grossly prevent the occurrence of Mucormycosis infection.
THE EFFECT OF INTANGIBLE DRILLING COSTS ON OIL EXTRACTION UNDER STRATEGIC RESERVES.THE CASE OF SUDAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION- SUDAPET
Authors:   Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance, Bayan College of Science and Technology., Osman Mahmoud Dalil Abdelmotalab , Ibrahim Mohammed Yousif Asim ,   Assistant Professor in Accounting, Taibah College of Science and Technology.
Published: August 2021

This research aimed to identify the extent to which the costs of intangible drilling affect oil extraction under strategic reserves. To achieve this objective, the research used the descriptive analytical approach. The research also used the questionnaire method, as a research instrument, where, (41) questionnaire forms were distributed to a random sample of employees working at the Sudapet Company- Sudan in 2021. Using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program (SPSS). The research has reached, the fact that the end of service indemnity is expensive, which causes the company to incur a huge amount of money. The research has also reached the fact that roads need pavement, and modern machineries are very expensive. Needless to say, that machineries and equipment consume much fuel. The research, on the other hand, recommended the guarding of oil fields by the national army to prevent theft. The research also recommended the preparation of maps and geological survey, and the building of residences for experts and employees in the area of oil fields. This is in addition to remove the natural obstacles such as trees, and rocks that hinder the performance of machineries and equipment.
The Mato Grosso do Sul position and the continental projection of Brazil: the bioceanic corridors and infrastructure projects
Authors: Padula Raphael , Silva Barros Pedro
Published: August 2021

The article aims to present the geographical (political and economic) importance of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) for the connection of Brazil with its South American neighbors and particularly in the construction of Bioceanic Corridors. Thus, in addition to being a geopolitical platform (for projecting influence), it is argued that MS has enormous productive and logistical potential within the scope of South American integration. Still, with the objective of contributing to public policies, a mapping of the main infrastructure projects that can improve the integration of the MS with neighboring countries is presented. It’s given an emphasis to those that are part of the bioceanic road corridor, and how these projects should be viewed from a broader set and structuring of projects and investments, notably those of a multimodal nature. For this reason, it’s also presented some relevant rail and river transport projects – waterways and ports – even North-South sense. The methodology used involves the bibliographic review of authors of Brazilian geopolitics, databases and documents on South American physical integration, especially from UNASUR and IIRSA, documents from government agencies (BNDES, for example), and news published by the government of Mato Grosso do Sul or by the local press.
AUTONOMIA, EMPREENDEDORISMO E COMPETITIVIDADE: A UNIVERSIDADE NA TRILHA DO FUTURE-SE
Authors: De Sousa Ana Paula Ribeiro , Coimbra Leonardo José Pinho
Published: August 2021

O artigo analisa como as diretrizes e eixos fundamentais do Programa Future-se tem sido implementados na Universidade Federal do Maranhão por meio de algumas ações da atual gestão, fazendo com que a adesão ao projeto governamental ocorra de forma silenciosa e à revelia de um debate mais amplo com a comunidade acadêmica, contribuindo para o processo de refuncionalização da Universidade. O estudo é ancorado no método histórico-dialético e foi realizado a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de levantamento de dados e informações sobre a IES pesquisada.
A GESTÃO DEMOCRÁTICA E A EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGICA A PARTIR DOS PRESSUPOSTOS FREIREANOS
Authors: Urbanetz Sandra Terezinha , Bastos Eliana Nunes Maciel
Published: August 2021

O texto destaca a gestão democrática como premissa para a realização de uma educação mais igualitária nos âmbitos da educação nacional, principalmente, na ambiência da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (Ept). Demonstrando os subsídios legais vigentes e os indicativos de Paulo Freire para a constituição de uma gestão democrática. Têm-se o objetivo de aguçar as discussões acerca da postura participativa e/ou democrática das gestões escolares contemporâneas, a partir dos pressupostos Freirianos, os quais são imprescindíveis quando se almeja constituir uma educação integral qualitativa.
PAULO FREIRE E A POLÍTICA EDUCACIONAL ATUAL: POSSIBILIDADES E PERSPECTIVAS CONTRA-HEGEMÔNICAS EM DEFESA DA EDUCAÇÃO E DA VIDA
Authors: Lino Lucilia Augusta , Arruda Maria da Conceição Calmon
Published: August 2021

Este artigo objetiva articular categorias do pensamento freiriano, conscientização e compromisso, com a construção de alternativas de intervenção, no cenário atual de desmonte e retrocesso, em perspectiva contra-hegemônica e emancipadora. Freire (1967, 1979ª. 1979b) norteia a análise deste momento de transição, polarização e desafios, em movimento de reafirmação da dimensão política do fenômeno educativo e sua função social. As sínteses, dadas as incertezas do cenário em análise, permanecem abertas, em movimento de construção dialógica, em defesa da educação pública, da democracia e da vida.
Uncertainty analysis regarding evaluating effective parameters on the hydraulic jump characteristics of different shape channels
Authors: Roushangar Kiyoumars , Homayounfar Farzin , Ghasempour Roghayeh
Published: August 2021

The hydraulic jump phenomenon is a beneficial tool in open channels for dissipating the extra energy of the flow. The sequent depth ratio and hydraulic jump length critically contribute to designing hydraulic structures. In this research, the capability of the Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) as kernel-based approaches was evaluated to estimate the features of submerged and free hydraulic jumps in channels with rough elements and various shapes, followed by comparing the findings of the GPR and SVM models and the semi-empirical equations. The results represented the effect of the geometry (i.e., steps and roughness elements) of the applied appurtenances on hydraulic jump features in channels with appurtenances. Moreover, the findings confirmed the significance of the upstream Froude number in the estimating of sequent depth ratio in submerged and free hydraulic jumps. In addition, the immersion was the highest contributing variable regarding the submerged jump length on sloped smooth bed and horizontal channels. Based on the comparisons among kernel-based approaches and the semi-empirical equations, kernel-based models showed better performance than these equations. Finally, an uncertainty analysis was conducted to assess the dependability of the best applied model. The results revealed that the GRP model possesses an acceptable level of uncertainty in the modeling process.
Avaliação da Sustentabilidade Ambiental de Propriedades Rurais Produtoras de Leite
Authors: Haetinger Claus , Rempel Claudete , Herrmann Maico Fernando , Da Silva Gustavo Rodrigo
Published: August 2021

É necessário gerir e adequar as propriedades produtoras de leite às exigências ambientais. Tendo por base o problema de pesquisa “como está a sustentabilidade ambiental de propriedades produtoras de leite?” este estudo tem como objetivo deste estudo avaliar a sustentabilidade ambiental de propriedades rurais produtoras de leite utilizando a região do Vale do Taquari/RS como área de estudo. Para tanto, são avaliados nove parâmetros: qualidade da água, situação de uso e cobertura das áreas de preservação permanente, área para reserva legal, destinação de dejetos, identificação de não queimadas, erosão do solo, diversidade de culturas, armazenamento e utilização de agrotóxicos e declividade da propriedade em 124 propriedades produtoras de leite da região do Vale do Taquari. Foi possível verificar que a diversidade de culturas é o parâmetro que apresenta a menor pontuação (21,9%), seguido pela forma de disposição e utilização dos dejetos (55,7%) e qualidade da água (68,6%) e que os parâmetros que se encontram melhor avaliados são a ausência ou pouca prática de queimadas (88,7%) e pouca erosão do solo (88,1%). Conclui-se que as propriedades apresentam índice de sustentabilidade ambiental regular (média=59,7 pontos).
Los Parques Urbanos de Quito: Distribución, Accesibilidad y Segregación Espacial
Authors: Cuvi Nicolás , Gómez Vélez Laura Catalina
Published: August 2021

Se presenta un análisis de la cantidad, distribución y accesibilidad de los parques de las áreas urbanas de Quito, y su relación con tres variables: valor del suelo, pobreza por Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas y autoidentificación étnica. Se combinó la revisión de bibliografía, levantamiento de información geográfica, análisis de relación entre variables y análisis socioespacial. Predominan los parques pequeños, aunque la mayor cantidad de áreas verdes se concentra en parques de gran tamaño. De modo general, el Índice Verde Urbano (IVU) es adecuado, pero el verde no está equitativamente distribuido. Los barrios con mayor IVU suelen tener mayor valor del suelo y menos pobreza, sin una relación clara con lo étnico; sin embargo, también existen barrios con poco valor del suelo, alta pobreza y muchos parques. La accesibilidad a parques pequeños y muy grandes aumenta en sitios con mayor valor del suelo y menos pobreza, y donde la población se autoidentifica como blanca.

Las áreas históricamente planificadas de la ciudad, como el actual hipercentro, cuentan con mayor superficie y accesibilidad a parques, mientras que las periferias y zonas que fueron producto de una expansión sin planificación, mediante invasiones y mercados informales, son menos favorecidas. El análisis lleva a reflexionar sobre la necesidad de reformular los espacios urbanos para lograr una mayor cantidad y accesibilidad a áreas verdes para toda la población.
Concepciones sobre Formación Ciudadana de Líderes Escolares de La Araucanía, Chile
Authors: Rebolledo Patricio Alejandro Lagos , Carrillo Mardones Olga Aurora , Valdebenito Zambrano Vanessa Haydee , Villagra Bravo Carolina , Jurado De Los Santos Pedro , Donoso Diaz Sebastian
Published: August 2021

El artículo indaga en las concepciones explícitas de los equipos directivos respecto de la formación ciudadana y su implicancia en el ejercicio del liderazgo escolar en centros educativos de la región de La Araucanía (Chile). La relevancia del estudio se enmarca en la promulgación de la Ley de Formación Ciudadana en los establecimientos educativos. La investigación adopta un enfoque cualitativo con un diseño exploratorio, que permite un primer acercamiento al objeto de estudio aportando evidencia al campo de la formación ciudadana. Se entrevistaron directivos de diez establecimientos educacionales. Los resultados muestran que existen diferentes concepciones y aproximaciones a la formación ciudadana y que estas se orientan en la comprensión del constructo, la formación de la persona y su relación con la convivencia en sociedad, los valores, el territorio y la cultura.
Herramientas de Gestión Ambiental Aplicadas en el Trabajo Final de Master en una Universidad Chilena
Authors: Suárez-Amaya Wendolin , Toledo Margarita Briceño , Montecinos Michel Valdés
Published: August 2021

Cada vez más gobiernos y organizaciones toman conciencia acerca de la importancia que reviste el desarrollo de un modelo económico-productivo y sostenible, por lo que la formación de profesionales en gestión ambiental dirigida a la resolución de problemas adquiere un carácter estratégico. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las características del Trabajo Final de Magíster (TFM) del programa académico Magíster en Gestión y Administración Ambiental (MGA) en modalidad virtual de aprendizaje de la Universidad Arturo Prat de Chile (UNAP) con énfasis en las herramientas de gestión ambiental aplicadas para la solución de problemas concretos. La metodología tiene un enfoque cuantitativo, no experimental, descriptivo de corte transeccional. Se analizaron treinta TFM que provienen del programa MGA en modalidad virtual de aprendizaje de la UNAP desde el inicio del programa en el año 2016 hasta el año 2020. Los principales resultados revelan que las herramientas más comúnmente utilizadas para elaboración de los TFM en la MGA son cinco: cumplimiento de normativas de parte de las organizaciones (43,3%), análisis de ciclo de vida (23,3%) y la cuantificación de la huella de carbono (20%) con lo cual se cubre cerca del 90% de preferencia en estas herramientas de gestión. Se concluye que los TFM en gestión y administración ambiental de la UNAP bajo la modalidad virtual de aprendizaje ofrecen propuestas de solución a problemas reales identificados en organizaciones reales, lo cual demuestra que bajo este ambiente de aprendizaje es posible cumplir con una educación de calidad, y la formación de un profesional no solo concientizado con la problemática social, sino que además cuenta con las herramientas necesarias para actuar de manera eficaz para impactar en la mejora de la calidad de vida.
Gestión Ambiental y Sustentabilidad en Empresas del Sector Petrolero del Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Authors: Meleán Romero Rosana Alejandra , Luna Altamirano Kléber Antonio
Published: August 2021

El objetivo de la investigación fue analizar la gestión ambiental como uno de los elementos que aportan a la sustentabilidad organizacional del sector petrolero del estado Zulia. Venezuela, particularmente de la región zuliana. La investigación se clasifica como cuantitativa, respaldada en la revisión y análisis de documentos. Se diseñó un cuestionario tipo escala Likert, aplicado a líderes de la empresa PDVSA Exploración y Producción Occidente y al conglomerado de empresas mixtas que ejecutan operaciones en la región occidente del país. Los datos fueron procesados haciendo uso de la estadística descriptiva, permitiendo obtener resultados que demuestran prácticas de prevención y control con medias aritméticas de 3.31, 2.91 respectivamente (valores inferiores al rango tomado como referencia) y actividades de remediación o mitigación, con una media de 4.04, mayor al estimado en el baremo de referencia. Existe una tendencia reactiva en la planificación de la gestión ambiental, frente a efectos negativos que la actividad petrolera pudiera generar en el ambiente, y actividades de control y restauración ambiental reconocidas como importantes por permitir atenuar, compensar o reparar daños y desviaciones. Se evidencia preponderancia pasiva en la gestión ambiental, y el cumplimiento de medidas compensatorias para revertir impactos negativos por efecto de la actividad económica desarrollada.
Dynamics of Digital Transformation of Organizations in the Russian Federation
Authors: Prokhorov Pavel E.
Published: August 2021

Analysis of the use of information and communication technologies in organizations makes it possible to determine the speed and intensity of the digital transformation of the economy. In previous studies, specialists evaluated the dynamics of ICT use in organizations using a small range of indicators in the short term. In this study, the analysis of the dynamics of the use of ICT in organizations was carried out for a wide range of indicators in the long term. Based on this approach, I have identified the patterns of digital transformation and the stage of digital maturity of the economy.

Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study is to analyze trends in the digital transformation of the Russian economy. To achieve this goal, I calculated the indicators of the speed and intensity of the level of ICT use in the activities of organizations for certain types of technologies.

Materials and methods. I analyzed the dynamics of indicators that characterize: the use of Internet access, business process automation systems, websites and EDI systems, and e-commerce. To analyze the dynamics, I used information from surveys of the Federal State Statistics Service. Indicators are presented in annual frequency for 2005-2019 for the Russian Federation.

Results. I found that the peculiarity of the current stage of digital maturity of organizations lies in reaching the limits of the spread of the Internet. For 2010-2019 the average annual growth rate of the share of organizations using the Internet was 1.1%. One of the main directions of digital transformation is the automation of the organization’s business processes. However, the potential for automation has been unevenly realized in a number of areas. The share of organizations using CRM, ERP, SCM - systems increased 2.7 times in 2010-2019, to 20.5%. At the same time, the share of organizations using electronic document management increased by 13% over the same period, to 70% in 2019. At the current stage of digital maturity, organizations are showing a high level of participation in e-commerce. The increase in the share of organizations placing orders for goods and services was 23.7%, and the increase in the share of organizations that make settlements with suppliers of ordered goods and services - up to 93%. Also digital economic activity has expanded, the value of data has increased, and this has been reflected in the use of the Internet for the exchange of electronic products.

Conclusion. The results of the analysis can be used in studies on modeling and forecasting trends in digital transformation. The findings of the study on trends in the use of ICT in organizations can be useful for a deeper and more comprehensive study of the nature of the dynamics and patterns of development of digital transformation.
Sommer/Schärli (Hg.): Das Ärgernis der Philosophie
Authors: Seidemann Till
Published: August 2021

Rezension von Marc Nicolas Sommer und Mario Schärli (Hg.): Das Ärgernis der Philoso­phie. Metaphysik in Adornos Negativer Dialektik. Tübingen: Mohr Sie­beck 2019.
An Artificial Neural Network–Based Pediatric Mortality Risk Score: Development and Performance Evaluation Using Data From a Large North American Registry
Authors: Ghanad Poor Niema , West Nicholas C , Sreepada Rama Syamala , Murthy Srinivas , Görges Matthias
Published: August 2021

Background

In the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), quantifying illness severity can be guided by risk models to enable timely identification and appropriate intervention. Logistic regression models, including the pediatric index of mortality 2 (PIM-2) and pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM-III), produce a mortality risk score using data that are routinely available at PICU admission. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) outperform regression models in some medical fields.

Objective

In light of this potential, we aim to examine ANN performance, compared to that of logistic regression, for mortality risk estimation in the PICU.

Methods

The analyzed data set included patients from North American PICUs whose discharge diagnostic codes indicated evidence of infection and included the data used for the PIM-2 and PRISM-III calculations and their corresponding scores. We stratified the data set into training and test sets, with approximately equal mortality rates, in an effort to replicate real-world data. Data preprocessing included imputing missing data through simple substitution and normalizing data into binary variables using PRISM-III thresholds. A 2-layer ANN model was built to predict pediatric mortality, along with a simple logistic regression model for comparison. Both models used the same features required by PIM-2 and PRISM-III. Alternative ANN models using single-layer or unnormalized data were also evaluated. Model performance was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) and the area under the precision recall curve (AUPRC) and their empirical 95% CIs.

Results

Data from 102,945 patients (including 4068 deaths) were included in the analysis. The highest performing ANN (AUROC 0.871, 95% CI 0.862-0.880; AUPRC 0.372, 95% CI 0.345-0.396) that used normalized data performed better than PIM-2 (AUROC 0.805, 95% CI 0.801-0.816; AUPRC 0.234, 95% CI 0.213-0.255) and PRISM-III (AUROC 0.844, 95% CI 0.841-0.855; AUPRC 0.348, 95% CI 0.322-0.367). The performance of this ANN was also significantly better than that of the logistic regression model (AUROC 0.862, 95% CI 0.852-0.872; AUPRC 0.329, 95% CI 0.304-0.351). The performance of the ANN that used unnormalized data (AUROC 0.865, 95% CI 0.856-0.874) was slightly inferior to our highest performing ANN; the single-layer ANN architecture performed poorly and was not investigated further.

Conclusions

A simple ANN model performed slightly better than the benchmark PIM-2 and PRISM-III scores and a traditional logistic regression model trained on the same data set. The small performance gains achieved by this two-layer ANN model may not offer clinically significant improvement; however, further research with other or more sophisticated model designs and better imputation of missing data may be warranted.
Assessing Determinants of Programmatic Performance of Community Management of Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea in Children in Africa: Protocol and Data Collection for a Mixed Methods Evaluation of Integrated Community Case Management (Preprint)
Authors: Karim Aliya , de Savigny Don , Ngaima Jean Serge , Mäusezahl Daniel , Cobos Muñoz Daniel , Tshefu Antoinette
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND

Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a child health program designed to provide integrated community-based care for children with pneumonia, malaria, or diarrhea in hard-to-reach areas of low- and middle-income countries. The foundation of the intervention is service delivery by community health workers (CHWs) who depend on reliable provision of drugs and supplies, consistent supervision, comprehensive training, and community acceptance and participation to perform optimally. The effectiveness of the program may also depend on a number of other elements, including an enabling policy environment, financing mechanisms from the national to the local level, data transmission systems, and appropriate monitoring and evaluation. The extent to which these factors act upon each other to influence the effectiveness and viability of iCCM is both variable and challenging to assess, especially across different implementation contexts.

OBJECTIVE

In this paper, we describe a mixed methods systems-based study protocol to assess the programmatic components of iCCM that are associated with intervention effectiveness and report preliminary results of data collection.

METHODS

This protocol uses a mixed qualitative and quantitative study design based on a systems thinking approach within four iCCM programs in Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Niger State and Abia State in Nigeria. Routine monitoring data are collected to determine intervention effectiveness, namely testing, treatment, and referral outcomes. Surveys with CHWs, supervisors, and caregivers are performed to collect quantitative data on their demographics, activities, and experiences within the program and how these relate to the areas of intervention effectiveness. Focus group discussions are conducted with these stakeholders as well as local traditional leaders to contextualize these data. Key informant interviews are undertaken with national- and district-level program stakeholders and officers knowledgeable in critical program processes.

RESULTS

We performed 3836 surveys and 45 focus group discussions of 379 participants with CHWs, supervisors, caregivers, and traditional leaders, as well as 120 key informant interviews with district- and national-level program managers, health officers, and ministry officials. Policy and program documents were additionally collected for review.

CONCLUSIONS

We expect that evidence from this study will inform child health programs and practice in low- and middle-income settings as well as future policy development within the iCCM intervention.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/33076
Stakeholder Perspectives on Clinical Decision Support Tools to Inform Clinical Artificial Intelligence Implementation: Protocol for a Framework Synthesis for Qualitative Evidence (Preprint)
Authors: Al-Zubaidy Mohaimen , Hogg HD Jeffry , Maniatopoulos Gregory , Talks James , Teare Marion Dawn , Keane Pearse A , R Beyer Fiona
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND

Quantitative systematic reviews have identified clinical artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools with adequate performance for real-world implementation. To our knowledge, no published report or protocol synthesizes the full breadth of stakeholder perspectives. The absence of such a rigorous foundation perpetuates the “AI chasm,” which continues to delay patient benefit.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this research is to synthesize stakeholder perspectives of computerized clinical decision support tools in any health care setting. Synthesized findings will inform future research and the implementation of AI into health care services.

METHODS

The search strategy will use MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus, CINAHL (EBSCO), ACM Digital Library, and Science Citation Index (Web of Science). Following deduplication, title, abstract, and full text screening will be performed by 2 independent reviewers with a third topic expert arbitrating. The quality of included studies will be appraised to support interpretation. Best-fit framework synthesis will be performed, with line-by-line coding completed by 2 independent reviewers. Where appropriate, these findings will be assigned to 1 of 22 a priori themes defined by the Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability framework. New domains will be inductively generated for outlying findings. The placement of findings within themes will be reviewed iteratively by a study advisory group including patient and lay representatives.

RESULTS

Study registration was obtained from PROSPERO (CRD42021256005) in May 2021. Final searches were executed in April, and screening is ongoing at the time of writing. Full text data analysis is due to be completed in October 2021. We anticipate that the study will be submitted for open-access publication in late 2021.

CONCLUSIONS

This paper describes the protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis aiming to define barriers and facilitators to the implementation of computerized clinical decision support tools from all relevant stakeholders. The results of this study are intended to expedite the delivery of patient benefit from AI-enabled clinical tools.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO CRD42021256005; https://tinyurl.com/r4x3thvp

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/33145
Validation of Career Planning Guidebook for College Students
Authors: Kinayung Dian , Ardiyanti Difa , Hidayat Muhammad
Published: August 2021

Career exploration is one of the career development tasks that individuals commonly go through. In reality, these activities may cause problems for specific individuals, including students. Career guidance can assist individuals in successfully passing through this stage of a person’s life. Of the many career intervention models available, no previous research has utilized career planning guidebooks as a form of intervention to help students make career plans. This study aimed to validate a career planning guidebook created by the researcher and test its content and functional validity. Tests of content validity were conducted through professional judgment, while tests of functional validity were conducted via a quasi-experiment. The results showed that all the contents of the career planning guidebook were aligned with the goals of the career planning guidebook (Average of V= 0.6). The experiment results indicated significant difference in perceptions of career planning before and after the intervention (Z=-3.987; p=0.000). The findings concluded that the career planning guidebook is valid, both in terms of content and function.
Academic Self-Efficacy as the Mediator of Adolescent-Parent Secure Attachment Effect towards the Academic Stress of Senior High School Students
Authors: Putri Erika Kusuma , Febriani Arum
Published: August 2021

This study aimed at examining the role of academic self-efficacy as a mediator of adolescent-parent secure attachment effect towards academic stress of senior high school students. The hypothesis of this study was the adolescent-parent secure attachment effect towards the academic stress of senior high school students is mediated by the academic self-efficacy. Two hundred sixty four 11thgrade senior high school students from three different schools in Yogyakarta were recruited as the research participants. Data collection exerted the adolescent-parent attachment scale, academic stress scale, and academic self-efficacy scale. Mediation analysis was conducted by using the conditional process modelling. Result showed that the adolescent-parent secure attachment affected academic stress of senior high school students is mediated by the academic self-efficacy with an indirect effect coefficient of -0,199. The importance of the role of academic self-efficacy in reducing academic stress among students is discussed. The results of this study are expected to serve as evaluation materials for parents to understand that the success of teenagers in school is not only the responsibility of the teachers and the school. Future researchers could also add a variable of adolescent-peers attachment to expand more knowledge on the topic.
Evaluation Method of Effectiveness of College Students’ Employment Guidance Strategy Based on Data Mining
Authors: Fei Dong , Song Jinghan
Published: August 2021

Aiming at the problem of low confidence in the effectiveness evaluation method of traditional college students’ employment guidance strategy, an effectiveness evaluation method of college students’ employment guidance strategy based on data mining is designed. The effectiveness evaluation index system of college students’ employment guidance strategy is constructed. The system is divided into three levels: target level, criterion level and index level, and the analytic hierarchy process is used to give weight to each index. According to the importance of the index, the effectiveness of college students’ employment guidance strategy is evaluated based on data mining. The experimental results show that the confidence of the designed evaluation method is significantly higher than that of the control group, which can solve the problem of low confidence of the effectiveness evaluation method of traditional college students’ employment guidance strategies.
The Influence of Bullying Behavior on Depression in Middle School Students: A Moderated Mediating Effect
Authors: Li Xu , Zhang Zheng , Li Sihui
Published: August 2021

This research aims to explore the relationship between bullying and depression in middle school students, and to investigate the role of loneliness and self-esteem. A cluster sampling method was used to sample 554 students from a middle school in China, and OBVQ, CES-D-10, UCLA-6, and SES were used to measure bullying, depression, loneliness, and self-esteem. The results found that bullying behavior can significantly positively predict students’ depression, and loneliness is an intermediary variable in this path; at the same time, when loneliness transforms into depression, it is regulated by the self-esteem level of students, and there is a moderated mediating effect.
Racismo: proximidades e distanciamentos nas percepções de estudantes e professores
Authors: Nedel Oliveira Victor Hugo
Published: August 2021

RESUMO

Conhecer as percepções de estudantes e professores sobre distintos temas constitui-se de tarefa fundamental para proporcionar distintas interações no cenário da educação contemporânea. No Brasil, a temática do racismo constitui-se em dura e triste realidade social, cujas ações mancham a história do país, há muitos anos. O principal objetivo da investigação foi analisar as percepções de estudantes e professores de sétimo ano, de uma escola pública, em Porto Alegre (RS), em 2019, sobre o racismo. Para tanto, foi aplicado um questionário dividido em duas partes: a caracterização da amostra de investigação e a apresentação de seis afirmativas, pelas quais, a partir da escala Likert, os sujeitos deveriam afirmar seu grau de concordância, indiferença ou discordância. No questionário dos professores, ainda havia questão aberta, na qual os mesmos deveriam responder sobre as ações que realizam na busca de uma educação antirracista. Foi possível perceber que as proximidades nas percepções sobre o racismo entre estudantes e professores são maiores que os distanciamentos. Das seis frases apresentadas, em metade delas houve posturas de proximidade em relação aos sentidos atribuídos, e, na outra metade, foi possível perceber distanciamentos. Contudo, em uma análise mais detalhada, foi possível perceber que as proximidades superam os distanciamentos. Diversas ações para a promoção de uma educação antirracista foram citadas pelos professores, com destaque para debates, projetos literários e inclusão de personalidades negras. Dessa maneira, é possível considerar que, mesmo tratando-se de grupos com distanciamentos etários e sociais, as percepções sobre o racismo são diversas, mas próximas.

Palavras-chave: Racismo. Educação. Estudantes. Professores.
Infância portuguesa entre a penumbra da infração e a luz da proteção (séc. XIX-XX)
Authors: Martins Ernesto Candeias
Published: August 2021

RESUMO

O nosso estudo de natureza sócio-histórico aborda a infância marginalizada, vadia, infratora e/oudelinquente portuguesa, no período do Séc. XIX e inícios do Séc. XX, a qual vivia numa subcultura àmargem da sociedade, considerada perigosa para a coesão social. Norteamos-nos neste fenómenosocial daquela infância (fenomenologia), por uma argumentação hermenêutica. O corpus documentalrecorre a fontes primárias da época e análises de estudos posteriores, que dão ênfase às relaçõesentre aquela infância e o poder político-ideológico, reformas sociais para normalizar aquela infância,medidas assistenciais e de proteção para serem cidadãos úteis. Guiamo-nos pelos seguintesobjetivos: compreender as políticas sociais, as medidas estabelecidas na governação da infânciavadia, errante, infratora ou delinquente; analisar as relações de poder sobre esse tipo de infância,com o intuito de suprir o estado de marginalização e desviação social, em que estava imersa;interpretar essa infância recorrendo aos discursos político-ideológicos, científicos e filantrópicos, cujoobjeto de análise era esse problema social da criança/infância à margem da sociedade. A estruturado texto assenta em 4 pontos: o surgimento das medidas de reforma social à proteção da infância(séc. XVIII) com a pretensão de assistir, acolher, regenerar, educar e reinserir; oscilação daintervenção por parte do Estado na ‘governação e profilaxia’ e os discursos científicos e filantropos daépoca oitocentos; abordagem às diretrizes de correção, de organização e medidas reeducativas comessa ‘Outra Infância’; e a via infame da marginalização à proteção, no início de novecentos, ao menorinfrator ou delinquente.

Palavras-Chave: Criança vadia. Infância infratora. Delinquência infantil. Proteção infantojuvenil.Instituições de menores.
Compreensão das humanidades digitais nos domínios da educação para a formação docente
Authors: Rocha Lidianne Mércia Barbosa Malta , Costa Cleide Jane de Sá Araújo
Published: August 2021

RESUMO

As Humanidades Digitais, também conhecidas como Computing Humanities, formam área dinâmica, que articula domínios do conhecimento com diferentes metodologias de investigação, como espaço de inovação, acesso à informação, ensino e pesquisa. O objetivo deste estudo é investigar como o tema Humanidades Digitais é compreendido nos contextos educacionais para fins de formação, em especial, docente. Utiliza-se abordagem qualitativa, com delineamento exploratório, dialético e experiencial, por meio de revisão bibliográfica sistemática integrativa, a qual buscou produções científicas em bases e plataformas virtuais. São investigados 37 artigos científicos, os quais obedecem aos critérios de inclusão e de exclusão para análise dos dados. Ressalta-se necessidade de fomentar o estudo e a ciência sobre a temática abordada, para adoção de políticas públicas direcionadas à inserção digital nos processos de formação.

Palavras-chave: Humanidades digitais. Educação. Formação docente.