bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Real-world Pilot Observational Study of Neuropathic Pain Medications in Older Adult Patients in North India
Authors: Chakrabarti Sankha Shubhra , Kaur Upinder , Dwivedi Vandana , Singh Alok , Singh Amit , Pandey Arun Raj , Acharya Kumudini
Published: September 2022

Aims:

This pilot study aimed to make head-to-head comparisons of multiple classes of drugs used in the management of neuropathic pain in North Indian older adult patients presenting to the geriatric clinic of a tertiary medical institution

Background:

Chronic neuropathic pain is a condition affecting nearly one third of older adults. There is paucity of data on head-to-head comparisons of drugs used in neuropathic pain in older adults. Real world studies may be a useful tool to study diverse neuropathic pain medications in this population.

Objectives:

The study objective was to measure NPRS (numeric pain rating scale), GDS (geriatric depression scale), IADL (instrumental activities of daily living), HMSE (Hindi mental state examination) scores at baseline, and 4- and 12-week follow-ups in all older adults patients receiving neuropathic pain medications.

Methods:

A prospective observational study was conducted involving older adult patients ≥ 50 years of age with painful peripheral neuropathy of any etiology (n=60; mean age 63±8.4 years). The patients received either gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, amitriptyline, or methyl-cobalamin complex. NPRS, GDS, IADL, and HMSE scores were measured at baseline and post-therapy.

Results:

All groups except amitriptyline showed statistically significant improvement in NPRS at 4 weeks and 12 weeks compared to baseline. 30% response rate at 4 weeks was maximum for pregabalin (72%) and 50% response rate at 12 weeks was maximum for gabapentin (58%). Numerically maximum improvement in depression was seen with duloxetine. There was no statistically significant difference in the measured parameters between the drug groups across time. Mean daily dose was 172 mg (gabapentin group), 75 mg (pregabalin group) and 20 mg (duloxetine group). The adverse drug reaction rate was 10.5%.

Conclusion:

All drug groups showed beneficial effects on neuropathic pain at much lower doses than those described in the literature. The effectiveness at these low doses and the lower rates of adverse effects sets the foundation for larger studies in the future in diverse ethnic and aged populations.
Therapeutic uses of Antihistamines in the Management of COVID-19:
A Narrative Review
Authors: Hosseinjani Hesamoddin , Ataei Mahshid , Arasteh Omid , Maghsoudi Armin Salek , Hassani Shokoufeh
Published: September 2022

Background:

The first case of COVID-19 emerged in China in 2019 and spread rapidly
worldwide. Therefore, all researchers worldwide sought ways to treat and prevent the disease.
Since the production of vaccines and new drugs is time-consuming, a good way is to look
at existing drugs to find new effects.

Objective:

Due to the pathogenic mechanism of COVID-19, most of its symptoms, including
anosmia, ageusia, and cytokine storm, are dependent on the release of histamine and its activities.
Therefore, one category of drugs that may be effective in treating and improving the symptoms
of COVID-19 is antihistamines. This paper reviewed studies that have been done so far on the
effects of antihistamines, specially famotidine, in COVID-19.

Method:

A literature search was performed using scientific databases such as PubMed, Web of
Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar from the beginning up to December 2021. The most relevant
articles considering the potential impacts of antihistamines against COVID-19 were collected.

Results:

In addition to the current medications prescribed for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, H1
and H2 blockers are promising drugs for repurposing in the COVID-19 remedy. Several studies
on famotidine were performed using virtual screening to determine whether they are effective.
Many studies have shown that famotidine use improved COVID-19 symptoms and reduced the
need for intubation and mortality. However, few studies concluded that famotidine is ineffective.

Conclusion:

Antihistamines, and specifically famotidine, are effective in reducing COVID-19
symptoms. Therefore, they are a good choice for combination therapy with other drugs to treat
COVID-19.
Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Sleep Disorders Detection
Authors: Rajawat Anand Singh , Barhanpurkar Kanishk , Rawat Romil
Published: September 2022

The polysomnography test (sleep study) is used to diagnose several sleeping
disorders. Sleep study is used to detect sleep disorders such as Insomnia, REM Sleep
Behavior, Insomnia, Restless Leg Movement Syndrome, and Sleep Apnea. It measures
different parameters such as heart rate, level of oxygen in your blood, body position,
brain waves (EEG), breathing rate, eye movement, and electrical activities of muscles.
In the world, 700 million people suffer from sleeping disorders. A wide range of
sensors was attached to the body of the patient to measure the value of different
parameters. However, in 2020, due to the exponential spread of COVID-19 coronavirus
disease, the sleep study centers were closed, and it was very difficult to perform sleep
studies on patients. Therefore, we developed a hybrid model based on deep learning
techniques like Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Deep Belief Network
(DBN) architectures. Numerous cameras were mounted in rooms at certain angles,
which provide live surveillance data and record a patient’s movements after a short
periodic interval of time. This research paper concludes that non-contact-based hybrid
models are highly accurate in detecting sleep disorders based on polysomnography
tests.
Superconductors for Large-Scale Applications
Authors: Bose S.
Published: September 2022

The discovery of superconducting material and its synthesis leads to several advantages application in the modern developing society. The advantages of superconducting material cover a broad area of research. In superconductors, one of the characteristics that distinguish them is their critical temperature. This temperature specifies the range and kind of superconducting materials that may be used in industrial applications and generate profit. In this chapter, some of the advantageous applications of semiconducting materials are discussed that includes the magnetic levitation train, the nuclear magnetic resonance, superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES), and the transmission of electrical energy. Furthermore, advantageous use of fast-field cyclic nuclear magnetic resonance which benefits from superconducting blocks is presented. The unexpected discovery of superconducting materials also sparked the research in fundamental physics, material science and advantageous technological application to improve the quality of daily human life.
Структуры и фазовые переходы в Fe-Ga-Al сплавах
Authors: Балагуров А.М. , Бобриков И.А. , Сумников С.В. , Ержанов Б. , Чубов Д.Г. , Палачева В.В. , Головин И.С.
Published: September 2022

Эволюция структурных фаз и микроструктурного литого состояния составов Fe100-(x+y)GaxAly в диапазоне 17≤(x+y)≤39 at.% изучена в нейтронных дифракционных экспериментах, выполненных с высоким разрешением и в режиме непрерывного сканирования по температуре при нагреве до ~ 900oС и последующем охлаждении. Установлено, что структуры литых состояний тройных сплавов в изученном диапазоне содержания Ga и Al в основных чертах повторяют структуру двойных составов Fe100-xGax до x~ 30 и Fe100-yAly до y~ 50. А именно, в них наблюдаются только кубические фазы (А2, D03 и B2), а гексагональные (A3, D019) и моноклинные (типа Fe13Ga9 или α-Fe6Ga5) фазы, характерные для системы Fe-Ga, отсутствуют. Расширение диапазона образования кубических фаз, образующихся на основе ОЦК-ячейки, в тройных сплавах по сравнению с Fe100-xGax, свидетельствует о роли Al в стабилизации этих структур. Ключевые слова: сплавы Fe-Ga, Fe-Al, Fe-Ga-Al, структурные фазовые переходы, дифракция нейтронов, магнитострикция.
Люминесцентные свойства твердых растворов иттрий-скандиевых фосфатов, легированных ионами европия
Authors: Возняк-Левушкина В.С. , Арапова А.А. , Спасский Д.А. , Никифоров И.В. , Заднепровский Б.И.
Published: September 2022

Изучены люминесцентные свойства твердых растворов Y1-xScxPO4 : 0.5 mol.% Eu3+ (x=0,0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1) при возбуждении излучением ультрафиолетовом и вакуумно-ультрафиолетовом диапазонов. Показано влияние разупорядоченности кристаллической структуры в твердых растворах на структуру спектров люминесценции Eu3+. Получена нелинейная зависимость значений оптической ширины запрещенной зоны от состава твердого раствора и предложена модель, объясняющая этот эффект. Ключевые слова: перенос энергии, люминесценция, твердые растворы, ScPO4 : Eu3+, YPO4 : Eu3+.
Сегнетоэлектрический гистерезис и магнитоэлектрический эффект в орторомбических монокристаллах Dy-=SUB=-1-x-=/SUB=-Ho-=SUB=-x-=/SUB=-MnO-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-
Authors: Фрейдман А.Л. , Хороший И.Н. , Колков М.И.
Published: September 2022

In Dy1-xHoxMnO3 single crystals with the orthorhombic space group Pbnm, ferroelectric hysteresis loops were measured for compositions with x=0 and 0.3. As the content of Ho3+ ions increases, the hysteresis loop narrows and for x=0.3 it no longer manifests itself. An analysis of the signal corresponding to the hysteretic behavior of a ferroelectric showed that even harmonics can be obtained only if the hysteresis loop is not symmetric about the abscissa axis. In view of the latter, the hypothesis that the second harmonic of the magnetoelectric effect is a consequence of the complex dependence of the polarization on time due to its hysteresis becomes doubtful.
Measurements of the dependence of the inverse magnetoelectric effect on the amplitude of the applied electric field ΔM(E) showed that the first harmonic remains linear with respect to the electric field even in the electric field strength region where the domain structure of the ferroelectric is rearranged.
Электронно-дифракционное изучение преобразования реконструкции 6 3 на поверхности 4H-SiC(0001) в квазисвободный эпитаксиальный графен
Authors: Котоусова И.С. , Лебедев С.П. , Антипов В.В. , Лебедев А.А.
Published: September 2022

Through the agency of reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) we have studied the transformation of the reconstruction 6√3 grown on substrate 4H-SiC in an Ar medium with a short sublimation annealing time in quasi-free-standing epitaxial graphene due to the use of hydrogen intercalation. It was found that grown reconstruction layer was not uniform. The comparison of the results of the structural study of quasi-free-standing graphene and single-layer graphene on buffer layer has been made.
Электронные состояния зоны проводимости ультратонких пленок тиофен-фенилен со-олигомера и замещенного бифенила на поверхности послойно выращенного ZnO
Authors: Комолов А.С. , Лазнева Э.Ф. , Герасимова Н.Б. , Соболев В.С. , Жижин Е.В. , Пудиков Д.А. , Пшеничнюк С.А. , Асфандиаров Н.Л. , Борщев О.В. , Пономаренко С.А. , Handke B.
Published: September 2022

The results of studying the electronic states of the conduction band and interface potential barrier during the formation of ultrathin films of thiophene-phenylene co-oligomer CH3-phenylene-thiophene-thiophene-phenylene-CH3 (CH3-PTTP-CH3) on the surface of ZnO and films of biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA) on the ZnO surface are presented. A 100 nm thick ZnO layer was prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Organic CH3-PTTP-CH3 films and BPDA films up to 8 nm thick were formed by thermal vacuum deposition. During film deposition, the electronic characteristics of the surface were studied using total current spectroscopy (TCS) in the energy range from 5 eV to 20 eV above EF. In this energy range, the structure of the maxima of the unoccupied electronic states of CH3-PTTP-CH3 and BPDA films was determined. As a result of the CH3-PTTP-CH3 film deposition, a decrease in the work function to 4.0 eV was found, compared with the value of the work function of 4.2 eV measured from the ALD ZnO substrate. This corresponds to the transfer of a negative charge from the СH3-PTTP-CH3 film to the substrate. The charge transfer at the interface between the BPDA film and the ALD ZnO substrate occurs in the opposite direction, since a 4.7 eV increase of the work function was registered during the formation of this interface. The СH3-PTTP-СH3 and BPDA films studied and the layer-by-layer grown ZnO film represent a continuous coating on sufficiently large surface areas of the order of 10 micrometers x 10 micrometers. The roughness of the ZnO surface does not exceed 4 nm, and the surface roughness of CH3-PTTP-CH3 and BPDA films was 10–15 nm.
The Emotional Anatomy of the Wuhan Lockdown: Sentiment Analysis Using Weibo Data
Authors: Chen Xi , Yik Michelle
Published: September 2022

Background

On January 23, 2020, the city of Wuhan, China, was sealed off in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies have found that the lockdown was associated with both positive and negative emotions, although their findings are not conclusive. In these studies, emotional responses to the Wuhan lockdown were identified using lexicons based on limited emotion types.

Objective

This study aims to map Chinese people’s emotional responses to the Wuhan lockdown and compare Wuhan residents’ emotions with those of people elsewhere in China by analyzing social media data from Weibo using a lexicon based on the circumplex model of affect.

Methods

Social media posts on Weibo from 2 weeks before to 2 weeks after the Wuhan lockdown was imposed (January 9, 2020, to February 6, 2020) were collected. Each post was coded using a valence score and an arousal score. To map emotional trajectories during the study period, we used a data set of 359,190 posts. To compare the immediate emotional responses to the lockdown and its longer-term emotional impact on Wuhan residents (n=1236) and non-Hubei residents (n=12,714), we used a second data set of 57,685 posts for multilevel modeling analyses.

Results

Most posts (248,757/359,190, 69.25%) made during the studied lockdown period indicated a pleasant mood with low arousal. A gradual increase in both valence and arousal before the lockdown was observed. The posts after the lockdown was imposed had higher valence and arousal than prelockdown posts. On the day of lockdown, the non-Hubei group had a temporarily boosted valence (γ20=0.118; SE 0.021; P<.001) and arousal (γ30=0.293; SE 0.022; P<.001). Compared with non-Hubei residents, the Wuhan group had smaller increases in valence (γ21=−0.172; SE 0.052; P<.001) and arousal (γ31=−0.262; SE 0.053; P<.001) on the day of lockdown. Weibo users’ emotional valence (γ40=0.000; SE 0.001; P=.71) and arousal (γ40=0.001; SE 0.001; P=.56) remained stable over the 2 weeks after the lockdown was imposed regardless of geographical location (valence: γ41=−0.004, SE 0.003, and P=.16; arousal: γ41=0.003, SE 0.003, and P=.26).

Conclusions

During the early stages of the pandemic, most Weibo posts indicated a pleasant mood with low arousal. The overall increase in the posts’ valence and arousal after the lockdown announcement might indicate collective cohesion and mutual support in web-based communities during a public health crisis. Compared with the temporary increases in valence and arousal of non-Hubei users on the day of lockdown, Wuhan residents’ emotions were less affected by the announcement. Overall, our data suggest that Weibo users were not influenced by the lockdown measures in the 2 weeks after the lockdown announcement. Our findings offer policy makers insights into the usefulness of social connections in maintaining the psychological well-being of people affected by a lockdown.
Top Pediatric Dermatology Twitter Post Characteristics and Trends from 2020-2021: Content Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Kokoska Ryan E , Kim Lori S , Szeto Mindy D , Aukerman Erica L , Dellavalle Robert P
Published: September 2022

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Online Health Information Seeking for Mpox in Endemic and Nonendemic Countries: Google Trends Study (Preprint)
Authors: Shepherd Thomas , Robinson Michelle , Mallen Christian
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND

The recent global outbreak of mpox (monkeypox) has already been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. Given the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable concern and anxiety around the emergence of another infectious disease—especially one about which little is known.

OBJECTIVE

We used Google Trends to explore online health information seeking patterns for mpox in endemic and nonendemic countries and investigated the impact of the publication of the first in-country case on internet search volume.

METHODS

Google Trends is a publicly accessible and free data source that aggregates worldwide Google search data. Google search data were used as a surrogate measure of online health information seeking for 178 days between February 18 and August 18, 2022. Searching data were downloaded across this time period for nonendemic countries with the highest case count (United States, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, and France) and 5 endemic countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Ghana, Central African Republic, and Cameroon). Joinpoint regression analysis was used to measure changes in searching trends for mpox preceding and following the announcement of the first human case.

RESULTS

Online health information seeking significantly increased after the publication of the first case in all the nonendemic countries—United States, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, and France, as illustrated by significant joinpoint regression models. Joinpoint analysis revealed that models with 3 significant joinpoints were the most appropriate fit for these data, where the first joinpoint represents the initial rise in mpox searching trend, the second joinpoint reflects the start of the decrease in the mpox searching trend, and the third joinpoint represents searching trends’ return to searching levels prior to the first case announcement. Although this model was also found in 2 endemic countries (ie, Ghana and Nigeria), it was not found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, or Cameroon.

CONCLUSIONS

Findings demonstrate a surge in online heath information seeking relating to mpox after the first in-country case was publicized in all the nonendemic countries and in Ghana and Nigeria among the endemic counties. The observed increases in mpox searching levels are characterized by sharp but short-lived periods of searching before steep declines back to levels observed prior to the publication of the first case. These findings emphasize the importance of the provision of accurate, relevant online public health information during disease outbreaks. However, online health information seeking behaviors only occur for a short time period, and the provision of accurate information needs to be timely in relation to the publication of new case-related information.
Virtual Worlds Technology to Enhance Training for Primary Care Providers in Assessment and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Motivational Interviewing: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Manuel Jennifer K , Purcell Natalie , Abadjian Linda , Cardoos Stephanie , Yalch Matthew , Hill Coleen , McCarthy Brittan , Bertenthal Daniel , McGrath Sarah , Seal Karen
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND

Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) first present to primary care rather than specialty mental health care. Primary care providers often lack the training required to assess and treat patients with PTSD. Virtual trainings have emerged as a convenient and effective way of training primary care providers in PTSD assessment and communication methods (ie, motivational interviewing [MI]).

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of a synchronous Virtual Worlds (VW; a virtual world where learners were immersed as avatars) training versus an asynchronous web-based training on PTSD and MI, comparing the feasibility, acceptability, usability, and preliminary efficacy of 2 different training platforms among primary care providers.

METHODS

Participating primary care providers were randomized to a VW and a web-based PTSD training. Outcomes were collected at baseline, posttraining, and 90-days follow-up. Standardized patient interviews measured participants’ communication skills in assessing and managing patients with PTSD symptoms.

RESULTS

Compared to the web-based training, the VW training platform achieved larger learning gains in MI (ie, partnership and empathy) and in discussing pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for PTSD. Both VW and web-based trainings led to increases in PTSD knowledge and primary care providers’ self-confidence.

CONCLUSIONS

The asynchronous web-based PTSD training improved PTSD-related knowledge and self-confidence but was not as effective as the VW immersive experience in teaching MI or clinical management. Because VW training is synchronous and new for many learners, it required more time, facilitation, and technical support. As computer technology improves, VW educational interventions may become more feasible, particularly in teaching clinical skills.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03898271; https://tinyurl.com/mu479es5
Design of Hybrid Neural Fuzzy Controller for Human Robotic Leg System
Authors: Karam Ekhlas H. , Abbass Ayam M , Abdul-Jaleel Noor S.
Published: September 2022

In this paper, the human robotic leg which can be represented mathematically by single input-single output (SISO) nonlinear differential model with one degree of freedom, is analyzed and then a simple hybrid neural fuzzy controller is designed to improve the performance of this human robotic leg model. This controller consists from SISO fuzzy proportional derivative (FPD) controller with nine rules summing with single node neural integral derivative (NID) controller with nonlinear function. The Matlab simulation results for nonlinear robotic leg model with the suggested controller showed that the efficiency of this controller when compared with the results of the leg model that is controlled by PI+2D, PD+NID, and FPD-ID controllers.
Experimental Evaluation and Finite Element Simulation to Produce Square Cup by Deep Drawing Process
Authors: Younis Karem Muhsin , Jabber Adil Shbeeb , Abdulrazaq Mustafa Mohammed
Published: September 2022

Deep drawing process to produce square cup is very complex process due to a lot of process parameters which control on this process, therefore associated with it many of defects such as earing, wrinkling and fracture. Study of the effect of some process parameters to determine the values of these parameters which give the best result, the distributions for the thickness and depths of the cup were used to estimate the effect of the parameters on the cup numerically, in addition to experimental verification just to the conditions which give the best numerical predictions in order to reduce the time, efforts and costs for producing square cup with less defects experimentally is the aim of this study. The numerical analysis is used to study the effect of some parameters such as die profile radius, radial clearance between die and punch, blank diameter on the length and thickness  distributions on the cup, dynamic-explicit (ANSYS11) code based on finite element method is utilized to simulate the square deep drawing operation. Experiments were done for comparison and verification the numerical predictions. effective square cup with less defects and acceptable thickness distributions were produced in this study. It is concluded  the most thinning appear in the corner cup due to excessive stretching occur in this region and also it is found the cup thickness and height prediction by numerical analysis and in general in harmony with experimental analysis.
Study the Effect of Forming Media on the Hydroforming Process for Copper Tube
Authors: Salman Rusul AbdulKareem , Ameen Hani Aziz , Mashloosh Kadhim Mijbel
Published: September 2022

To observe the effect of media of the internal pressure on the equivalent stress distribution in the tube, an experimental study is done by constructing a testing rig to apply the hydraulic pressure and three dies are manufactured with different bulging configurations (square, cosine, and conical). In the other part, ANSYS APDL is generated to analyze the bulging process with hydraulic and rubber (natural and industrial) media. It was found that when the media is a rubber, the stress is decreased about 9.068% in case of cosine die and 5.4439% in case of conical die and 2.8544% in case of square die. So, it can be concluded that the internal pressure in the rubber media is much better than in hydraulic media. Also, the force needed for forming the shape using rubber is higher than that of hydraulic and the force needed to form using industrial rubber is higher than of natural rubber. The thickness distribution in the tube wall in case of rubber media is better than that for hydraulic media and for the industrial rubber is better than that for natural rubber for the same dies. In case of hydraulic, the lower forming pressure is needed to bulging process compared with the rubber media since height stress in the tube metal is existed, which causes the failure.   For the case of rubber, the forming pressure that was needed to bulge process is higher when compared with the hydraulic media but with less stress in tube metal and the failure in the wall is not existed with rubber media for the same pressure of hydraulic.
Energy Consumption Analyzing in Single hop Transmission and Multi-hop Transmission for using Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Hamza Ekhlas K. , Alhayani Heba H.
Published: September 2022

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are emerging in various application like military, area monitoring, health monitoring, industry monitoring and many more. The challenges of the successful WSN application are the energy consumption problem. since the small, portable batteries integrated into the sensor chips cannot be re-charged easily from an economical point of view. This work focusses on prolonging the network lifetime of WSNs by reducing and balancing energy consumption during routing process from hop number point of view. In this paper, performance simulation was done between two types of protocols LEACH that uses single hop path and MODLEACH that uses multi hop path by using Intel Care i3 CPU (2.13GHz) laptop with MATLAB (R2014a). The simulation results showed how the multi-hop protocol was more energy efficient than single hop protocol.
Open Research in the Classroom
Authors: Wilson Emma
Published: September 2022

Open research practices can benefit students, researchers, and the research community by improving the quality, transparency, and accessibility of research findings. Many groups such as the Edinburgh Open Research Initiative (EORI) and the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) aim to promote the integration of open research practices into university curriculums.

Senior year high school pupils preparing to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) of Social Sciences subjects at university will often conduct their first research project as part of an Advanced Higher course, Nuffield Research Placement, or CREST Award. We have recently received funding to develop resources aimed at introducing S4-S6 Scottish High School pupils to open research practices. Already there is keen interest from Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), who run Nuffield Research Placements in Scotland, to make these resources available to all pupils completing placements.

We are currently looking for a small group of UoE students (undergraduate or postgraduate) to assist in developing two short animation scripts on open research topics and an interactive activity. Students will be reimbursed for contributing to the project.

Students should be knowledgeable on open research topics (although you don’t have to be an expert!). Science communication experience is not required, although we will encourage all student volunteers to sign up to the STEM Ambassadors programme.

We are not able to use our funding to reimburse staff members, but UoE staff are more than welcome to register their interest in our project and help out with developing or assuring the quality of our resources.

This project is funded by alumni and friends of the University of Edinburgh through the Student Experience Grant scheme.
Research Management in "Many Analysts" Projects
Authors: Coretta Stefano , Casillas Joseph , Roettger Timo
Published: September 2022

With the recent increase of large scientific collaborations in the form of "Many Analysts" projects, research project management has quickly moved from small/medium-scale coordination to large-scale planning. Project coordinators are faced with unprecedented challenges which make "Many Analysts" projects  time consuming and resource demanding. With this poster, we would like to share our experience managing the ongoing Many Speech Analysis project (https://many-speech-analyses.github.io) and offer tips and logistic solutions to minimise the resource overhead required for such type of projects. We will also discuss which steps in the process didn't go as expected and how on hindsight we wished we approached them.

 

More specifically we will discuss the following aspects:

 

Overall design of the study in five phases: recruitment, teams' analyses, analyses peer-review, meta-analysis and write-up.

Preparation of a Registered Report and process of getting an In Principle Acceptance prior to the beginning of the first phase (recruitment).

Preparation and management of a project-wide OSF repository using the R package osfr, and integration with GitHub.

Logistics of recruitment and team creation with social media, Eventbrite and Google Sheets.

Development of questionnaires to gather background information on the recruited analysts and to collect reports on the the teams' analyses.

General project management with GitHub projects, issues and GitHub actions.
Relative Study on Clash Detection and its Effects on BIM Modelling
Authors: S Ramya , George Dr. Geena
Published: September 2022

Abstract: Designers and builders can simulate a physical environment using BIM, a type of digital technology, before starting actual construction. When developing and building things, various disciplines must work closely together. Each discipline is responsible for providing a unique contribution to the overall design. The objects from other disciplines may, however, occupy the same position in space or the same orientation when the incomplete designs are merged known as 'clash'. A collision of this nature is frequently discovered during construction, necessitating a significant amount of extra time and price. To avoid clashes in the final design, early collaboration is essential. BIM automation techniques can do this and perhaps reduce clashes by coordination of 3D Models. A case study that comprised clash detection between architectural, structural, and MEP BIM models was used to conduct the inquiry. The current study used Autodesk Navisworks Manage and Autodesk Revit as BIM tools to design capabilities to streamline and automatically discover clashes. The analysis of the case study data showed that BIM is a useful tool for identifying conflicts between building components. And an investigative study was done to know the reason why these clashes are created during modeling based on the questioners answered by BIM Modelers. The findings emphasize the need for greater transparency in partnerships where designers from varied backgrounds can work on projects simultaneously. This open and inclusive approach may have an impact on how architects, engineers, and construction professionals are trained in the future.
தேன்கூடு கவிதைத் தொகுப்புச் சித்தரிக்கும் பல்லினச்சூழல்: தாக்கக் கோட்பாட்டின்வழி ஓர் ஆய்வு
Authors: Arumugam@Seiyalu Ms Bavani , M.A.R Annamalai Dr.Manonmani Devi
Published: September 2022

ஆய்வுச் சுருக்கம் மரபு கவிதை உலகில் தனக்கென ஓரிடத்தை நிலை நிறுத்திக்கொண்டவர் சீனி நைனா முகம்மது. இவர் தாம்வாழும் சமூகத்தை உற்று நோக்கிய ஒரு படைப்பாளியாவார். 1958 முதல் 2011ஆம் ஆண்டு வரை இவர் எழுதிய 200க்கும் மேற்பட்ட மரபு கவிதைகள் அடங்கிய “தேன்கூடு” எனும் கவிதைத் தொகுப்பு நூல் 2011ஆம் ஆண்டு வெளியீடு கண்டது. இக்கவிதைத் தொகுப்பில் இடம்பெற்றுள்ள கவிதைகளில் மலேசிய நாட்டின் பல்லினச்சூழல் காணப்படுகின்றது. இச்சூழல், மொழி, பண்பாடு, ஆட்சி என்று ஓர் விரிந்த பார்வை கொண்டுள்ளது. ஓர் இலக்கியம் அதன் அடிக்கருத்து, உத்தி, யாப்பமைப்பு, புனைவுநிலை ஆகியவற்றில் அதற்கு முன்பு தோன்றிய மற்றொரு இலக்கியத்துடன் ஏதேனும் ஒரு வகையில் நெருங்கிய தொடர்பு கொண்டிருக்கும். இவ்வாறாகத் தனக்கு முந்தைய இலக்கியங்களில் தொடர்பில்லாமல் முற்றிலும் புதிதாகப் படைக்கப்படுகின்ற ஓர் இலக்கியத்தை அம்மொழியின் இலக்கிய மரபுகள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளாமல் புறக்கணித்துவிடுகின்றன என்பது ஒப்பிலக்கிய ஆய்வுகளின் மூலம் கண்டறியப்பட்டுள்ளன. ஒப்பிலக்கிய ஆய்வில் ஒரு பகுதியாக விளங்கும் ‘தாக்கக்கோட்பாடு’ (Influence Theory) எனும் கோட்பாட்டின் அடிப்படையில், தற்காலத் தமிழிலக்கியமான “தேன்கூடு” கவிதைத் தொகுப்பில் மலேசியர்களின் பல்லினச் சூழலை, தூண்டல்நிலை, பிறமொழித்தாக்கம் எனும் வழியில் ஆராய்வதே இக்கட்டுரையின் நோக்கமாகும்.
ESTREITAR LAÇOS, SUAVIZAR DISTÂNCIAS E ENSINAR LÍNGUAS EM CONTEXTO REMOTO
Authors: Bandeira Grace dos Anjos Freire
Published: September 2022

Neste artigo, pretendo partilhar as soluções que experimentei na minha prática como docente de nível superior, especialmente em relação à mudança de comportamento que se exigia e se impunha em torno do ensino das línguas e das literaturas, em decorrência, fundamentalmente, das distâncias impostas pela Pandemia de Covid-19. Proponho-me a discutir a questão do ensino das línguas na perspectiva on line, à luz de três aspectos - o ambiente virtual, a docência universitária, a avaliação no contexto acadêmico. Desafiada por termos pouco conhecidos, eu me fiz sujeito dos novos tempos: ‘voltei à escola’ para conhecer as salas de aula virtuais e tudo o mais do seu entorno – era isso ou permanecer em um mundo com quase nenhuma tecnologia aplicada às experiências de ensino-aprendizagem. Como resultado dessa experiência, eu vejo um longo caminho a ser percorrido, principalmente no que diz respeito às condições de parcela significativa de discentes sem qualquer acesso às ferramentas dos ambientes digitais, o que significa dizer que ‘os novos tempos’ tendem a ampliar o número de excluídos do processo em questão (cf. CAMACHO et al., 2020).
TEORIA DA ARGUMENTAÇÃO NA LÍNGUA COMO RECURSO PARA COMPREENSÃO LEITORA
Authors: Reis Lunardi Giovana , Lopes da Silva Fábio
Published: September 2022

RESUMO: O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar, mediante análise semântico-argumentativa, como o título metafórico de uma reportagem jornalística orienta para a compreensão leitora do texto. São utilizados os aportes teóricos da Teoria da Argumentação da Língua (TAL), mais especificamente os que dizem respeito à Teoria dos Blocos Semânticos (TBS), desenvolvidas por Oswald Ducrot e Marion Carel, para descrição do sentido global do discurso (BSG). As metáforas e os paradoxos são considerados construções argumentativas às quais podem ser aplicados os conceitos da TAL/TBS, com base nos encadeamentos argumentativos. A metodologia é descritiva, de base bibliográfica. Os resultados mostram aspectos referentes à mediação da compreensão leitora, além de serem motivadores para o desenvolvimento de estudos acerca da leitura pela perspectiva argumentativa.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Metáfora; Título; Teoria da Argumentação na Língua.
"AIMEZ-VOUS IONESCO?" E "THE TRAVELING COMPANION"
Authors: Arnaut de Toledo Luis Marcio
Published: September 2022

Este trabalho investiga a forma dramatúrgica inovadora de Tennessee Williams em suas late plays, em que usa o conceito da Pop Art para a construção narrativa das peças em um ato Aimez-vous Ionesco? e The Traveling Companion. Identifica os elementos do cotidiano e das culturas alta e baixa para compor forma e conteúdo, a tecitura das personagens e a estética camp. Revela-se um dramaturgo pouco conhecido no Brasil pelo uso destas poéticas e pela análise crítica da sociedade que a Pop Art confere aos textos. Com isso, há um evidente deslocamento da leitura hegemônica das obras do dramaturgo, tidas exclusivamente como de realismo psicológico e de autobiografia.
Ensino de Ciências e Biologia para estudantes surdos: dificuldades e possibilidades nas percepções de professores e de intérpretes de Língua Brasileira de Sinais
Authors: Santos Daniela Souza , Duarte Ana Cristina S. , Silva Ione Barbosa de Oliveira
Published: September 2022

O artigo analisa experiências com o ensino de Ciências e Biologia para alunos surdos em escolas públicas na cidade de Jequié-BA, considerando a perspectiva de professores e intérpretes de Libras. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, qualitativa, desenvolvida em três escolas públicas do referido município (E1, E2 e E3) selecionadas por atenderem alunos surdos matriculados. Esses alunos cursaram as disciplinas de Ciências ou Biologia com o acompanhamento do Intérprete Educacional durante as aulas. Participaram da pesquisa três professores de Ciências (PC1, PC2 e PC3), dois professores de Biologia (PB4 e PB5) e cinco Intérpretes Educacionais (IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4 e IE5); todos esses profissionais atuaram juntos durante o período letivo de 2017. Os resultados apontam como principais dificuldades a falta de formação dos professores, dificuldades dos intérpretes com os conteúdos específicos, e a falta de comunicação entre os professores e intérpretes. Como possibilidades para uma melhor educação dos estudantes surdos apontamos o oferecimento de cursos de Libras para os professores no momento das Atividades Complementares, maior interlocução entre o professor da classe e o intérprete, e uso de metodologias e de recursos tecnológicos mais adequados.
Synthetic Voice Spoofing Detection Based on Online Hard Example Mining
Authors: Hu Chenlei , Zhou Ruohua
Published: September 2022

The automatic speaker verification spoofing (ASVspoof) challenge series
is crucial for enhancing the spoofing consideration and the
countermeasures growth. Although the recent ASVspoof 2019 validation
results indicate the significant capability to identify most attacks,
the model’s recognition effect is still poor for some attacks. This
paper presents the Online Hard Example Mining (OHEM) algorithm for
detecting unknown voice spoofing attacks. The OHEM is utilized to
overcome the imbalance between simple and hard samples in the dataset.
The presented system provides an equal error rate (EER) of 0.77% on the
ASVspoof 2019 Challenge logical access scenario’s evaluation set.
Kuna
kao simbol novčane vrijednosti i heraldički znamen u prošlosti i sadašnjosti
Authors: Jareb Mario
Published: September 2022

U radu je dan pregled uporabe pojma kune kao ekvivalenta novčane vrijednosti odnosno obračunskoga novca od srednjega vijeka. Pritom je razmotreno prvobitno podavanje u kuninim kožama te dokumentirano korištenje kunine kože kao novca u jednom izvoru iz 12. stoljeća. Spomenut je i porez marturina/kunovina, o kojemu je u historiografiji već dosta pisano. Također je razmotrena pojava lika kune na novcu, slavonskom banovcu, i to na njegovu licu, na kojemu je taj lik predstavljao oznaku vrijednosti. Pretpostavka je da je upravo gotovo više od stoljeća pojave lika kune na banovcu utjecalo na njegovu preobrazbu u simbol zemlje, pa i na kasniju prisutnost na grbu Slavonije. Preko toga grba ostao je lik kune trajno prisutan u javnosti od njegove najstarije zabilježene pojave u 15. stoljeću do danas. Pojam kune kao ekvivalenta novčane vrijednosti oživljen je objavom niza historiografskih radova od kraja 19. stoljeća. Upravo na tome temelju Ustaška organizacija donijela je 1934. odluku o uvođenju kune kao hrvatskoga novca, a o nazivu kuna za novac radilo se i u doba Banovine Hrvatske. Ona je upravo na temelju razloga iz 1934. uvedena kao novčana jedinica u Nezavisnoj Državi Hrvatskoj. Ponovo se kuna kao novčana jedinica pojavila u Republici Hrvatskoj 1993. (u optjecaj je puštena 1994.), pri čemu su njezino uvođenje pratile rasprave o opravdanosti zbog korištenja kune kao novčane jedinice u Nezavisnoj Državi Hrvatskoj. Ponovo su slične rasprave dospjele u javnost nakon odluke o stavljanju lika kune na nacionalnu stranu kovanice od 1 eura.
The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level in Bilecik
Authors: ATILGAN TÜRKMEN Burçin
Published: September 2022

With the growing interest in renewable energy systems, studies on the sustainability of small-scale wind turbines have been published in recent years. A literature review was conducted in this study to compile scientific studies conducted to evaluate the environmental effects of medium and small-sized wind energy systems using the life cycle assessment. Life cycle assessment is a method of evaluating the environmental sustainability of a product, process, or system that is becoming more important in the context of decisions and policies in the energy sector. The environmental effects of medium and small-sized wind turbines on the life cycle size have been investigated in this study, which looked at studies conducted since 2004. The vast majority of these studies conducted environmental sustainability assessments based solely on a few environmental impact indicators such as global warming potential. There are only a few studies that consider a wider range of environmental effects. The collection and analysis of studies examining the life cycle environmental sustainability of medium and small-scale wind turbines are important for determining the future vision of small-scale energy production systems.
Pengasuhan Positif Sebagai Upaya Ketahanan Keluarga Dalam Pencegahan Penyalahgunaan Narkoba
Authors: Aiyuda Nurul , Itto Nesyia Nasution  , Rizal Effendi Putra  , Rion Nofrianda
Published: September 2022

This activity aims to increase parental knowledge through psychoeducation on the stages of adolescent development, positive parenting and self-awareness. This is done to provide understanding to parents related to adolescent parenting based on their stages of development and to build parenting potential through self-knowledge. This activity was carried out for 3 days in the village of Teratak Manuk, Pelalawan Regency, with 10 participants, parents of teenagers. The hope is that with the provision of psychoeducational materials regarding parenting, parents can better understand the stages of development of their children, who in this case are in their teens, and can be a preventive measure to build family resilience in overcoming drug abuse.
Mengajarkan Gaya Hidup Sehat Sejak Dini Dengan Metode Bercerita Pada Siswa SDN 34 Air Pacah Kec. Koto Tangah, Kota Padang
Authors: Cut Sarha Airlangga  , Osami Putri Anelta
Published: September 2022

A healthy lifestyle is basically a person's response to stimuli related to food, personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, habits against illness and disease and a balance between work, rest and exercise. However, the reality of a healthy lifestyle for SDN 34 Air Pacah students has not been fully realized properly. This can be seen from the many problems of students who have not implemented a healthy lifestyle such as washing hands before eating, smoking, consuming nutritious food and getting enough rest. Thus, information is needed regarding healthy lifestyles for students of SDN 34 Air Pacah. By using methods in the form of stories, FGD, ice breaking, and evaluation to implement a healthy lifestyle in order to produce good behavior and can be applied by students of SDN 34 Air Pacah Padang City. This activity was carried out on January 19 to January 25, 2022 in grades 4, 5 and 6 of SDN 34 Air Pacah Padang City. The results of this activity show the application of a healthy lifestyle in educating students regarding the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Kewyords : Healthy lifestyle; storytelling method; elementary school students.
Parametric Study on Taper-ended Tubular Solid Propellant Grains
Authors: Ahmed Mahmoud Y. M.
Published: September 2022

The design of the solid propellant grain is a decisive aspect of the solid propellant rocket motor performance. Tubular grain design is a favorable design since it produces a high neutral (time-invariable) thrust-time profile. However, neutrality of tubular grains deteriorates as the aspect ratio of the grain deviates from an optimum value that is dependent on the web thickness. In some cases, the undesirable phenomenon of erosive grain burning may take place. One simple solution to restore neutrality is to add taper to the ends of the grain. Loss of motor filling comes as penalty for adding these tapered ends. The grain should thus be tailored to simultaneously satisfy both desired design objectives namely, neutrality and filling. The present paper aims to address the dependence of these two design objectives on the design of a taper-ended tubular grain. The designs that are likely to yield erosive burning are also addressed. A parametric study is conducted involving the aspect ratio of the grain, its web thickness, and the taper angles on both ends. These parameters were varied, respectively, in the ranges 0.5: 5, 0.1:0.9, and 10o:90o. It was concluded that neutrality and filling of these grains are two competing objectives. The maximum neutrality is achieved using a grain with aspect ratios, web thickness, front and rear taper of 2:2.5, 0.1, 50o, and 30o, respectively. In contrast, the maximum filling can be achieved using a grain with aspect ratios and web thickness of 1:3.5 and 0.8, respectively, with no taper at both ends. A compromised grain can have aspect ratio and web thickness of 2 and 0.8, respectively, with no taper at both ends.
Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) for Better Selection during Implementation of Design for Remanufacturing in Economy Indicator
Authors: Mohamed Noor Ahamad Zaki , Jafar Fairul Azni , Md Fauadi Muhammad Hafidz Fazli
Published: September 2022

Remanufacturing is a process of repair, reuse or replace parts of a product to extend its life with minimal waste of money and energy during the process. Design of Remanufacturing (DFReM) consists of three indicators namely social, environmental and economic. In this paper, the economic indicator will be improved by implementing Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) during cost selection. More often than not, industries ignore this practice due to time restriction. However, the industries do not realise that with more time spent on classifying costs, the more the revenue a company may reap through proper usage of DFReM. Data from three manufacturing industries that produce steel-reinforced plastic cable tight were acquired in the present investigation. The objective of this study is to identify the best cost selection prior to its substitution in the DFReM economy indicator equation. FAHP is employed to select the minimum cost and distance out of all three options. It was demonstrated from the study that FAHP could determine the optimum selection that yields the highest profit.
Sintered Strength of Ti-6Al-4V by Metal Injection Molding (MIM) using Palm Stearin Binder
Authors: Mohamad Nor N. H. , Husain H , Ismail M. H. , Saedon J. B. , Newishy M.
Published: September 2022

Metal injection molding (MIM) is a metal working process used to compact Titanium, Ti-6Al-4V and the binder through injection moulding process. In this work, Titanium Ti-6Al-4V was mixed with palm stearin (PS) and polyethylene (PE) which act as a binder. Palm stearin (PS) is a potential binder system that can be used because it is inexpensive and highly available in Malaysia. Besides that, the application of MIM can reduce time and energy compared to the conventional process which high cost in production and difficulty of producing complex shape of materials. The green parts were then gone through of debinding process and sintering process. This project is to study the effect of the sintered Ti-Al-4V using palm stearin as a binder system. The properties of sintered specimen were investigated by physical properties such as its shrinkage and density. The average shrinkage of the sintered specimen was about 10.35% in length and 10.96% of width body of the specimen. Density of the sintered specimen was about 4.0343 g/cm3 and the tensile strength of the specimen was about 805.7 MPa.