bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Qualidade do sono em pacientes adultos internados na unidade de terapia intensiva
Authors: Silva Valcir Paraná da , Freitas Rafael Limeira de , Andrade Rodrigues Ênio José de
Published: January 2022

O sono, com o seu papel neurobiológico tem a função de ser reparador e trazer manutenção ao corpo do paciente, proporcionando saúde física e cognitiva. Quando um indivíduo tem transtorno do sono sofre impactos e queda na sua qualidade de vida, principalmente relacionada a sua recuperação. Objetivou-se discutir os principais fatores que podem interferir no sono de pacientes adultos internados na unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva-exploratória, na modalidade revisão integrativa. A coleta das informações para a pesquisa bibliográfica foi por meio da exploração da base de dados da BVS, BDENF, SCIELO e LILACS. Foram utilizados os artigos publicados em língua portuguesa e inglesa a partir do ano de 2015. Na UTI, o tratamento está destinado a cuidar de pacientes que estão em estado crítico e que por isso, precisam de monitoramento e assistência contínua para se recuperar. Tal tratamento é ofertado por uma equipe multidisciplinar que está encarregada de verificar a saúde do paciente no tocante à ministração de medicamentos e uso de tecnologia para ajudar a manter a vida. Conhecer a importância do sono reparador e como realizar a higiene do sono faz com que os pacientes possam ter uma melhora mais rápida e possam corresponder de forma mais eficiente aos medicamentos.
Educação em saúde no leito hospitalar para paciente oncológico ostomizado
Authors: Guedes Ribeiro Maiara Vanusa , Oliveira Ferreira Anna Rebeka , Cruz Chaves Brenda da , Souza Machado Reginéa de , Machado Marcio Fraiberg , Resende e Silva Débora Tavares de
Published: January 2022

Este relato de experiência objetiva descrever a experiência da realização da educação em saúde hospitalar, abordando o tema autoestima e ostomias durante o estágio de oncologia. Este relato foi desenvolvido em um hospital do Oeste Catarinense, com duas enfermeiras, uma docente de enfermagem, duas estagiárias de enfermagem e 62 pacientes ostomizados em tratamento oncológico. Após o aprofundamento teórico e reconhecimento do setor, foi realizada a organização e realização da educação em saúde nos leitos. Verificamos que esta estratégia otimizou o processo de trabalho, pois, contribui no conhecimento, autoestima e empoderamento do paciente e familiar sobre o processo de adoecimento/hospitalização, além de possibilitar à equipe de saúde o melhor acompanhamento dos casos. Ainda, ressalta-se a importância do acolhimento e preparo dos profissionais para o cuidado oncológico para que ocorra uma assistência qualificada que priorize o autocuidado, atendimento humano e integral.
Prática da biossegurança na estética: uma revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Coelho Pires Renata de Cássia , Lucena Adriana Dias , Oliveira Mantesso Jhennyfer Barbosa de
Published: January 2022

Em razão da expansão do setor da estética no Brasil, ações de qualidade na prestação de serviços nesta área se tornam imprescindíveis, especialmente aquelas relacionadas à biossegurança, visto que a adoção de medidas de prevenção de riscos inerentes aos procedimentos tem por meta a preservação da saúde dos profissionais e usuários. Com objetivo de analisar a prática da biossegurança em locais de prestação de serviços em estética, realizou-se uma revisão integrativa da literatura, com dados coletados de artigos científicos na base de dados Scielo. Os resultados demonstraram um cenário desfavorável com baixa adesão ao uso de EPI´s; utilização inadequada de equipamentos de esterilização, baixa regulamentação dos estabelecimentos e não inserção destes profissionais em medidas de prevenção, como imunização e manejo pós-exposição ocupacional de risco. Assim, a Estratégia Saúde da Família é fundamental para aumento da adesão de práticas acerca da biossegurança nos estabelecimentos de estéticas pertencentes aos territórios adscritos.
Sífilis em gestantes: uma análise espacial
Authors: Sousa Leal Antonia Lucimary de , Roberta Maciano Fernanda , Scarparo Navarro Ricardo , Alencar Luz Alyne Leal de , Portela Leal Maria da Conceição , Francisco de Deus Wevernilson
Published: January 2022

Realizar a distribuição espacial da sífilis gestacional (SG) nos municípios do território Vale do Rio Guaribas-PI. Estudo descritivo, translacional, de cunho epidemiológico com abordagem espacial, realizado no estado do Piauí/Brasil. Realizou-se a coleta de dados no Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS), através das fichas de notificação do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação. Coletou-se informações sobre a quantidade e distribuição dos casos de SG, por município, dentro do território Vale do Rio Guaribas, Piauí/Brasil, em uma sequência cronológica de 2008 a 2018. Nos achados relacionados à série histórica estudada, o município de Picos destaca-se como a maior unidade notificante de SG com 246 casos, gerando vários questionamentos inclusive, relacionados à subnotificação. A qualificação do profissional de saúde no que se refere à conduta frente à SG, bem como notificações de qualidade são cruciais para a prevenção, manejo e controle desse agravo.
MÜZİK ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ÇALGI PERFORMANSI ÖZ-YETERLİK İNANÇLARININ ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ (KLASİK GİTAR ÖRNEĞİ)
Authors: AK Özcan , CAN Aylin , ÖZDEMİR Muhittin
Published: January 2022

Bu araştırmada, müzik öğretmenliği bireysel çalgı eğitimi dersi kapsamında gerçekleştirilen klasik gitar eğitiminde, öğrencilerin klasik gitar performansı öz-yeterlik inançları cinsiyet, mezun oldukları lise türü, öğrenim gördükleri üniversite, devam etmekte oldukları sınıf, klasik gitara başlama yaşları ve günlük klasik gitar çalışma süresi değişkenleri açısından incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, 2017- 2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında, Marmara Üniversitesi, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Balıkesir Üniversitesi, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi ve Harran Üniversitesi’nin Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Müzik Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalı lisans programlarında öğrenim gören birinci, ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf klasik gitar öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmaya toplam 80 klasik gitar öğrencisi katılmıştır. Araştırma, öğrencilerin öz-yeterlik inanç durumlarının ortaya konması amacıyla tarama modelinin kullanıldığı betimsel bir araştırmadır. Araştırmada, klasik gitar öğrencilerinin demografik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen Kişisel Bilgi Formu ile birlikte, klasik gitar performansı öz-yeterlik inanç düzeylerini saptamak için Girgin (2015) tarafından geliştirilen Çalgı Performansı Öz-yeterlik İnancı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen verilere göre, klasik gitar öğrencilerin klasik gitar performansı öz-yeterlik inançlarının cinsiyet, öğrenim gördükleri üniversite, devam etmekte oldukları sınıf, klasik gitara başlama yaşı ve günlük klasik gitar çalışma süresi değişkenlerine göre anlamlı düzeyde fark olduğu, mezun oldukları lise türü değişkenine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde bir fark olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Authors: Pomerantz Leah , Hsieh Yu Hung (Alex)
Published: January 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Authors: Li Wen-Sheng , Wu Ruey-Shyuan , Liu Pin-Chen , Wang Hsien-Chi , Chen Kuan-Sheng
Published: January 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Authors: Sombrio Marina S. , Grotti Giovanna C. , Brizola Paula B. , Müller Thiago R.
Published: January 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Authors: Neal Katherine A. , Worth Leila T.
Published: January 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology
Solution to On-line vs On-site Work Efficiency Analysis on the Example of Engineering System Designer Work
Authors: Ņikiforova Oksana , Zabiniako Vitaly , Kornienko Jurijs , Rizhko Ruslan , Babris Kristaps , Nikulsins Vladimirs , Garkalns Pāvels , Gasparoviča-Asīte Madara
Published: January 2022

Day-to-day working activities have been heavily altered by COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a transition from traditional on-site work to on-line telework across the whole world. It has become much harder to efficiently organise, guide and evaluate employee’s work. There are different factors that can influence “work from home” quality, and many of these affect such work negatively. A set of relevant methods and tools should be developed which could improve this situation. The goal of the study is to summarise related background of this problem and to propose an approach to overcoming this problem. To achieve the goal, design engineer’s work is evaluated in an appropriate environment (e.g., AutoCAD, etc.) using automated analysis and visualization of IS auditing data.
Curriculum Learning for Age Estimation from Brain MRI
Authors: Asan Alican , Terzi Ramazan , Azginoglu Nuh
Published: January 2022

Age estimation from brain MRI has proved to be considerably helpful in early diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. In this study, curriculum learning effect on age estimation models was measured using a brain MRI dataset consisting of normal and anomaly data. Three different strategies were selected and compared using 3D Convolutional Neural Networks as the Deep Learning architecture. The strategies were as follows: (1) model training performed only on normal data, (2) model training performed on the entire dataset, (3) model training performed on normal data first and then further training on the entire dataset as per curriculum learning. The results showed that curriculum learning improved results by 20 % compared to traditional training strategies. These results suggested that in age estimation tasks datasets consisting of anomaly data could also be utilized to improve performance.
Academic Performance Modelling with Machine Learning Based on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Features
Authors: Owusu-Boadu Bridgitte , Nti Isaac Kofi , Nyarko-Boateng Owusu , Aning Justice , Boafo Victoria
Published: January 2022

The academic performance of students is essential for academic progression at all levels of education. However, the availability of several cognitive and non-cognitive factors that influence students’ academic performance makes it challenging for academic authorities to use conventional analytical tools to extract hidden knowledge in educational data. Therefore, Educational Data Mining (EDM) requires computational techniques to simplify planning and determining students who might be at risk of failing or dropping from school due to academic performance, thus helping resolve student retention. The paper studies several cognitive and non-cognitive factors such as academic, demographic, social and behavioural and their effect on student academic performance using machine learning algorithms. Heterogenous lazy and eager machine learning classifiers, including Decision Tree (DT), K-Nearest-Neighbour (KNN), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Logistic Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), AdaBoost and Support Vector Machine (SVM) were adopted and training was performed based on k-fold (k = 10) and leave-one-out cross-validation. We evaluated their predictive performance using well-known evaluation metrics like Area under Curve (AUC), F-1 score, Precision, Accuracy, Kappa, Matthew’s correlation coefficient (MCC) and Recall. The study outcome shows that Student Absence Days (SAD) are the most significant predictor of students’ academic performance. In terms of prediction accuracy and AUC, the RF (Acc = 0.771, AUC = 0.903), LR (Acc = 0.779, AUC = 0.90) and ANN (Acc = 0.760, AUC = 0.895) outperformed all other algorithms (KNN (Acc = 0.638, AUC = 0.826), SVM (Acc = 0.727, AUC = 0.80), DT (Acc = 0.733, AUC = 0.876) and AdaBoost (Acc = 0.748, AUC = 0.808)), making them more suitable for predicting students’ academic performance.
Evaluation of Word Embedding Models in Latvian NLP Tasks Based on Publicly Available Corpora
Authors: Laucis Rolands , Jēkabsons Gints
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, natural language processing (NLP) is increasingly relaying on pre-trained word embeddings for use in various tasks. However, there is little research devoted to Latvian – a language that is much more morphologically complex than English. In this study, several experiments were carried out in three NLP tasks on four different methods of creating word embeddings: word2vec, fastText, Structured Skip-Gram and ngram2vec. The obtained results can serve as a baseline for future research on the Latvian language in NLP. The main conclusions are the following: First, in the part-of-speech task, using a training corpus 46 times smaller than in a previous study, the accuracy was 91.4 % (versus 98.3 % in the previous study). Second, fastText demonstrated the overall best effectiveness. Third, the best results for all methods were observed for embeddings with a dimension size of 200. Finally, word lemmatization generally did not improve results.
Fog Computing Algorithms: A Survey and Research Opportunities
Authors: Malukani Shaifali P. , Bhensdadia C. K.
Published: January 2022

The classic Internet of Things-Cloud Computing model faces challenges like high response latency, high bandwidth consumption, and high storage requirement with increasing velocity and volume of generated data. Fog computing offers better services to end users by bringing processing, storage, and networking closer to them. Recently, there has been significant research addressing architectural and algorithmic aspects of fog computing. In the existing literature, a systematic study of architectural designs is widely conducted for various applications. Algorithms are seldom examined. Algorithms play a crucial role in fog computing. This survey aims to performing a comparative study of existing algorithms. The study also presents a systematic classification of the current fog computing algorithms and highlights the key challenges and research issues associated with them.
Real-Time Identification from Gait Features Using Cascade Voting Method
Authors: Ercin Berk , Karacı Abdulkadir
Published: January 2022

There are several biometric methods for identification. These are generally classified under two main groups as physiological and behavioural biometric methods. Recently, methods using behavioural biometric features have gained popularity. Identification made using gait pattern is also one of these methods. The present study proposes a machine learning based system performing identification in real time via gait features using a Kinect device. The data set is composed of 23 individuals’ skeleton model data obtained by the authors. From these data, 147 handcrafted features have been extracted. Deep Neural Network (DNN), Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting (GB), XG-Boost (XGB) and K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN) classifiers have been trained with these features. Furthermore, the output of these five machine learning models has been combined with a voting approach. The highest classification has been obtained with 97.5 % accuracy via a voting approach. The classification accuracies of the RF, DNN, XGB, GB and KNN classifiers are 95 %, 87.5 %, 85 %, 80 % and 65 %, respectively. The classification accuracy obtained via a voting approach is higher than in the previous studies. The developed system successfully performs real-time identification.
Relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients
Authors: Nemes-Nagy Enikő , Preg Zoltán , Nyulas Kinga-Ilona , Pál Tünde , Pál Sándor , Tilinca Mariana Cornelia , Germán-Salló Márta
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Unhealthy lifestyle habits, including sedentary behaviour and improper diet are major risk factors for obesity. Overweight is very frequent in hypertensive and type 2 diabetic patients. Psychosocial factors are associated with multiple health behaviors related to overweight/obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients having different levels of education.

Material and methods: 623 hypertensive patients, admitted to the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic in Tîrgu Mureș were evaluated by weight, height, waist circumference, laboratory analyses and psychosocial risk based on a validated questionnaire on nine topics. Non-paired Student t test was used for statistical evaluation of the obtained data.

Results: Obesity or overweight affected 86.9% of the studied hypertensive patients. Obesity was more frequent in subjects having type 2 diabetes as comorbidity. Mean BMI was significantly higher in the lower education group (p=0.007) compared to those with higher level of education. Average triglyceride and uric acid levels were significantly higher in obese subjects compared to those having lower BMI (p<0.0001). Patients living alone had significantly lower mean BMI (p=0.006) and waist circumference values (p=0.001) compared to those living with their spouse.

Conclusions: Weight excess in very frequent in the studied hypertensive patients, especially in those with type 2 diabetes as comorbidity and having lower educational level. Hypertriglyceridemia and hyperuricemia occurred more frequently in obese subjects compared to non-obese ones. Overweight is less frequent in patients living alone.
Study About How Emotional Perception of the Type of Call Affects Emergency Personnel Response
Authors: Smărăndoiu Marius , Stănilă Adriana
Published: January 2022

Introduction: The work of Romanian Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication known as SMURD teams is highly dependent on the gravity of a call: the more critical a patient, the shorter the time of reaction is. Emergency teams develop an adapted response pattern dependent on the type of the call that jeopardize the quality of pre-hospital action.

Materials and methods: Statistical analysis of SMURD national database on a period of 3 years out of which the average ambulance time of response was calculated for different pathologies, time intervals and type of ambulances.

Results: Rescue teams speed their way to an emergency such as road accidents trauma but have a slower response for calls like unconsciousness and respiratory failure. When a cardiac arrest (dispatched as “possible cardiac arrest”) is called, the time response improves by 15%.

Conclusions: Emergency Medical Service (EMS) response pattern is built upon experience and encountered dramatic situations and not necessarily as a result of objective medical condition.
The Integrative Treatment of Schizophrenia in a Forensic Context
Authors: Schlemper Manola , Săceleanu Vicențiu
Published: January 2022

The Zurich psychiatrist E. Bleuler first introduced the term schizophrenia. He also pointed out the importance of the patient-doctor relationship and underlined the role of affectivity, division and turning away from reality for the psychopathology of patients suffering from schizophrenia. With this he created the cornerstone on which the integrative treatment of schizophrenia rests to this day. The complex integrative course of treatment of patients suffering from paranoid schizophrenia will be showed in a specific forensic context. In forensic treatment, the legal prognosis is of central importance. A reduction in the increased risk of recidivism for criminal offences can only be achieved if the patient’s mental health is improved and stabilized.
CEACAM1 - A Promising Biomarker for Melanoma
Authors: Chera Alexandra , Brînzea Alice
Published: January 2022

Malignant melanoma is the third most common skin cancer, but it also remains the most aggressive. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) is a promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for melanoma, because its expression is important for tumour development. This review aims at highlighting the most recent discoveries regarding CEACAM1 and its correlation to the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant melanoma. National Library of Medicine (NIH) PubMed was used for selecting articles published between 2004-2021, based on their relevance and novelty. With its multiple and somewhat contradictory effects, CEACAM1 seems to influence melanoma invasion, migration, immunomodulation and tumour suppression, serving as a useful diagnostic biomarker and target for therapy. While the incidence of malignant melanoma has been increasing over the last decades without signs of prognosis improvement, it is crucial that new biomarkers for diagnosis and detection of metastatic progression are discovered, and CEACAM1 might be a viable option.
Clinical and Histopathological Aspects in Hemangiopericytoma
Authors: Horșia Dragoș
Published: January 2022

Described as a type of soft-tissue tumour with malignant potential, hemangiopericytoma originates at the level of the pericytes, cells located in the walls of the capillaries. Although the etiology is not completely elucidated, it seems that the genetic factor plays an important role in the appearance of this type of tumour. Several cases with autosomal recessive transmission have been described in the literature. It is a formation that can occur at any age, but is more common after the age of 40. In fact, following multiple scientific studies, it has been concluded that the average age of affected people is somewhere around 45 years, while the survival rate at 10 years is 70%. Several cases have also been described in childhood (the percentage of occurrence at this age is between 5 and 10%). The sex incidence is equal. In what follows, I thought of presenting the case of a 90-year-old male person, diagnosed with an infiltrative and vegetative tumour formation located in the cavum, which turned out to be, after the anatomopathological examination, a hemangiopericytoma.
Clinical Implication of the New Anticoagulants in Dentistry
Authors: Tataru Cristina Adriana Dahm , Cristian Alina
Published: January 2022

Currently, there is no validated monitoring technique for predicting bleeding risk in direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) patients, and the dental literature is based largely on case reports and expert views. This study aims at addressing the following questions: “Should they be stopped before the procedure?” and “What is the correct protocol to follow while ingesting DOACs?” There are presently no dental treatment standards for patients using new oral anticoagulants, and bleeding management recommendations are mainly based on professional opinions and clinical observations rather than well conducted studies or laboratory results. Some of the first DOACs were rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, and dabigatran. DOACs are now being used to treat patients who were previously taking conventional anticoagulants, and as a result, more dentists will be treating DOAC patients. There is currently no validated monitoring test for estimating bleeding risk in DOAC patients, and the dental literature is primarily on case reports and expert opinions. Prior to dental treatment, it is uncertain whether the DOACs should be continued, partially discontinued for 1 day, or fully interrupted for more than 2 days.
Applications of Kinetotherapy in the Prophylaxis of Occupational Cervical Syndrome (Overloading) among Professions with a Medical Profile in The Field of Dentistry - Preliminary Study
Authors: Burcea Claudia Camelia , Costea Radu , Măru Nicoleta , Perieanu Viorel Ștefan , Bucur Mirela Veronica , Burlibașa Mihai , Milicescu Ștefan , Perieanu Mădălina Violeta , Malița Mădălina Adriana , Beuran Irina Adriana , Babiuc Iuliana , Marcov Narcis , Marcov Elena-Cristina , Drafta Sergiu
Published: January 2022

Professionals from different fields are exposed to myo-arto-kinetic disorders, among them those in the medical field with dental profile, respectively dentists, dental assistants and dental technicians. Given that specialists in the field of dentistry are exposed to musculoskeletal risk factors with cervical location, the purpose of this study is to provide data to contribute to an effective kinetic intervention strategy for professionals working in the field of dentistry.
Heavy Metals Accumulation in Silver Fir Needles in Swietokrzyski National Park
Authors: Kozłowski Rafał , Strzyż Małgorzata
Published: January 2022

The article demonstrates the results of the research studies related to the air polluted with heavy metals in the area of Swietokrzyski National Park. The two-year-old needles of Abies alba (Mill) were used as the bioindicator with the intention of carrying out the research. The studies were conducted in the autumn of 2012. The results showed the spatial variability of concentrations in the range of the analysed metal deposition patterns in the needles of Abies alba (Mill). The average content of the analysed elements seemed to be the highest in the case of zinc (26.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.), strontium (6.5 mg·kg−1 d.m.) and nickel (1.6 mg·kg−1 d.m.). The research studies revealed that the significant role in determining the content of heavy metals in the two-year-old needles was played by the communication. The highest values were recorded at the research sites situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the voivodeship roads. It was also confirmed that the content of metals was influenced by the so-called low emission from the household and welfare sector together with the remote imission.
Evaluation of Czech Non-Chemical Vocational School Chemistry Textbooks’ Text Difficulty
Authors: Rusek Martin , Vosyková Lucie
Published: January 2022

The paper follows the first author's continuous work on chemistry textbook analysis. In the previous paper published in CERP, attention was given to the procedure and results for analysing text-difficulty in lower-secondary chemistry textbooks in Czechia. In this paper, attention was given to non-chemical vocational school chemistry textbooks. They are intended for the most numerous group of upper-secondary students. The goal of the study was to assess the to what extent could students read the textbook texts on their own with appropriate understanding. Therefore, only the textual component was evaluated. The same method (Nestler-Prucha-Pluskal) as in the previous paper was used to analyse the textbooks’ text-difficulty (readability). The results show there are two books which are suitable for students’ own learning. However, there are four textbooks which contain text of high difficulty, including too many scientific terms that they are suitable as teacher's guide through terms rather than student's textbooks. The analysis may serve teachers with their textbook choice as well as researchers who operate in the same field who can easily adopt the methodology and compare results.
Epigenetics is Promising Direction in Modern Science
Authors: Fartushok Tetiana , Kovalyshyn Orysia , Fedevych Yuri , Tanchyn Igor , Zhykovskiy Volodymyr
Published: January 2022

Epigenetics studies the inherited changes in a phenotype or in expression of genes caused by other mechanisms, without changing the nucleotide sequence of DNA. The most distinguished epigenetic tools are: modifications of histones, enzymatic DNA methylation, and gene silencing mediated by small RNAs (miRNA, siRNA). The resulting m5C residues in DNA substantially affect the cooperation of proteins with DNA. It is organized by hormones and aging-related alterations, one of the mechanisms controlling sex and cellular differentiation. DNA methylation regulates all genetic functions: repair, recombination, DNA replication, as well as transcription. Distortions in DNA methylation and other epigenetic signals lead to diabetes, premature aging, mental dysfunctions, and cancer.
Accuracy Characteristics of the Selected Diagnostics Methods and the Adjustment of Geodetic Observations
Authors: Kulupa Martyna , Magda Paulina , Mrówczyńska Maria
Published: January 2022

The article presents the results of the adjustment of the experimental horizontal geodetic network using the classical method and the estimation of strengths in identifying observations with gross error and analyzing the accuracy of the obtained results. The presented analyses were made considering the possibility of their use in implementation networks and measurement and control networks used for monitoring building structures. The paper’s subject was a horizontal network established on the Morasko campus (Poznań). While creating it, the practical needs and economics of measurements were taken into account. The obtained results of numerical analyzes confirmed the benefits of using the methods of estimating strengths in the equalization process, which give satisfactory results in the case of outliers.
Contracts’ Performance Measurement in Czech Construction Companies
Authors: Trtílek Petr , Hanák Tomáš
Published: January 2022

Performance measurement of construction contracts belongs to the crucial activities enabling the improvement of processes in a construction company. The main aim of this paper is to evaluate and analyse performance management practices applied by contractors in the Czech construction sector. Original data were collected using a questionnaire survey and quantified through relative frequency of occurrence. These data have been supplemented by interviews with experts in the field in order to assess the importance of the individual criteria and other relevant performance aspects. The main findings illustrate differences in approach with respect to company size, as well as the most frequently used performance indicators and criteria. The study also focused on the performance measurement of subcontractors and the factors influencing contract success. The results show that large companies have already developed elaborate measurement systems and have sufficient staff for this purpose. Companies in the Micro&Small category show worse measurement performance, mainly due to the lack of qualified staff.
Actuator control using TCP IP communication under LabVIEW USB6001 environment
Authors: Zenan Guo , Attila Buchman , Szemes Péter Tamás
Published: January 2022

This article introduces a basic LED control using the USB6001 hardware, which is a LabVIEW product. It may be thought of as an extension device for real-time testing of simulation results. LabVIEW2014 is the software used. TCP is the communication technique, which has already been incorporated in LabVIEW via one of the communication modules. It might also be done on the same platform. There are two objects in this article, a server and a client, that may transport data or messages between these two applications. The Transmission Control Protocol governs the transmission process.
Aerobic Composting of Sugar Pressmud with Stabilized Spentwash and selected Microbial Consortium
Authors: Byakodi Amar S. , Babu B.T. Suresh
Published: January 2022

India is the world’s largest producer of sugar, with an annual production capacity of 29 million tonnes. Each crushing season, this intern produces over 10 million tonnes of pressmud, which is difficult to dispose of due to its inherent properties. The present study is part of larger investigation for treatment and disposal of pressmud and spentwash. Further, scope of this research article is confined to utilization of pressmud for aerobic composting of pressmud along with selected microbial consortium and stabilized spentwash. Composting was carried out in an open area with 50 kg of pressmud and 1% (w/w) dosage of microbial consortium. Stabilized spentwash was used at concentrations of 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200% (v/w) and applied at predetermined time intervals. The entire study lasted for 50 days and the results were compared to those recommended by the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (1). In an organic compost, the FCO recommends a minimum concentration of 12%, 0.80%, 0.40%, and 0.40% in TOC, TKN, phosphorous and potassium, with a maximum C/N ratio of 20. During composting, the addition of 150% (CH5) stabilized spentwash resulted in a maximum nutrient concentration in the majority of the parameters analysed. CH5 showed that the concentration of TOC, TKN, C/N, phosphorous and potassium were 25.92±2.19%, 2.16±0.29%, 12.28±0.66, 6.55±0.11% and 15.90±1.37% respectively. Hence, it can be concluded that selected microbial consortium is capable of decomposing the organic matter found in pressmud. Additionally, the application of stabilized spentwash enhanced the nutritional content of end product.
From a Rigid Cover to an Elastic One Via a Blanket too Short. An Adaptive Polygraph Approach
Authors: Ginton Avital
Published: January 2022

The Polygraph test or the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception is a short blanket that cannot cover everything without paying in errors; a clever polygraph examiner and a wise usage of polygraph must make a choice whether to cover the feet or the head with this short blanket and conduct the examination accordingly. But a wiser approach should look to turn the short blanket into an elastic cover that can deal differently with different people and different situations.

Following two-three decades of blessed efforts to develop strict standardization in the field, the time has come to start steering the polygraph ship back to greater flexibility and creativity, this time relying on scientific thinking and knowledge. Thus, contrary to the existing trend in the field, I call to drive modern Polygraphy towards developing a scientifically based approach that follows the motto of “Different Things to Different People and Different Situations”. In other words, I call for developing an adaptive approach or Adaptive Polygraphy. The Relevant Issue Gravity (RIG) Theory (Ginton, 2009) is presented here as a major theoretical and practical carrier for evolving and shaping the Adaptive Polygraphy. The article analyzes the current situation and draws some lines to follow in developing an Adaptive Polygraphy approach.
The Sensuality of Taste: Intercultural Dialogue and National Identity as Mediated by Food and Food Culture in Monica Ali's Brick Lane
Authors: Ciocoi-Pop Ana-Blanca
Published: January 2022

Apart from being a compelling discourse on immigrants, cultural clashes, the East-West conflict, arranged marriages, extramarital affairs and general existential anxiety, Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane is also a fascinating excursion into the sensual and meandering world of food and its emotional and cultural implications. Trapped in an arranged marriage devoid of the passion her woman's heart had hoped for, the protagonist Nazneen seeks a substitute type of sensuality first in food, and subsequently in her son Raqib and her lover Karim, all part of an intricate and complex process of cultural self-discovery and self-definition. The present essay focuses on how food plays a central role in Nazneen's life as a young immigrant in London, being her only remaining connection to her homeland and to herself. While constantly telling her hungry heart “do not beat with fear, do not beat with desire” (27), Nazneen eats herself up searching for personal agency and fulfillment in a life which offers her neither. Food appears within this complex equation as a balancing element, a safety net, and an escape mechanism, which allows the protagonist to sustain not only her physical body, but also her famished soul, and to (re)establish her thwarted connection to her national and cultural identity.
Mammalian Reproduction and Development on the International Space Station (ISS): Proceedings of the Rodent Mark III Habitat Workshop
Authors: Ronca April E. , Alwood Joshua S. , Globus Ruth K. , Souza Kenneth A.
Published: January 2022

The Mark III Rodent Habitat Workshop was held at NASA Ames Research Center on March 21-22, 2013 to prepare top-level science requirements for developing a habitat to support studies of mammalian reproduction and development on the International Space Station (ISS). This timely workshop assembled a diverse team with expertise in reproductive and developmental biology, behavior, space biosciences, habitat development, physiology, mouse genetics, veterinary medicine, rodent husbandry, flight hardware development (rodent), and spaceflight operations. Participants received overview presentations from each discipline, discussed concerns, potential risks, and risk mitigations corresponding to distinctive reproductive and developmental phases, and reviewed specific examples of research within the major space bioscience disciplines requiring a Mark III habitat1 to achieve their objectives. In this review, we present the workshop materials and products, and summarize major recommendations for defining the requirements envelope for the NASA Rodent Habitat (RH) Mark III. Development of this habitat will permit the first long duration studies of mammalian reproduction and development in space, within and across generations.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Pacients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Gavril Radu Sebastian , Mitu Ovidiu , Zota Ioana Mădălina , Constantin Maria Magdalena Leon , Mastaleru Alexandra , Gavril Oana Irina , Vasilcu Teodor , Drugescu Andrei , Arhire Lidia Iuliana , Mihalache Laura , Mitu Florin
Published: January 2022

Scopul studiului a fost de a determina relaţia între doi factori de risc cardiovascular cunoscuţi (ateroscleroza subclinică şi hipertensiunea arterială) şi ficatul gras nonalcoolic (NAFLD - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) la pacienţii cu diabet zaharat de tip 2. Au fost incluşi 92 de subiecţi cu diabet zaharat de tip 2 trataţi cu antidiabetice orale sau doar regim igienodietetic. Ultrasonografia abdominală şi ultrasonografia Doppler au fost utilizate pentru a evalua severitatea steatozei hepatice şi a aterosclerozei subclinice, prin măsurarea grosimii intimămedie carotidiană (GIM). Vârsta medie a lotului de studiu a fost de 60,38 ±10,37 ani. Mai mult de 90% dintre subiecţi au prezentat diferite stadii de încărcare grasă hepatică. 61% dintre pacienţi au avut valori anormale ale GIM. 75% dintre pacienţi au prezentat valori crescute ale tensiunii arteriale. S-a demonstrat o relaţie semnificativă statistic între gradul de steatoză hepatică şi GIM (r =0.3636, p =0.0004). De asemenea, s-a constatat o corelaţie semnificativă între gradul de încărcare grasă hepatică şi tensiunea arterială sistolică. Rezultatele susţin ipoteza că NAFLD poate reprezenta un predictor cardiovascular prin relaţia sa directă cu GIM şi tensiunea arterială.
When Isn't Extreme Hypernatremia Followed by Cerebral Hemorrhage? A Case Report and a Review of Literature
Authors: Grigorescu Bianca-Liana , Săplăcan Irina , Gliga Florina Ioana , Fodor Raluca Ştefania
Published: January 2022

Background. Hypernatremia is an electrolyte disturbance frequently encountered in patients in intensive care units (ICUs). On admission, 2-6% of patients have hypernatremia, and 7-26% develop hypernatremia during their stay. Hypernatremia was found to be an independent risk factor for mortality. While the underlying pathology of hypernatremia can be characterized as a net increase in total sodium or a net loss of free water, clinical diagnosis of the underlying pathology is not always clear. Tetraparetic patients are a special risk group for hypernatremia. They are immobilized for long periods and depend entirely on nursing.

Case report. We presented a challenging case of a 49-year-old patient with a history of subarachnoid hemorrhage, complicated with an episode of extreme hypernatremia accompanied by hydrocephalus.

Conclusion. Even though the most serious complication of hypernatremia is subarachnoid hemorrhage, the severe episode of hypernatremia did not result in re-bleeding. The patient's extreme serum sodium levels (197 mmol/L) mentioned in the literature as incompatible with life, together with the absence of re-bleeding, confers particularity to the current case.
Fatal Aortoduodenal Fistula Caused by a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - a Case Report
Authors: Kaller Réka , Mureșan Adrian Vasile , Popa Daniel Gheorghe , Arbănași Emil-Marian , Russu Eliza
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has a high mortality, even when the patients reach the hospital in time and the intervention is expeditious. Case presentation: We present the case of a 66-year-old male patient, with a known history of AAA, presenting to the emergency room in a state of hypovolemic shock due to massive bleeding in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and acute abdominal pain, which presented an abrupt onset one hour before presentation. The computed tomography angiography identified an aortoduodenal fistula with a trajectory toward the D3 segment of the duodenum, as well as a common iliac artery occlusion and extensive atherosclerotic stigmas. The patient was rushed to the operation room where he was resuscitated with intravenous fluids, two units of packed red blood cells, and hemostatic agents. The bleeding was stopped by clamping the aorta above the aneurysm. The duodenum was sutured, and the aorta was reconstructed with an aortobifemoral graft. Unfortunately, even though intensive care procedures continued for a few hours after surgery, all therapeutic efforts failed and the patient had succumbed.
A Preliminary Study of Greenhouse Gases Emissions of Lagos Commercial Vehicles: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines at Work
Authors: Ahove Michael Adetunji , Okafor Chinenye Lilian , Odewumi Samuel G.
Published: January 2022

Nigeria deployed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) top-down approach which generalizes transport emissions, is not detailed to localize solutions based on sectors. This identified gap was filled using IPCC’s Bottom-Up approach. Quantitative research design was employed using a descriptive survey to determine fuel consumption, vehicle and drivers characteristics through the use of a 30-item instrument named GHG emission estimation instrument (GHGEEI) to estimate the quantity of GHGs from vehicular emissions of commercial road passenger transport activities within the selected routes in Iyana-ipaja, differentiate emission estimates by vehicle categories (Tricycle referred to as ‘Keke’, Shuttle,‘Danfo’14, 18 and 22-seaters) and determine the relative contribution of each commercial road passenger vehicle type according to its age, fuel type, number of engine plugs, and frequency of service. Quota sampling technique was used to identify the strata and their frequency in the population and then convenience sampling was used to select 15% of the quota population for each stratum. Results from the study showed that 10,259.88kg/CO2e, of Carbon dioxide (CO2), 3.65kg/CO2e of Methane (CH4), and 0.58kg/CO2e of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) was emitted daily on the selected areas.
Green Sourcing: Effects on Supplier Performance Metrics in Fast Food Restaurants in Frontier Markets
Authors: Mukucha Paul , Mushanyuri Bongani E , Jaravaza Divaries Cosmas
Published: January 2022

Purpose: Following the banning of expanded polystyrene packaging material, the fast food restaurant industry was serendipitously plunged into green sourcing initiatives for its packaging materials leading to heightened efforts on evaluating the suitability of various suppliers of green packaging material. This study therefore sought to assess the performance of selected suppliers on supplier performance metrics of total cost of ownership, quality of sourced material and delivery performance, in Zimbabwe’s restaurant industry.

Methodology: Data was collected from senior procurement officers of 30 officially registered fast food restaurants in Zimbabwe. Each restaurant randomly selected 5 suppliers from their supplier lists. Each unit was asked to rate their 5 major suppliers of packaging material leading to an effective sample size of 150 suppliers. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyse data in AMOS. The five steps in SEM, that is: model specification, model identification, parameter estimation, model evaluation and modification were done.

Findings: The findings in this study revealed that green sourcing leads to improved procurement performance in terms of total cost of ownership, quality of the materials sourced, and delivery performance.

Implications for theory and practice: It was therefore recommended that practically the restaurant industry should explore various options of green packaging material ranging from recyclable and reusable plastic, paper, aluminium and steel material.

Originality and value: Although the study was done in a single market, there is dearth in literature on green sourcing in frontier markets, of which the study provides empirical evidence from the restaurant industry in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Promoting Sustainability Through Multimodal Storytelling
Authors: Furu Ann-Christin , Kaihovirta Hannah , Ekholm Suzanne
Published: January 2022

In recent years, sustainability has been increasingly recognized within the early childhood education and care (ECEC) context. Early childhood educators’ capacities to design meaningful learning opportunities for young children have been underlined. The article reports on a study of student teachers’ learning during a project about multimodal storytelling and sustainability in ECEC teacher education. The study explores how multi-modal storytelling might contribute to the capacity to conduct education for sustainability in the context of ECEC. The participants were first-year student teachers at a Finnish university. The results show that multimodal storytelling can contribute to addressing challenging issues linked to sustainability through holistic learning processes. Hereby, multimodal storytelling opens for the exploration of existential issues and complex aspects of sustainability education. It contributes to the reflection and discussion of values, knowledge and skills that are vital for the capacity to conduct sustainability education in the early childhood.
Generalized Canavati Fractional Ostrowski, Opial and Grüss type inequalities for Banach algebra valued functions
Authors: Anastassiou George A.
Published: January 2022

Using generalized Canavati fractional left and right vectorial Taylor formulae we establish mixed fractional Ostrowski, Opial and Grüss type inequalities involving several Banach algebra valued functions. The estimates are with respect to all norms ‖ · ‖
p
, 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. We provide also applications.
A Measurement Method of Determining the Power Supply Parameters for the Optimal Operation of a Synchronous Motor
Authors: Banach Henryk
Published: January 2022

The article presents a measurement method for determining the power supply parameters for the optimal operation of a synchronous motor, i.e. operation with minimal losses in the entire load range. The measurement strategy is based on the search for the minimum sum of the power supplied to the excitation circuit and the stator circuit for the assumed load torque values. The process of searching for the minimum sum of power can be significantly shortened and simplified by using a network parameter meter. The research confirmed the usefulness of the proposed method for determining the optimal operation parameters of a synchronous motor. The tested motor was a machine with a cylindrical rotor, but the developed method will also be applicable to synchronous machines with salient pole rotors.