bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synthesis and Characterization of Benzofuranone and its Derivatives
Authors: Nasiri Mohammad Ali , Rashid Abdulraouf , Moin Bonyad Ali , Yosufi Azizullah , Ahmadi Ismael , Mosavi Mohammad Haidar
Published: December 2022

In this experiment a mixture of salicylaldehyde (2 mmol), 4-chlorophenacyl bromide (2 mmol) and potassium tertiary butoxid (T-BuOK) (2mmol) in 10ml of Dichlorometane (DCM), containing molecular sieves was reflexed at 30C^°for 3 hours. Progress of the reaction was monitored by Thin layer chromatography (TLC) using hexane: ethyl acetate (8:2) mixture as mobile phase. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was washed with 10 % HCl solution followed by water. The organics were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The yellow solid was obtained disolventizing in a rotary evaporator at room temperature affords benzofuran-2-yl (4-chlorophenyl) methanone. Benzofuranone (0.60 ml, 5 mmol) with substituted anilines (5 mmol) in round bottom flasks was refluxed in 15 ml methanol at 40C^° for 3 hours in the presence of 1.5 ml glacial acetic acid. In each case, the precipitated base was filtered off, recrystallized from absolute ethanol and dried in vacuum desiccators. The (Z)-N-(benzofuran-2-yl (4-chlorophenyl) methylene) aniline was obtained.
MR Brain Image Edge Detection Guided with Distribution of Noise and Artifact
Authors: Qizheng Zhu Zeliang Fu
Published: December 2022

MR Brain Image Edge Detection Guided with Distribution ofNoise and Artifact
HAKEKAT PERBATSAN DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP KONFLIK ANTAR NEGARA (STUDI KASUS: TURKI-SURIAH)
Authors: Penulis
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa latar belakang konflik yang terjadi di Turki dan Suriah, serta dampak yang ditimbulkan dalam bidang politik dan bidang keamanan. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif-analitik. Dalam metode ini dijelaskan secara sistematis mengenai data-data ataupun variabel-variabel yang berkaitan dengan latar belakang konflik internal di Suriah dan langkah pemerintah Turki dalam menanggapi konflik yang terjadi di Suriah. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan oleh penulis adalah telaah pustaka (library research) yaitu dengan mengumpulkan literatur yang berkaitan dengan substansi permasalahan yang akan dibahas berupa buku, dokumen, jurnal, artikel, atau surat kabar. Adapun teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisa yang bersifat analisis deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu data yang diperoleh dari berbagai literatur kemudian dihubungkan antara data-data yang ada kemudian permasalahan yang ada dijelaskan dan dianalisa berdasarkan data-data yang ada dan disusun dalam suatu tulisan serta ditarik suatu kesimpulan akhir dari data-data yang ada. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terjadinya konflik antara Turki dan Suriah disebabkan oleh wilayah perbatasan darat keduanya. Seperti yang diketahui Turki dan Suriah berbatasan secara langsung di wilayah darat, yang kemudian menimbulkan konflik antar kedua negara. Konflik internal Suriah membawa pengaruh terhadap stabilitas negara Turki. Konflik tersebut menimbulkan banyaknya pengungsi yang berdatangan di wilayah perbatasan Turki, serta keberadaan kelompok milisi Kurdi (PKK) yang juga membahayakan wilayah perbatasan. Kondisi ini kemudian dijadikan alasan bagi Turki untuk mengintervensi konflik internal Suriah. Adanya perbatasan antar kedua negara seharusnya mampu menjadi sebuah sarana agar terciptanya hubungan bilateral yang baik antar kedua negara yang berbatasan. Namun, pada konteks konflik Turki dan Suriah, perbatasan membawa dampak buruk terutama pada bidang politik dan juga keamanan. Di samping itu, adanya faktor eksternal juga berkontribusi terhadap terjadinya konflik diantara kedua negara yang juga menyangkut kepentingan masing-masing negara.
野火的活動における境界の構成と変容： 超小型衛星開発プロジェクトのエスノグラフィーを通した活動理論的分析
Authors: Watanabe Takahito , Tanabe Tetsu
Published: December 2022

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in "wildfire activities" (Engeström, 2009), in which people are loosely connected through common interests, and these activities spread like wildfire. The reason for this is largely due to the development of online communities. The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze how boundaries in wildfire activities are constructed and transformed through an ethnography of a nanosatellite development project as an avocation by such an online community. The results show that boundaries in wildfire activities are constructed and transformed through tools that produce "bounded objective" objects, "passive" peer production enabled by bounded objective objects, practices that concretize objects, temporal boundaries and formalization of electronic mobility, and invisible, therefore visualized boundaries.
PENGARUH NARASI TENGGELAMNYA KOTA JAKARTA TERHADAP EFEKTIVITAS PROPAGANDA IBUKOTA NEGARA BARU
Authors: Tumanggor Ludgerius Maruli Nugroho
Published: December 2022

Narration and propaganda are two things that are related to one another. Propaganda can be done through narrative. Likewise, the emergence of narratives about the sinking of Jakarta in the next few years is used by a group of people to smooth out propaganda for moving the capital city to East Kalimantan. The condition of Jakarta which frequently experiences floods makes people understand that in the next few years Jakarta may sink. This became an effective means of propaganda for moving the capital city to East Kalimantan. This paper was produced using the library method. The government's goal in conveying this narrative is to smooth the plan to move the capital city to Kalimantan. So apart from preparing all the statutory instruments and infrastructure for moving the capital city to Kalimantan, it also needs to be accompanied by a narrative that makes the public understand the decision to move the capital city. If the people can understand and support the decision, it means that the government has convincing legitimacy for the decisions that have been made
Targeted English Language Development Professional Development Matters: The Impact of English Language Development-Content Based Teaching and Learning (ELD-CBTL) on Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Teaching Secondary Level English Learners
Authors: Mendoza Cecilia , Wu Pei-Ying
Published: December 2022

This study is situated in an educational context where secondary Latinx English learners’ enrollment has dramatically increased. However, many face limited access to quality education and lack the skills to be college and career-ready. To tackle this problem, the English Language Development–Content-Based Teaching and Learning (ELD–CBTL) model is designed and implemented to help shift teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices of using appropriate ELD strategies in a career academy to ELs. The ELD–CBTL model is rooted in the teacher change theory and aligned with the California Principles of the English Learner Roadmap, which included professional development on ELD, ELD instructional training, and coaching support. Findings show that the participating teachers’ self-efficacy shifted when they applied the instructional skills, which made them more confident with providing rigorous EL content that meets the requirements for college admission.
Absorption relates to individual differences in visual face pareidolia
Authors: Hull Katherine , Van Hedger Kathryne , Van Hedger Stephen Charles
Published: December 2022

Visual face pareidolia is the experience of perceiving illusory faces in inanimate objects (e.g., rocks, buildings, appliances); however, the individual differences that relate to these pareidolia experiences remain unclear. The present set of studies assessed individual differences in face pareidolia, with a particular emphasis on personality factors previously associated with changes in perceptual experiences (openness and absorption). Study 1 measured face pareidolia in two novel ways: an implicit, speeded visual categorization task, and a self-report measure. Study 2 measured face pareidolia using more explicit categorization tasks and a slightly modified version of the self-report measure from Study 1. Across both studies, we also measured the Big Five personality dimensions, absorption, and a performance-based measure of divergent association formation, a proxy for creativity. We found that absorption was positively associated with individual differences in face pareidolia. The association between absorption and face pareidolia remained significant when controlling for factors that also positively correlated with absorption (openness, extraversion, and positive mood). Taken together, these results suggest that individual differences in face pareidolia experiences are consistently associated with absorption, which represents an especially promising construct to investigate in future pareidolia research.
A unified model of lenition as modulation reduction: gauging consonant strength in Ibibio
Authors: Harris John , Urua Eno-Abasi , Tang Kevin
Published: December 2022

We review and elaborate an account of consonantal strength that is founded on the model of speech as a modulated carrier signal. The stronger the consonant, the greater the modulation. Unlike approaches based on sonority or articulatory aperture, the account offers a uniform definition of the phonetic effect lenition has on consonants: all types of lenition (such as debuccalisation, spirantisation, and vocalisation) reduce the extent to which a consonant modulates the carrier. To demonstrate the quantifiability of this account, we present an analysis of Ibibio, in which we investigate the effects of lenition on the amplitude, periodicity, and temporal properties of consonants. We propose a method for integrating these different acoustic dimensions within an overall measure of modulation size.Not only does the modulated-carrier account cover all the classically recognised lenition types, but it also encompasses loss of plosive release in final stops – which, although not traditionally classed as lenition, is clearly related to processes that are.
Strategic social decision making undergoes significant changes in typically developing and autistic early adolescents
Authors: Liu Wenda , Shah Nikita A , Ma Ili , Rosenblau Gabriela
Published: December 2022

Information sampling about others’ trustworthiness prior to cooperation allows humans to minimize the risk of exploitation. Here, we examined whether early adolescence or preadolescence, a stage defined as in between childhood and adolescence, is a significant developmental period for strategic social decisions. We also sought to characterize differences between autistic children and their typically developing (TD) peers. TD(N=48) and autistic(N=56) 8- to 12-year-olds played an online information sampling trust game. While both groups adapted their information sampling and cooperation to the various trustworthiness levels of the trustees, groups differed in how age and social skills modulated task behavior. In the TD group social skills were a stronger overall predictor of task behavior. In the autistic group, age was a stronger predictor and interacted with social skills. Computational modeling revealed that both groups used the same heuristic information sampling strategy – albeit older TD children were more efficient as reflected by decreasing decision noise with age. Autistic children had lower prior beliefs about the trustee’s trustworthiness compared to TD children. These lower priors indicate that children believed the trustees to be less trustworthy. Lower priors scaled with lower social skills across groups. Notably, groups did not differ in prior uncertainty, meaning that the priors of TD and autistic children were equally strong. Taken together, we found significant development in information sampling and cooperation in early adolescence and nuanced differences between TD and autistic children. Our study highlights the importance of deep phenotyping of children including clinical measures, behavioral experiments and computational modeling.
The Healthcare Education Racial Microaggressions Scale: a brief measure of the frequency of racial microaggressions experienced by health profession trainees of color
Authors: Kozlowski Michael B. , goldin philippe , Boatright Dowin , Ackerman-Barger Kapiri
Published: December 2022

Microaggressions are an insidious form of racism where members of the white dominant group convey covert hostility towards people of color. Evidence suggests that microaggressions do occur in healthcare education settings, but it relies on ad hoc scales that may limit their generalizability thereby complicating an effort to study and intervene systematically. Data from two national samples of healthcare trainees are leveraged to investigate the factor structure of the HERMS. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported a nine-item correlated factors structure with two latent factors representing microinvalidations and microinsults. The screener developed in the current study identifies key microaggressions experienced by healthcare trainees of color.
Reducing Political Dehumanization By Pairing Facts with Personal Experiences
Authors: Kubin Emily , Gray Kurt , von Sikorski Christian
Published: December 2022

The media is increasingly blamed for inflaming political animosity, but it may also bridge partisan divides—with the right strategies. Past research highlights the outgroup experience effect: sharing personal experiences (and not facts) helps to reduce partisan animosity. However, sharing facts is a pillar of good journalism, and is essential for mediated political communication. Across 4 studies in two countries, we show that journalists, and citizens on social media sites, can share facts about contentious political issues (gun and climate policy), while simultaneously increasing tolerance and reducing dehumanization of political opponents. We extend the outgroup experience effect by introducing factual content alongside personal experiences of political adversaries (i.e., a combination approach). These effects are replicated in both the United States and Germany though in Germany the personal experience intervention is only beneficial for people with more extreme attitudes.
Why people overestimate their bullshit detection abilities: Interplay of cognitive factors, self-esteem, and dark traits
Authors: Cavojova Vladimira , Šrol Jakub , Brezina Ivan
Published: December 2022

The main aim of this paper was to examine overconfidence in the domain of bullshit detection and the contributing factors that explain why some people have the blind spot about their own incompetence. To verify whether people's lack of metacognitive awareness of their bullshit detection abilities is the result of self-enhancement motivation, we exposed one group of participants to a self-esteem threat scenario (by providing them with negative feedback on their cognitive abilities, i.e. intelligence) and compared it with two control groups (no feedback and positive feedback). The sample consisted of 596 adult Slovaks (47.1 % of women) aged 18 to 70 (M = 43.92, SD = 14.11). However, our manipulation had an effect only on overplacement. Bullshit detection predicted both overestimation and overplacement. Overconfidence was slightly associated with worse cognitive abilities (the relationship was mediated by bullshit detection ability) and higher self-esteem, but no relationships with dark traits were found. This finding is yet another evidence of the double curse of the Dunning-Kruger effect, i.e. the lack of comprehension of people´s own cognitive limitations.
The Mediating Mechanism of Consumer Ethical Beliefs in Determining the Influence of Cynicism and Empathy on Green Buying Intention
Authors: D. M. Sachinthanee Dissanayake
Published: December 2022

Green buying intention can help society and companies to achieve sustainability while balancing their marketing objectives. Although there have been many studies done in relation to green buying intention, there are still calls for research to specifically study the impact of individual factors and the impact of ethical beliefs on green buying intention. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of empathy and cynicism on green buying intention and the mediating mechanism of consumer ethical beliefs. A structured questionnaire was administered using the online platform, and 345 valid responses were collected. Partial least squares-Structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was performed to test the hypotheses using the SmartPLS 3.0 program. The results reveal that empathy and cynicism predict consumer intention to buy green products directly and indirectly through ethical beliefs. This study contributes to both literature and business practice, and may be the first research study to investigate the relationship between empathy and cynicism and green buying intention. In addition, the study helps managers to articulate marketing strategies such as empathetic and ethical focused advertising to promote green buying intentions of customers. This research will be particularly important for developing countries like Sri Lanka in promoting sustainable consumption which enhances environmental, social and future generations’ well-being. Sri Lankan business firms can improve their global presence by focusing on green consumerism as now many global firms have already begun sustainable business practices.

Keywords: Green buying intention, Empathy, Cynicism, Consumer ethical beliefs, Green consumerism
ДЕСЯТІ ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКІ ДРАГОМАНІВСЬКІ ЧИТАННЯ МОЛОДИХ ІСТОРИКІВ «УКРАЇНА В ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКІЙ ТА СВІТОВІЙ ІСТОРІЇ: СУЧАСНИЙ НАУКОВИЙ ТА ОСВІТНІЙ ДИСКУРС»
Authors: МЕЛЕЩЕНКО Тетяна
Published: December 2022

19 березня 2021 р. на історичному факультеті Національного педагогічного університету імені М. П. Драгоманова, цього разу в дистанційному форматі, пройшли Х Всеукраїнські драгоманівські читання молодих істориків «Україна в європейській та світовій історії: сучасний науковий та освітній дискурс».
Accelerated Life Testing and Aging
Authors: Broughton William R. , Maxwell Antony S.
Published: December 2022

Accelerated life testing and aging methodologies are increasingly being used to generate engineering data for determining material property degradation and service life (or fitness for purpose) of plastic materials for hostile service conditions. This article presents an overview of accelerated life testing and aging of unreinforced and fiber-reinforced plastic materials for assessing long-term material properties and life expectancy in hostile service environments. It considers various environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity, pressure, weathering, liquid chemicals (i.e., alkalis and acids), ionizing radiation, and biological degradation, along with the combined effects of mechanical stress, temperature, and moisture (including environmental stress corrosion). The article also includes information on the use of accelerated testing for predicting material property degradation and long-term performance.
Fracture and Fractography of Elastomeric Materials
Authors: Poulton Jason T.
Published: December 2022

This article examines the concept of fractography as applied to elastomeric rubbery materials. It considers four general categories of physical root failure causes: design defects, material defects, manufacturing defects, and service life anomalies. Examples of real-world failures of rubber articles, with numerous accompanying figures, are representative of the four root failure categories.
Relationship Between COVID-19 Virus, RAS System and Dysarthria: A Single Case Report
Authors: Narayanan Nayana , S. B Baslp Abhisha
Published: December 2022

The seventh human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was detected in Wuhan, China, during a recent pneumonia outbreak in January 2020. The virus has since spread all across the world. Fever, fatigue, and respiratory problems, which can progress to pneumonia, are some of the symptoms. Symptoms usually emerge between 2 and 14 days.
Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Ectasia: Spectrum of Aetio-Pathology, Clinical Presentation and Outcome
Authors: Camm N John , Tenekecioglu Erhan , Maksud Danilo , Kamel Ahmed , J. Somoza-Cano Francisco , Singh S
Published: December 2022

The terms coronary artery ectasia and coronary artery aneurysm are used to describe aneurysmal dilation of coronary arteries. Coronary artery aneurysms and ectasia are uncommon and frequently incidental finding in patients advised Coronary Angiography for coronary artery disease evaluation. Aneurysmal dilation of coronary arteries is observed in up to 5% of patients undergoing coronary angiography and are usually describe a localised dilatation of a coronary artery segment more than 1.5-fold compared with adjacent normal segments. Aneurysms and ectasia are associated with a vast group of disorders, and the evaluation and characterization of coronary aneurysms and ectasia represent a great diagnostic task with clinical and therapeutic implications. The underlying etiology is variable and includes degenerative, congenital, inflammatory, infectious, toxic, and traumatic causes. Causative factors include atherosclerosis, Takayasu arteritis, congenital disorders, Kawasaki disease (KD), and percutaneous coronary intervention. Due to their poorly elucidated underlying mechanisms, their variable presentations, and the lack of large scale outcome data on their various treatment modalities, coronary artery aneurysms and coronary ectasia pose a challenge to the managing clinician. Unlike aneurysms, ectasia is more frequently seen in association with atherosclerosis or as a compensatory mechanism in those cases in which a proximal stenosis is noted in the opposite coronary artery; ectasia is also seen in some coronary artery anomalies, such as anomalous origin from the pulmonary artery, or as a result of a high-flow state, as seen in coronary artery fistulas. The natural history of CAAs remains unclear; however, several recent studies have postulated the underlying molecular mechanisms of CAAs, and genome-wide association studies have revealed several genetic predispositions to CAA. Controversies persist regarding the. The diagnostic approach depends on the clinical scenario, and nowadays, noninvasive evaluation with multidetector computed tomography is possible. The purpose of this review is to summarize the present knowledge of CAAs and collate the recent advances regarding the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and to provide a succinct review of aneurysmal coronary disease, with a special emphasis on the challenges associated with its interventional treatment.
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection; A Literature Review
Authors: Elkammash Amr , Khan Parkha
Published: December 2022

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the spontaneous splitting of the coronary tunica media with the formation of a false lumen in the vessel wall and compression of the true lumen. Its incidence is often underestimated, especially in cases of sudden cardiac death before coronary angiography. Predisposing factors include pregnancy, systemic arteriopathy (such as fibromuscular dysplasia), systemic inflammatory conditions ( such as systemic lupus erythematosus and polyarteritis nodosa), systemic connective tissue diseases ( such as Marfan and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes), hypertension and migraine. Common triggering factors involve straining, stress, and hormonal treatment. SCAD is usually diagnosed through coronary angiography, with CT coronary angiography as a non-invasive diagnostic tool. Experts advise minimal coronary instrumentation due to vessel fragility and the risk of dissection extension and vessel occlusion. SCAD patients can have percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) if they have ongoing ischemia or hemodynamic instability. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can be an option in cases of failed PCI and high-risk anatomy.
Acute Myocardial Infarction of the Left Main Coronary Artery Secondary to Embolism
Authors: Trujillo Garcia Anival , Verdugo Castro Enrique , Manuel Palacios Rodriguez Juan
Published: December 2022

There are few reported cases of left main artery embolism and is usually fatal, the importance of atrial fibrillation as a cause of acute myocardial infarction and the treatment these patients should be offered, this case highlights the challenges faced during the management of this rare condition due to lack of clear-cut guidelines describing an evidence-based approach [1]. We describe the case of of LMCA thrombus that presented as ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who was successfully treated with thrombus aspiration is presented. We highlight the importance of intravascular imaging to determine the underlying putative mechanism.
Differences in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) presentation and outcomes between 2019-2021 related to COVID-19
Authors: Lantz Rebekah
Published: December 2022

Background and Aims: COVID-19 accounted for 12.2% deaths in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021, while heart disease deaths increased by 4.1% from 2019 to 2020. Our study analyses the differences in STEMI presentation from 2019-2021 and the potential outcome differences for years related to the COVID pandemic. Materials and Methods: A five-site retrospective study included 1001 STEMI-activated patients from January 2019 to December 2021. Patient demographics, risk factors, details of presentation and rationale for cath-lab activation were obtained as presentation details. Discharge status, intraprocedural death, major bleeding requiring transfusion, CABG status and indication, and time variables were obtained to evaluate outcomes. Results: For 1001 STEMI-activated patients, risk factors were cerebrovascular accident (CVA), for 2019 versus 2020. New onset angina was significant in 2019 and 2021 versus 2020. Worsening angina was significant in 2019 versus 2020 as rationale. Patients were similarly discharged alive and required similar transfusion. CABG indications were similar, with no between-year differences. There were not differences in time variables for patients Discharged-alive but for patients Discharged-deceased, there was increased procedure to discharge and length of stay (LOS) for 2021 versus 2020. Also, patients Discharged-alive in all three years had shorter mean door-to-balloon (DTB) times than patients who were discharged-deceased in 2021. Discussion: For COVID-relevant years 2019-2021, patients had similar backgrounds for a STEMI-activated presentation. Patients were 1.84 times more likely to have history of CVA when they presented in 2019 versus 2020. New onset angina was higher in 2019 and 2021 and worsening angina was significant in 2019. Therefore, 2019 seemed to be more representative of typical angina presentation, compared to COVID peak 2020 and afterward to 2021. There was no increased rate of deaths attributed to STEMI hospitalization indicating that patients may have delayed to seek care, possibly attributed to the impact of the COVID lockdown or died at home related to cardiac event rather than seek medical care. For secondary outcomes, transfusion was equally likely. There were delays in procedure to discharge, LOS, and DTB times for 2021 versus 2020, which may be related to overall resource limitations.
Assessment of the Role of NonTraditional Risk Factors on Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections
Authors: Solinas Emilia
Published: December 2022

Background: Spontaneous coronary dissection (SCAD) and non-traditional risk factors (NT-RF) have assumed increasing interest. Aim: To assess NT-RF in the Parma SCAD registry population. Methods: 62 patients with SCAD, enrolled between January 2013 through November 2021, were divided in two groups: NT-RF (n=51) and T-RF (n = 11). Clinical, echocardiographic and angiographic features were compared between the two study populations; finally, the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events was assessed at follow-up. Results: At least one NT-RF among sex related, sex prevalent and gender specific risk factors was present in 82% of patients, while TRF for atherosclerotic disease were less common with hypertension being the most prevalent (40.3%) and diabetes the most seldom (3.2%). Patients with NT-RF were significantly younger (p=0.027) and mostly female compared to those without NT-RF (p=0.004). Type 2 (second Yip/Saw classification) dissection was the prevailing phenotype (54.8%) with a higher prevalence in the NT-RF group (63%, p=0.035). Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACEs) occurred in 17.7% in all patients at a median follow-up of 23 months. When comparing the incidence of cardiovascular events in the 2 study groups, we did not find any significant differences (p=0.4) between groups. Conclusion: SCAD occurs more often in younger women without the traditional RF. Risk estimation does not include these factors and tailored prediction models are lacking. Clinicians and researchers should establish targeted interventions for primary prevention, early diagnosis and secondary prevention in younger women.
Analysis of the informativeness of perioperative visual diagnostics of uterine fibroids
Authors: Khabrat A.B. , Lytvak O.O.
Published: December 2022

The aim. To analyze the methods of visual diagnosis used in reproductive age women with uterine fibroids.

Materials and Methods. Retrospective analisys, information–analytical methods were used in the work. Sources of information were data from the scientific literature on the topic of the study, modern gadleins, a review of randomized controlled trials.

Results. Depending on the types of visual diagnostics used in the preoperative examination were formed groups: I group (n=120) – patients were examined only by the sonographic method; II group (n=80) – patients were examined by MRI and ultrasound. Comparative analysis of the MRI and sonographic studies results determined the number of myomatous nodes inpatients of the II group (n=80 (100%): by ultrasound – solitary nodes in 52 (65%), multiple in 28 (35%), and by MRI – a solitary nodule in 37 women (according to FIGO classification – type SM0 – 16 women, SMI in 8 patients, SMII in 8 patients, O3–6 typein 5 women), two nodules in 27 people and three myomatous nodules in 16 women (among multiple myomas n=43 (100%) according to the FIGO classification, , were diagnosed: SM0/О3–4 type– 20 (47%), SM1/О3–4 type –13 (30%), SM2/ O3–4 type –10 (23%), and according to MP type: MP1 – 16 (37%), MP2 –11 (26%), MP3 –16 (37%), and among solitary nodes n=37 (100% ): MP1 – 27 (71%), MP2 –10 (29%). The frequency of cases of inconsistency the clinical situation with ultrasound data interms of the number and localization of myomatous nodes in multinodular UF, especially in SM0–2/О3–4 type combinations, was 39, 0%, and when was using MRI – 8.0% (p<0.05). The structure of organ–preserving surgical intervention in the scope of myomectomy is presented as follows: hysteroscopy – 118 (59%), a combination of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy – 50 (25%), in 28 (14%) a combination of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy was converted to laparoscopic–vaginal access and 2.0% were converted to laparoscopic laparotomy. In the 1st group (n=120(100%)) where only preoperative ultrasound was used, a higher specific weight of conversions from hysteroscopy to laparoscopy – 36 cases (30%), from a combination of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy to laparoscopic–vaginalaccess – 24 (20%) and from laparoscopy laparotomy – 12 (10%).

Conclusions. Ultrasound in the perioperative period is unable to fully determine clear navigation for the operation, especially for multinodular UF and hard–to–reach UF localization for hysteroscopic myomectomy. This clinical problem can be solved by using MRI in the perioperative diagnostic and intraoperative sonography.
Direction of implementation of social adaptation of demobilized combatants with mental and behavioral disorders
Authors: Ponomarenko Tatiana , Denysenko Maria
Published: December 2022

(experience of implementation of the Strategy for the development of an effective system (rehabilitation of war veterans and members of their families, families of dead (deceased) war veterans of Kyiv region on the basis of the municipal non-profit enterprise of the Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv Regional Mental Health Center")

 

Introduction. The article examines the experience of implementing the Strategy of development of effective system rehabilitation of war veterans and members of their families deceased (killed) war veterans on the basis of a communal non-profit enterprise of the Kyiv Regional Council "Kyiv Regional Center of mental health".

Objective. Dissemination of experience in implementing the Strategy for the development of an effective rehabilitation system for war veterans and their families, families members of fallen combatants in order to preserve their ability to work and increase a duration and quality of life.

Materials and methods. A content analysis of the existing regulatory and legal framework on the organization of psychological and psychiatric assistance to combatants and members of their families. At the time when was using he bibliosemantic method, were studied sources of scientific and scientific-practical literature on the problematic issues. Also were used methods of system analysis, organizational experiment, statistical and structural-logical.

Results and their discussion. The need to solve the problems of rehabilitation and psychological and psychiatric support for participants in military conflicts is one of the the most important issues of our time. Unfortunately for today, considering the events in the country, the issue of treatment, diagnosis and prevention of mental disorders associated with stressful events of wartime, has become very relevant for us.

Conclusions. Thus, the actuality of the issues of treatment, diagnosis and the prevention of mental disorders associated with stressful events of wartime is growing, and not only for professionals about mental health, but also for doctors of all specialties without exception. Our research shows that the traumatic effect of stress on soldiers, who have not formed readiness to participate in combat operations, personal immaturity, infantilism, unformed volitional sphere, which in the future provoked the emergence of destructive personality changes, behavioral disorders.
COVID-19 and Post-covid syndrome in children with bronchial asthma
Authors:   SO “National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology named after F. G. Yanovsky NAMS of Ukraine”, Rechkina О. О. , Rudenko S. M. , Stryzh V. O.
Published: December 2022

Abstract. The aim of the study. to determine the features of the course of COVID-19 in children with bronchial asthma and the frequency of the development of post-covid syndrome. Materials and methods. According to the results of the study, 23.3 % of children had COVID-19 without symptoms. 30 children with asthma who suffered from COVID-19 were included in the study. The diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed by a PCR test or a rapid Ag test for COVID-19. The age of the children was from 5 to 17 years, the average age was (10.31 ± 0.74) years. Results and their discussion. According to the results of the study, 23.3 % of children had COVID-19 without symptoms. In 76.7 % of children, the course of COVID-19 was mild and was manifested by cough in 66.6 %, fever in 56.6 %, and gastrointestinal symptoms in 16.7 % of children. The need to use short-acting β2 -agonists was noted in 10.0 % of patients. Post-covid syndrome was noted in 13.3 % of children. Conclusion. COVD-19 in children with asthma had a mild or asymptomatic course. None of the children had an exacerbation of asthma or the need for correction of the basic treatment, regardless of the severity of the course of the disease.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CHROMIUM HEAVY METAL ADSORPTION FROM TEXTILE WASTEWATER USING NATURAL COMPOSITE ADSORBENT
Authors: Haryanto A.A.B. , Ramelan A.H. , Budiastuti M.Th.S. , Pranoto
Published: December 2022

In this work, the utilization of natural composite adsorbent for the adsorption of chromium heavy metal in textile effluent has been investigated. This research aims to study the chemical and physical characteristics of natural composite Andisol-Zeolite-Fly Ash-Activated Carbon (AZFC) on the potential adsorption of chromium ions. This study performed the characterization analysis through Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Surface Area Analyzer (SAA), Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometry (UV-Vis). The optimum composition of AZFC was obtained in the andisol/zeolite/activated carbon/fly ash soil ratio is 40/40/10/10, respectively. After the adsorbent was activated, the natural composite with the various ratios have been tested with the initial standard solution of 50 ppm chromium, and the adsorption process showed 99% chromium removal ion is achievable. Further, while using the actual industrial textile wastewater containing 0.15 ppm chromium, the concentration of chromium decreased by more than 82%.
DEWATERING HYDROCARBON BASED ON SMART HYDROPHILIC SPONGE AND HYDROPHILIC GEL
Authors: S. Wahyuningsih  , S.B. Rahardjo  , E. Pramono  , Widjonarko D.M. , Ramelan A.H. , Lestari W.W. , Aini F.N.
Published: December 2022

Sponge based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with a high-capacity, ZnCl2, Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) for the dewatering application of hydrocarbon fuel sorbents has been prepared in one-step preparation. The synthesized hydrophilic sponges were named V1 (PDMS: ZnCl2), V2 (PDMS: ZnCl2: PVA), V3 (PDMS: ZnCl2: PEG), V4 (PDMS: ZnCl2: PVA: PEG), V5 (PDMS: 2ZnCl2: PVA: PEG) and V6 (PDMS: 3ZnCl2: PVA: PEG), respectively. The characteristics of the sponges under the optical microscope and contact angle measurements show the formation of hydrophilic sponge and gel. ATR-FTIR characterization showed peaks at 3100- 3500 cm-1 and 1750-1735 cm-1 identified with the OH stretching vibration and C=O strain vibration, which can be ascribed to the acetate group of the PVA molecule which is responsible for increasing the hydrophilicity. On the addition of PEG, there is an absorption band from the C-H vibration at 941 cm-1, and absorption at 1459, 1351, 1299, and 1256 cm-1 is CH, CH2, and CH3 bending vibrations. The contact angle measurements showed that the solid hydrophilic sponge V4 has a hydrophilic character (contact angle of 45.5º). And also, the increase in ZnCl2 was proportional to the decrease in contact angle. However, in the composition of V5 and V6, the super hydrophilic character (V5 =38.8º, V6 =14.3º) did not produce a good solid hydrophilic sponge. Characteristics of optical properties show high transmittance of more than 80%.
Use of probiotics for nutritional enrichment of dairy products
Authors: Hati Subrota , Prajapati JB
Published: December 2022

Several food products, prepared with the help of beneficial microbes, can fit into the current definition of probiotics which have been consumed by mankind since ancient times. Beneficial microbes are the agents that produce many fermented foods and beverages, which are popular in different parts of the world. Indications about the use of products with healthy microbes are given in Vedic literature and are also depicted in ancient Egyptian and European treatises. However, systematic studies on probiotics started after the publication of the book, Prolongation of life, by Eli Metchnikoff in 1907. During the last century, the use of probiotics as food and pharma products gained substantial rise. This review intends to compile and analyze the literature pertaining to the use of probiotics as food products, especially for nutritional enrichment. The review will focus on the key issues important to establishing the requirement to re-assure the efficacy and safety after strain development, process standardization, product formulations, bioavailability of the live cells and biomolecules, and the effect of processing, etc. Current literatures addressing the mechanisms of action for probiotic function and the development of novel probiotic foods with health claims and meeting the nutritional requirement through fermentation are necessary to better understand the product and its application.Keywords: Probiotics, prebiotics, nutritional enrichment, fermented foods, bioavailability, efficacy, regulatory, safety, synbiotic, functional food
“I Will Be Healthy”: Ideal Self in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: El Haj Mohamad , Boudoukha Abdel Halim , Moustafa Ahmed A. , Gallouj Karim , Altintas Emin
Published: December 2022

Background:

Within the concept of the self, a distinction can be made between ideal self (i.e., what would like to become) and feared self (i.e., what would not like to become in the future).

Objective:

We investigated ideal self and feared self in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We have also measured these self-related processes in relation to depression and anxiety.

Methods:

We invited 31 patients with mild AD and 35 control participants to decide whether they would consider the statement (e.g., I will be healthy) as a representation that they would like to acquire (i.e., ideal self) or to avoid (i.e., feared self).

Results:

Analysis demonstrated that more participants assigned the “I will be healthy” statement to ideal self than to feared self, and this tendency was observed in both AD participants and controls. Less depression and anxiety were observed in participants who have assigned the “I will be healthy” statement to their ideal self compared to those who assigned this statement to their feared self, and this was observed in both AD participant and control groups.

Conclusion:

Our study demonstrates that AD patients tend to endorse positive health traits and to integrate these traits into their ideal self. AD patients tend to endorse health-related images that are associated with hopes when projecting into their future self. This positive projection into the self may create a motivational force (e.g., aspirations and hopes) to embody the “healthy” self that AD patients desire to be.
An Optimization Method of Radar Deployment Based on Detection Probability Combining PSO Algorithm with Variable Weight
Authors: Mu Jiayan , Liu Yun , Xu Jinxin , Yang Xueling , Fu Lin
Published: December 2022

When two or more radars with separated space positions and overlapping coverage are used to detect the targets, a radar network is formed. Radar networking can complete data information sharing, improve the reliability of early warning, identification, positioning and detection functions, and improve system functions. Due to the differences in frequency band, platform, system and polarization form of each radar, the deployment process is highly comprehensive. In this paper, a calculation model based on radar detection probability is established for optimal deployment of netted radar. The model takes into account the number of pulse accumulation of pulse radar. The PSO algorithm with variable weight is used to quickly calculate the optimal solution. The best deployment scheme maximizes the detection probability of the netted radar. The simulation results show that the model can describe the detection probability of the netted radar against targets at different distances, and it has important reference value for the optimal deployment of the actual radar network.
Novel Multi-Attribute Group-Decision Making Method with TOPSIS: A Fermatean Fuzzy Hypersoft Sets and Correlation Coefficients Approach
Authors: Kirişci Murat
Published: December 2022

One goal of this research is to provide Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft sets and investigate their basic properties. The second goal of this research is to develop the concept and properties of the correlation coefficient and weighted correlation coefficient for the Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft set, as well as to introduce aggregation operators such as the Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft weighted average and Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft weighted geometric operators in the Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft set scenario. A prioritization technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution (TOPSIS) is presented using correlation coefficients and weighted correlation coefficients in a Fermatean fuzzy hypersoft set. A technique for solving the multi-attribute group decision-making problem is planned using the developed methodology. In addition, examples of medical decision-making are presented to demonstrate the importance and application of the developed methodology.
Estimation CNN-Based Person Re-Identification Accuracy in Video Using Different Datasets
Authors: Ye Shiping , Ihnatsyeva Svetlana , Bohush Rykhard , Chen Chaoxiang , Ablameyko Sergey
Published: December 2022

The paper analyses the problem of person re-identification accuracy in distributed video surveillance systems by using various datasets for training convolutional neural networks (CNN). After analysis we constructed large joint image dataset of people consisting of CUHK02, CUHK03, Market-1501, DukeMTMC-ReID, MSMT17 and our collected PolReID. PolReID includes 52035 images for 657 people Experimental results on assessing re-identification accuracy based on the main metrics Rank and mAP are presented. The research was carried out for the most widely used CNNs in re-identification, such as ResNet-50, DenseNet121 and PCB. We show that the constructed large dataset allowed us to improve Rank1, mAP for all test sets.
IoT Based Farming System
Authors: Lee ChekHong , Ramasamy Manickam , Deivasigamani S. , Khan M.K.A. Ahamed
Published: December 2022

The proposed IoT based farming system was built with the Arduino board, Node MCU and various sensors. The IoT platform used to support this project was Blynk. The prototype consists of two nodes that are transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node sends the sensing data including temperature, humidity, motion, and soil moisture to the receiver node. Meanwhile, the water pump was activated when the soil moisture was lower than 25% and off if the soil moisture was higher or equal to 25%. In receiver node, the various data was displayed in the OLED display and sent to the Blynk cloud simultaneously. The users of this system can monitor their crops using mobile application and websites. The DHT22 was able to measure high accurate data by comparing the results with infrared thermometer sensor and the PIR motion sensor detects the far motion up to 8 meters. The maximum RSSI value of LoRa WAN data transmission in this project was up to -86.9dBm when the distance between transmitter and receiver was 10 meters but the wireless connection was still function because the result is still not lower than the noise floor which is -120dBm and there will be no loss of data in LoRaWAN, this proved LoRa was the suitable network architecture in the field of agriculture.
HPV-positive cervical squamous cell carcinoma metastasis to the breast, mimicking primary tumor
Authors: de Oliveira-Junior Idam , Barbin Flávia Fazzio , Watanabe Anapaula Hidemi Uema , dos Reis Ricardo , da Costa Vieira René Aloisio
Published: December 2022

INTRODUCTION: Metastatic disease to the breast is a rare condition, with contralateral breast metastasis being the most common primary site. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a patient who underwent treatment for an HPV positive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix who, during follow-up, complained of a nodule in her left breast. Anatomopathological results indicating squamous carcinoma, which was not able to be differentiated from breast metaplastic carcinoma. Resection of the lesion was carried out, confirming carcinoma with squamous cell differentiation with negativity for GCDFP-15, mammaglobin, p63 and SOX10, but with positivity for p16 and for high risk HPV, confirming a single metastatic lesion of cervical carcinoma. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: In the presence of SCC in the breast, the differential diagnosis may consider the presence of primary lesion, metaplastic carcinoma with squamous cell differentiation or metastatic disease. The use of markers such as p63, SOX10 and p16, may help for a definitive diagnosis.