bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Imaging Technologies in Breast Cancer Screening Beyond Mammography
Authors: Singh Shamy
Published: February 2022

Still there is a passionate debate in medical world about the best screening method for Breast Cancer. Early detection is an effective way to diagnose and manage breast cancer. Mammography is the most widely used screening modality, with solid evidence of benefit for women aged 40 to 74 years. Even then it has also undergone increased scrutiny for False-Positives with additional testing which increase radiation dose, cost and anxiety. False-Negatives with false sense of security and potential delay in cancer diagnosis. To overcome these challenges, new imaging technologies for breast cancer screening have been developed, including; X- ray Mammography, Contrast Enhanced Mammography, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound, Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (AWBU), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are being evaluated. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of different medical imaging techniques used in the diagnosis of breast cancer. We compare their effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages for detecting early-stage breast cancer. We mainly focusing on the comparison of these technologies with mammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer. Here we recommend Digital Mammography is the best available screening method for the early detection of Breast Cancer. Even though the optimal screening will ultimately require a personalized approach. It based on the metrics of cancer risk with selective application of specific screening technologies best suited to the individual’s age, risk, and breast density.
Intervention of Sensitivity Training in Human Relationship Management in a Information Technology Organization
Authors: Gupta Seema Kumari
Published: February 2022

The paper is on intervention of sensitivity training in Human Relationship Management, this is a powerful interference on self-awareness which gives an insight into all aspects of an individual relationship in their personal life as well as professional life. It is an orientation towards group dynamics process by which organizations educate themselves in order to achieve better problemsolving capabilities through healthier human relationship management. This in turn a significant positive change is achieved in the working cordial human relation between members. In this context, IT Organization (Confidential) categorical nominated their staff of various ranks for sensitivity training programme. The findings of 100 respondents are i) null hypothesis is accepted as p is greater than 0.05 which means that there is no association between gender and interpersonal relationship during the sensitivity training. ii) a) If p value < 0.05, reject null hypothesis. The impact of Sensitivity program on conflict management varies at different age groups and b) If p value > 0.05, accept null hypothesis. The impact of Sensitivity program on conflict management is the same at different age groups
Digital Signal Processing Over Analog Signal Processing
Authors: Sharma Sushma , Kumar Hitesh , Thareja Charul
Published: February 2022

This paper provides a survey of digital signal processing over analog signal processing. Initially digital signal processing is developed to replace limited application based analog signal processing (ASP) of high cost. This paper describes the comparison of analog signal processing (ASP) and digital signal processing, technology under digital signal processing , application of digital signal processing, new technology of digital signal processing (DSP). This paper also focuses on the future scope of digital signal processing (DSP).
Interleaved DC-DC Converter Based BL Buck-Boost Converter Fed BLDC Drive
Authors: Prakash Ch. S. V. , Kalyani K. , Prasad B. Sankara
Published: February 2022

In this paper an improved BL Buck-Boost PFC converter fed brushless direct current (BLDC) motor drive for desired speed applications has been presented. The additional inductance and power semiconductor switches gives the advantages over the conventional circuit configuration. The reliability of the circuit gets improved by proposed model. Voltage source inverter (VSI) is used to reduce the losses across the power switches. The performance of the proposed BLDC motor is evaluated over a wide range of speed control and observed in MATLAB/Simulation environment.
Remote Monitoring of Process in Industry Using ARM7 and Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Ramtekkar Harshal , Meshram Divya
Published: February 2022

Industries are setting new standards for processes, which are crucial to meet the challenges. These challenges include gamut of processes for monitoring, precision, safety and many more. In this paper the monitoring of physical parameter at realtime environment is proposed. The scheme implemented provides remote monitoring of process in industry using ARM7 controllerand Wireless Sensor Network. For long distance monitoring at working place we used ZigBee which will be responsible fortransmitting and receiving the sensed values from the parallel processors. With the help of ARM7 controller the data of interesti.e. variation in light, gas and temperature is sensed and transmitted to remote mobile phone and PDA’s, which makes itremote monitoring application. Practical implementation of the scheme makes its use apparent for monitoring.
Energy Efficient Quaternary Capacitive DAC Switching Scheme for SAR -ADC
Authors: Chavhan Sarvesh S. , Bogawar K. M.
Published: February 2022

This paper presents energy efficient 4-bit successive approximation register analog to digital converter (SAR-ADC) for neural recording front end interface of neural prosthetic system(Brain machine interface). The energy efficient quaternary capacitive switching scheme (QCS) in the implementation of capacitive digital to analog converter (C-DAC) is employed which makes the energy consumption in the C-DAC independent of the output digital code. The proposed quaternary capacitive technique in C-DAC achieves a 50% reduction in the average energy consumption. The design is implemented in 0.25um standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology (CMOS).
Applications of Nanotechnology in Diabetes
Authors: Anusha Dasari , Pradeep Karumanchi
Published: February 2022

Nanotechnology offers sensing technologies that provide more accurate and timely medical information for diagnosing disease, and miniature devices that can administer treatment automatically if required. Some tests such as diabetes blood sugar levels require patients to administer the test themselves to avoid the risk of their blood glucose falling to dangerous levels. Certain users such as children and the elderly may not be able to perform the test properly, timely or without considerable pain. Nanotechnology can nowoffers new implantable and/or wearable sensing technologies that provide continuous and extremely accurate medical information.The purpose of this review is to throw more light on the recent advances and impact of nanotechnology on biomedical sciences to cure diabetes.
A Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Instantaneous Reactive Power Compensation and Direct Voltage Control for Medium-Voltage Applications
Authors: Krishnaveni V. , Kalyan C. Pavan
Published: February 2022

High power and medium voltage (MV) applications need Controlled rectifiers such as 12-pulse converters, because of the high reliability, low complexity, robustness and low power losses. But having the drawback of harmonics generation causes power quality problem. Power quality can be improved with passive filters but having disadvantages such as dependency on the source impedances, parallel and series resonance, aging of passive components. Active power filtering (APF) is used as compensation technique in order to improve thepower quality at the line side. Hence APF becomes a promising compensator solution. This paper presents the APFfor a Medium-Voltage applications using Open Loop Control Compensation.
An Effective Routing Algorithm for V2V Communications in Urban Environment
Authors: Hung Tran Van
Published: February 2022

In VANET, the routing is a difficult problem due to unpredictable nodes as vehicles movement and frequent network topology change. Therefore, the most important issue is to predict correctly the future movements of vehicles when  selecting intermediate nodes. This paper proposes a Geography Movement Prediction Routing protocol (GMPR) for V2V communication in urban environment that combines vehicle’s geography information and movement prediction. Theory analysis and experiments show that the proposed algorithm outperformed the conventional algorithms on the comparisons of packets delivery rate, average end-to-end delay and average number of  hops.
Meta-Cognition: A Theoretical Overview
Authors: Varghese Mary
Published: February 2022

The recent developments in the field of education demands better pedagogical approaches and classroom practices. In recent years the concept of metacognition has emerged as a major focus of research interest in cognitive psychology. There has been a growing recognition that metacognition or self-awareness ‘including awareness of ourselves as learners, helps us to learn more effectively’. Metacognition refers to higher order thinking which involves active control over the cognitive processes engaged in learning. Activities such as planning how to approach a given learning task, monitoring comprehension and evaluating progress towards the completion of a task are metacognitive in nature. Because metacognition plays a critical role in successful learning, it is important to study metacognitive activity and development to determine how students can be taught to better apply their cognitive resources through metacognitive control. The article throws light on some of the important metacognitive strategies also.
Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Ikot Abasi coastal Area from 1986-2016, Southern Nigeria, Using Landsat TM and ETM+ Images and GIS
Authors: Uko Iberedem E. , Offiong Raphael A.
Published: February 2022

Ikot Abasi coastal area in Southern Nigeria, have witnessed enormous human activities which include commercial agriculture, industrial activities and urban development over the decades. Due to increasing land use in different dimensions the land cover in the area has been affected. This necessitated the gathering of land use and land cover statistically-based information which is the basis for monitoring and planning of sustainable coastal area management. This study was carried to quantitatively describe changes of land use and land cover in Ikot Abasi coast, Akwa Ibom State, from 1986 to 2016 using Landsat TM and ETM+ of the area, 1986 and 2013; and to carry out change detection in land cover between 1986-2016 in the study area. Image processing and change detection analysis were done through image interpretation processes using Erdas Imagine 9.2 software, and image Minus Algorithm of the mathematical Toolbox within ArcGIS 9.2 software respectively. Statistics indicated that out of 32,452.91ha area of land cover in 1986, the portion of land cover that has changed between 1986-2016 stood at 19,094.84ha (57.96%), while the portion of land cover that remain unchanged within that period was only 13,849.59ha (42.03%). With increasing human activities, more hectares of land cover are anticipated to be reduced in coming years. The study therefore, recommended sustainable agricultural practices such as bush fallowing, non-bush burning practice and selective tree cutting and implementation of development that is ecologically sustainable.
Experimental Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TIG Welded Aluminium Alloys.
Authors: Balasubramanian R. R. , P. Vijayasarathi , Venkatamuni T. , Kannan S.
Published: February 2022

Aluminium and its alloys are used in fabrication because of their low weight, good corrosion resistance and weldability. Pure aluminium is soft and therefore not suitable for structures, which require strength. The Present investigation aims to compare the mechanical properties of non-heat treatable Aluminium alloy AA5083 and heat treatable. Aluminium alloy AA7020 using Tungsten Inert Gas welding. 5556A filler were used to weld AA7020 alloy and 5183A filler for AA5083 alloy. Effect of pulsing mode over conventional mode of GTA process were also investigated for AA5083 alloy. In this work, gas tungsten arc welding process has been selected because it is low heat input process. Low heat input process has selected because AA7020 and AA5083 were low melting point material. The alternating current (AC) power source has been selected because of better cleaning action and high heat concentration on the materials can be avoided. Mechanical testing like tensile test, impact test, bend and hardness test have been critically analysed and the properties were summarized and correlating with microstructure and SEM fractographs.
Experimental Investigation of Water Cooler System by Using Eco-Friendly Refrigerant (R-134a)
Authors: Velkar Rajendra B. , More Nagesh S. , Dongare Vaibhav K. , Mulgund Anirudha G. , Gardi Vaibhav V. , Surve Dattatray D.
Published: February 2022

With the recent government regulations, of banning the ozone depleting substances and Kyoto protocol later on curtaining to the use of substances which contribute to global warming, conventional refrigerants are to be replaced by the environment friendly refrigerants. Present day mankind depends heavily on refrigeration for his daily needs. This can be noticed by wide range of applications such as for home refrigeration, comfort cooling, preservation and transport, commercial and industrial air conditioning, hospitals, offices etc. These refrigeration system works on simple vapour compression refrigeration cycle. The water cooler system also works on simple vapour compression refrigeration cycle and uses R134a as a refrigerant. It is environment friendly. The performance of refrigerant R134a has been found and the results were used to evaluate the behavior of the system under varying load conditions and to measure the COP of the system. The water cooler system has been designed and fabricated specially for small capacity.
Finite Element Analysis of Crane Hook And Optimization Using Taguchi Approach
Authors: Bhatkar Omkar P. , Javir Arun V. , Ashok Shinde Ajay , Sumant Sawant Subodh , Eknath Ukarde Suraj , Shivram Kavathankar Kunal
Published: February 2022

A Crane hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads of heavy duty by mean of a device such as crane hoist. A crane hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting rope to which the load is being attach. The CAD model of a lifting crane hook is initially prepared from the Analytical Design. In the present report crane hook of trapezoidal section is modeled using UG-NX 8.0, further, importing the CAD model into ANSYS 15.0 we estimate until 20 tones i.e. equivalent to 200000N load to be gradually applied, eventually we observed the von-misses stress developed in the model by FEM method these results von-misses stresses are being compared with Taguchi L9 orthogonal array for specific results. Thus, these results would lead us to determine various stresses and deflections in the designed CAD model. In order to reach the most optimum model from different materials of hook would be tested and the most efficient material would be selected.
Design and Fabrication of Pedal Powered Washing Machine
Authors: Jagushte G. S. , Singh Akashdeep , Bhatawdekar Gourang , Budye Salman , Chiplunkar Nilesh
Published: February 2022

The Pedal Operated Washing Machine is the project which is best option for rural area where there is a problem of electric supply or there is shortage of electric supply. To run the washing machine there is a need of electric power and most of villages of India are suffering from this problem and so overcome and to solve this problem we selected washing machine which operated manually. This does not require any electric power supply or diesel supply. This project is low weight and portable so that easily transported. We use the simple cycling mechanism to run the machine shaft
Design and Fabrication of a Roll-Cage of an Electric All Terrain Vehicle
Authors: Bawane Manish , Changde Chinmay , Kapkar Sourabh , Soman Shaunak , Mupidwar Kartik
Published: February 2022

This Paper aims to design and fabrication of a roll-cage of an electric all terrain vehicle made up of Circular cross section pipes. Modeling and Analysis are performed using Software i.e catia according to the rulebook provided. The maximum deflection is determined by performing static Analysis with consideration to position of motor and battery position , braking System, steering system, seat position and many more. The FEA results are verified by comparing with analytical calculations. Considering these results modal is modified.
Improved Design of Automated Plantain Slicing Machine, Using Local Inputs
Authors: G.O. Osueke , O.W. Obot , F.O. Emeka Opara , O. J. Okata
Published: February 2022

We designed and fabricated an automated plantain slicing machine out of the need to assist industrial plantain Chips Companies to improve the efficiency of their production process. This design consists of 2 blades as against one in the previous models. The machine was tested with some plantain fingers, to compare its performance with the existing models, This machine was used to slice 342 times as against 50 times in the existing model. All components used to produce this machine were sourced locally thereby reducing cost of production. It is believed that the automated slicing machine will enhance the productivity of the sub-sector.
The Early Prognosis Value of Activin A in Premature Infants’ Brain Injury
Authors: Shahid Ahmad Daniyal , Zhu Haitao , Lu Hong Yan , Chang Ming , Malik Abdul , Sher Murad Ali , Adil Walid Ullah
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this research is to explore the predictive value of amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood and neonatal blood activin A in early brain injury in preterm neonates. 98 cases of premature infants were divided into brain injury group and control group according to the cranial imaging examination, and the brain injury group was further divided into mild brain injury group and severe brain injury group. The activin A level was measured in both preterm brain injury group and control group with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit, then the comparisons of activin A levels between brain injury group and control group, mild and severe brain injury group were implemented to find out their differences. The results demonstrated that activin A levels of umbilical cord blood, amniotic fluid and 3-day-old premature infant peripheral blood in brain injury group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05), activin A levels of amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood and 3-day-old infant blood in the severe brain injury group were significantly higher than the mild brain injury group (P<0.05), intragroup comparison among the brain injury group showed amniotic fluid and 3-day-old premature infant serum activin A levels were significantly higher than umbilical cord blood (P<0.05), activin A has a certain value in early prediction and severity assessment of preterm brain injury. Keywords - Activin A , severity levels, preterm neonates, intraventricular hemorrhage
Balanced Scorecard E SUA Aplicação NA Area DA Saúde
Authors: Vieira Robson Paz , Machado Fábio Gimenez , Enabe Sérgio Masaharu , Bottoni Andrea
Published: February 2022

Este artigo apresenta a tendência nas organizações através do uso de ferramentas estratégicas. Esta tendência leva os gestores a encontrar ferramentas, metodologias ou modelos que ofereçam transparências na sua gestão. O Balanced Scorecard surgiu em 1990 nos EUA com o objetivo de desenvolver um novo modelo de medição de desempenho através de indicadores. O conceito do BSC é dinâmico e a partir do aprendizado das empresas, passou a ser usado como um Sistema de Gestão Estratégica através das quatro perspectivas (Financeira, Aprendizado e Crescimento, Cliente, Processos Internos) com a finalidade de transformar e traduzir a estratégia em termos operacionais, alinhar a organização e mobilizar a mudança por meio da liderança. Kaplan e Norton (autores do BSC) incorporaram ao Balanced Scorecard, os avanços como a gestão do conhecimento. Ao final do artigo é apresentado, indicadores estratégicos e operacionais.
Drug Abuse Among Street Children (Case Study: Commercial Vans Casual Apprentices at Car Parks)
Authors: Bah Yahya Muhammed
Published: February 2022

In The Gambia like all nations, drug abuse is seen as a social and health problem that has many serious implications for the physical, social, psychological and intellectual development of the victims more especially, the children. Therefore, it continues to be a concern to families, community leaders, educators, social workers, health care professionals, academics, government and its development partners. Though there are some studies on drug abuse, there is none on children and drug abuse focusing on the street children the most vulnerable category. Street children are hypothesized to be more at risk of any epidemic including drug abuse. This study sought to determine the risk and prevalence of drug abuse among street children focusing on those in the car parks. The research was focused on six critical areas: level of knowledge of drug abuse, perception towards it, level of knowledge of the causes of it in the community and among street children, level of knowledge of negative impacts of it, level of knowledge of the preventive methods; and level of knowledge of the support services and treatments needed by victims. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from thirty five participants (i.e. one driver and six casual apprentices from each of the five car parks) were interviewed. The data was presented and analyzed using tables and percentage. The findings revealed among other things, that there is high level of awareness of drug abuse but the feelings towards it are mixed. Like other children, street children are abusing drugs mainly due to peer influence with the ultimate objective of getting high to relief stress, group recognition, desire to be trusted by peers, etc. Similarly, participants are highly aware of the negative impacts encompassing fighting, stealing, mental illness, etc. To finance the behavior, victims are engaged in all types of dangerous antisocial behavior including romantic ones exposing them to a range of diseases including STIs and HIV/AIDS. Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug. Though in the minority, some have started experimenting cocaine/coke, hashish; and heroin. While participants have good knowledge of the critical methods to fight drug abuse, the support services needed by victims, victims are mostly reluctant to seek the services not only because they are hard to find but fear societal stigmatization, exclusion and discrimination and professionals’ maltreatments.
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Report of Urhobo Patients in Abraka, Nigeria
Authors: Ese Anibor , Brenmound Jones Dibie , Osaretin Mabiaku Yvonne , Chiamaka Igwilo
Published: February 2022

This study reconnoitered Temporomandibular Joint Disorders among the Urhobos in Abraka, Nigeria. The cross sectional study design was adopted for this study, and the cluster sampling technique was employed. Data was collected with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research and Ethics Committee of the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, Delta State University, Abraka before data collection Data obtained was subjected to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 25) for the purpose of analysis. This study made use of three hundred and eighty-five subjects (57% female and 43% male). The causes of temporomandibular joint disorders include accidents, assault, road traffic accidents, and falls. Temporomandibular joint disorder pointers ranged from pain in or around the ear, followed by pain when chewing, limited mouth opening, noise within temporomandibular joint when opening and closing the jaw, and jaw locking. Based on associated reasons for temporomandibular joint disorder, prior injury to the head and neck had the highest frequency. Significant gender difference was seen in the pointers of temporomandibular joint disorders (p<0.05). The most frequent indicator of temporomandibular joint disorders among the Urhobo males scrutinized is limited mouth opening, while for the Urhobo females it is prior injury to the head and neck.
Health, Medicine and Society
Authors: Habarurema Gad Samuel
Published: February 2022

This paper argumentatively analyzed and discussed health, medicine and society. This paper is divided into five main sections that cover health and introduce the natural sciences basically biology and chemistry which provides an important foundation for the understanding of health, development of possible medical interventions and public health programs in the society, medicine with some diseases because in the primary function of medicine is to cure or control a disease and section of society which is completely related to public health in order to understand society in the field of public health. The other four sections are general discussion that introduces this paper, the general discussion that links health to public health, medicine to public health and links society to public health. Other sections are significance, conclusion and the bibliography. This paper defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not basically the absence of infirmity or diseases (WHO, 2005). Medicine is defined as science and practices of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. While, society is defined as a group of people that are involved in durable social interaction, or a big social group that shares the equal spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Thus, this paper discusses these three mains components and related them to public health.
Generalized Soft Intersectional Ideals in Ternary Semirings
Authors: Mahmood Tahir , Waqas Ayesha , Rana M. A. , Tariq Usman
Published: February 2022

In this paper we introduce the notions of soft intersectional ternary subsemirings and soft intersectional ideals in ternary semirings. We also discuss some basic results associated with these notions. In the last part of the paper we characterize regular and weakly regular ternary semirings by their soft intersectional ideals.
Similar Constructing Method for Solving the Boundary Value Problem of the Composite Thomson Equation
Authors: Dong Xiao Xu , Liu Zhi Bin , Zhang Duo , Li Shun Chu
Published: February 2022

Based on the theory of similar structure of solution of the boundary value problem of differential equation, this paper studies the solution of a class of boundary value problem of the composite Thomson equation, After analysis? it is indicate that the solution with a form of continued fraction product is obtained by introducing functions of guide solution, constructing similar kernel functions and assembling coefficients of the left non-homogeneous boundary condition, functions of guide solution and similar kernel functions in this paper. Then a new method is obtained for solving the composite boundary value problem——Similar Constructive Method. Furthermore, the function solution is clearly illustrated by the chart which is carried out by the corresponding program in MTLAB. Thus, the method is not only simple and effective for solving the complicated boundary value problem of differential equation, but also is a kind of innovation of ideological.
On Some Fixed Point Results in LP Space
Authors: E.Eljaneid Nedal Hassan
Published: February 2022

The Banach fixed point theorem or contraction theorem of a complete metric space into itself .It state conditions sufficient for the existence and uniqueness of a fixed point
On Finite Dimensional Hilbert Space Frames, Dual and Normalized Frames and Pseudo-inverse of the Frame Operator
Authors: Njagi L. , Nzimbi B.M. , Moindi S.K.
Published: February 2022

In this research paper we do an introduction to Hilbert space frames. We also discuss various frames in the Hilbert space. A frame is a generalization of a basis. It is useful, for example, in signal processing. It also allows us to expand Hilbert space vectors in terms of a set of other vectors that satisfy a certain condition. This condition guarantees that any vector in the Hilbert space can be reconstructed in a numerically stable way from its frame coe?cients. Our focus will be on frames in ?nite dimensional spaces.
On the Modelling of Road Traffic Crashes: A case of SARIMA Models
Authors: C. Asogwa Oluchukwu , C.M. Eze , C. R. Okonkwo
Published: February 2022

This paper examined the modeling of accident cases in four major roads leading to the main city of Enugu State of Nigeria using SARIMA Models. Among the most robust approaches for analysing time series data is the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model propounded by Box and Jenkins (1979). In this paper, we employed the Box-Jenkins methodology to build SARIMA model for the accident cases for the period, January 2007 to December 2015 with a total of 108 data points. The model obtained in this paper was used to forecast monthly cases of accident in each of the roads for the upcoming year 2016. The forecasted results will help Government and Federal road safety commission to see how to maintain orderliness on the roads to reduce the case of road traffic crashes along the roads
A Family of Second Derivative Simpson’s Type Block Methods for Stiff Systems
Authors: Awari Yohanna , Samuel Shikaa , Mkegh Stephen Nengem
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we developed a new family of self starting second derivative Simpson’s type block methods (SDSM) of uniform order for step number. The new block methods forwere seen to possess good stability property as they possessed good regions of absolute stability. They were also found to be consistent, zero stable and A-stable (Fig.4). This essential property made them suitable for the solution of stiff system of ordinary differential equations. Four numerical examples were considered and results obtained show improved accuracy in terms of their Maximum absolute errors when compared with the work of existing scholars. The newly developed block methods were seen to approximate well with the stiff Ode Solver (Fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8).
Application of Dynamic Magnetic Fields to B16-BL6 Melanoma Cells Linked with Decrease in Cellular Viability After Short Exposures
Authors: Tessaro Lucas W.E. , Karbowski Lukasz M. , Lafrenie Robert M. , Persinger Michael A.
Published: February 2022

This experiment was designed to test the effects of an extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) generator (‘Resonator’) compared with strong static magnetic fields on cellular viability, and to illustrate the importance of dynamic patterns of fields compared with static patterns.
Commentary on the Sterility of Blood Products and the Measurement of the 24-Hour Posttransfusion Survival of Preserved RBC using 51Cr Single Label and 51Cr Double Label Procedures
Authors: Valeri C. Robert , Giorgio Gina Ragno
Published: February 2022

This commentary is written to respond to recent publications on the storage of whole blood at room temperature for 24 hours prior to leukoreduction and storage of plasma at less than -18 C for one year and red blood cells stored at 4 C in Additive Solution 7 for 42 and 56 days and blood stored at room temperature for less than 2 hours and 6 to 8 hours prior to storage of RBC in the Additive Solution 7 for 42 and 56 days. The authors of these 3 papers provided no data on the sterility of these blood products. In addition, the 24 hour posttransfusion survival values of autologous red blood cell stored at 4 C in the additive solution AS-7 for 42 and 56 days were performed using a 51Cr single label procedure. Introduction
Tertiary Pharmaceutical Care Services Between Facts and Realities
Authors: Brian O. Ogbonna
Published: February 2022

Pharmacy practice is dynamic, evolving and requires high level of drug knowledge in clinical judgment, decision making and advanced skills in actively and systematically identifying and resolving patients pharmacotherapy problems for desired outcomes to be achieved in patient care. This study organized literatures and identified the evidence based and ever increasing roles of pharmacists in tertiary pharmaceutical care. Literature search was conducted in Embase, Medline and Cochrane for evidence based studies describing pharmacist’s tertiary pharmaceutical care. Studies were selected based on their relivance to the subject, existing theories and models, and were summarized based on qualitative level. Results indicated that clinical pharmacist led pharmaceutical care improved clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes in tertiary care settings. Pharmacists’ roles have evolved from a product to cost effective patient oriented services.
Anti Leishmanial Activities of Some Antidepressant Drugs and Antifungal Drugs.
Authors: Trivedi Sagar S. , Lodhi Geeta N. , Doifode C.A. , Harsha Raut
Published: February 2022

Leishmanisis is wide range, worldwide, without drug, vaccine, secticide and has not sterile immunity and efforts in this field have not been successful.Leishmaniasis is a complex vectorborne disease caused by different species of Leishmania. It affects at least 12 million people worldwide. Leishmaniasis is commonly associated with poor economic conditions and immune compromised situations like HIV co infection. There is increasing in drug resistance to commonly used therapeutics as well as lack of vaccine program. This leads to a perpetual search for a new drug for leishmaniasis. This review fundamentally deals with some antidepressant drugs, and antifugal drugs showing the anti leishmanial activities. The antidepressant drugs are Imipramine, Sertraline, Ketanserin and Mianserin. Imipramine being a Tri Cyclic Antidepressant (TCA) drug kills Leishmania donovani elevating IL-12/IL-10 ratio. Sertraline belonging to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs, removes parasite loads from spleen and liver probably by declining cytoplasmic ATP consumption. Ketanserin is a serotonin receptor (5HT2A/2C) antagonist that kills both amastigotes and promastigotes probably due to inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR). Mianserin belonging to the TCA group of drug, kills both promastigote and amastigote parasites also probably due to the inhibition of HMGR. The present review will give the summarized information about putting some old antidepressant drugs for the treatment of another disease like Leishmania. Many topical antifungals have been available, two important antibiotics: amphotericin B to deal with systemic mycosis and griseofulvin to supplement attack on dermatophtes . A number of antifungal agents have been investigated in a rodent model for their parasiticidal activity against visceral leishmaniasis. These drugs have been administered intravenously both alone, and in conjunction with liposomes. All the compounds tested: griseofulvin, 5-fluorocytosine, and amphotericin B—together with the known antileishmanial drug pentamidine—displayed enhanced therapeutic activity when given in liposomal form. In the case of amphotericin, liposomes composed of hydrogenated lecithin, or containing cholesterol or ergosterol in the membrane, were least toxic to the mammalian host, and had the highest therapeutic capability.
Book Recommendation System Based on Combine Features of Content Based Filtering, Collaborative Filtering and Association Rule Mining
Authors: Fatarphekar Ashish , Nashikka Tejas , Patil Vivek , Naik Gayatri
Published: February 2022

Recommendation systems are widely used to recommend products to the end users that are most appropriate. Online book selling websites now-a-days are competing with each other by many means. Recommendation system is one of the stronger tools to increase profit and retaining buyer. The book recommendation system must recommend books that are of buyer’s interest. This paper presents book recommendation system based on combined features of content filtering, collaborative filtering and association rule mining.
Research on Corpus of Learners of Spanish as a Foreign Language
Authors: Torrijos Mónica Belda
Published: February 2022

The present article bridges the acquisition of second languages and corpus linguistics. The creation of a corpus for the analysis of the use of Spanish by foreigners is a central part of the research of Spanish as a foreign language. If we compare the investigations of corpus compilations written in Spanish with the compilations in English, we will observe that they are not so numerous. However, inrecent years, a new interest has appeared and there is a substantial amount of written and oral information about Spanish as a foreign language.
Running Head: Big Five Personality and Cognitive Style: Cross Culture
Authors: Khalil Elham A.
Published: February 2022

Objective: This study examines the differences between individual culture (American sample) and collective cultures (Egyptian and Saudi Arabian samples) in Reflection- impulsivity (RI) categories and Big Five of personality traits. The relative contribution of Big Five of personality traits and culture are predicted with RI categories.

Method: Computerized MFFT and NEO PI R administrated on 53 male and female Egyptian, 51 female Saudi, and 35 male and females Americans students.

Results: Using (Z) ratio, results showed no differences among three cultures in MFFT categories except Saudi who were more slow- inaccurate than Egyptian students. Using ANOVA to know significant differences among three cultures on NEO- PI R facets and dimensions. Egyptian were more (O1), (N2), and (E5) than were the Saudi students; Saudi students were more (A3) (A4), (A6), (C4), and agreeableness than were the Egyptian, and more (C2) than American; American who were more (O1), and (E6) than were the Egyptian students, and more (O1), (E5) and (E6) than were the Saudi students.

Conclusions: The culture variable was not predicted with MFFT’ categories, except the Egyptian students who were more inefficient than were the American students as a reference group, and with multinomial regression analysis, only extraversion dimension expected to impulsivity.
Normative Evolution of Child Rights in Nigeria
Authors: Emelonye Uchenna
Published: February 2022

The normative bedrock and corner-stone of modern human rights is the ‘International Bill of Rights’ (IBR) suspended by three-prong legs, one of which is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).[1] While the UDHR did not articulate any child-specific human rights provision, a deductive reading of the broad spectrum of rights guaranteed in the Declaration disposes it as one of the strongest normative frameworks for the protection of child rights. As ‘a first step in a great revolutionary process’, the UDHR was intended not to be a binding legal instrument but instead a declaration of basic principles of human rights and freedoms.[2]

In a bid to overcome the weaknesses of the UDHR and create a binding legal instrument, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights drafted a pair of binding covenants to complement the UDHR and constitute two of the three-prong stand of the IBR. They are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)[3] and the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).[4] The ICCPR and ICESCR together with the UDHR form the IBR and jointly precipitated the expansion of international human rights standards in the form of treaties, declarations and conventions.
Peace Keeping Practices and Security Promotion in Africa: A Case of Rwanda’s Peacekeepers in Darfur
Authors: Gatete Catherine , Kamande Mercyline
Published: February 2022

The persistence of peacekeeping missions in Africa, sustains the western grasp of Africa as a continent of violence, war and victimization of civilians in terms of security and sometimes the poverty of Africa is also attributed to poor security. Thus, the researcher conducted a study to determine the role of peacekeeping practices in promoting security in Africa with reference to Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Darfur. Descriptive research design was applied to a sample of 194 out of 249 people of target population using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table, and to select the sample size of respondents the researcher used stratified sampling technique. The research employed interview guides and questionnaires as data collection instruments from 194 respondents whereby 190 of respondents who are troops and staff officers were given questionnaires and 4 experts were interviewed and later data collected were analyzed in SPSS version 21.0 with consideration of Likert scale data analysis procedure. The results have indicated that a total mean was 3.969 which tends towards agree which implies that peacekeeping practices contribute on conflict settlement in Africa with specific consideration of Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Darfur. Lastly, the results of correlation analysis have proven prove a positive and significant relationship between peacekeeping practices and security promotion because all calculated p-values are lesser than 0.01 level of significance; for instance the positive and significant relationship between civilian protection and reduction of violence (p=0.744 and sig=0.00), betweencivilian protection and conflict settlement (p=0.751 and sig=0.00). The regression results of the relationship between civilian protection and reduction of violence (b=0.414 and p=0.00), burden sharing and reduction of violence (b=0.228 and p=0.002), and promotion of human rights and reduction of violence (b=0.203 and p=0.005) proved that peacekeeping practices and reduction of violence in Darfur has a positive and significant relationship. Thus, the researcher has made the recommendation to a number of actors in the field of study such as UN, peacekeepers, governments of peacekeepers and local leaders and civilians in Darfur to be part and parcel of peacekeeping and security promotion process because these require collaboration between those actors. There researcher also recommended that the African should be the first ones to ensure peace and security in Africa because they are the only ones who know their differences.
The Eurhythmics of Swange Dance of the Tiv People of Central Nigeria
Authors: EKPO Omotolani Ebenezer
Published: February 2022

Eurhythmics in Dalcroze study is defined as the engagement of human body in rhythmic movement and active listening. Jaques-Dalcroze’s involvement of Eurhythmics in music pedagogy is aimed at securing steady position for the body and mind as well as a calculated and unconstrained expression of rhythm. African indigenous music and dance is predominantly functional with intensive assignation of the body and soul of the participants to satisfy the rhythmic drum patterns provided by the musicians. The teaching of music in traditional African settings may be generally informal, yet deliberate. The training technique of the notable indigenous dances in Nigeria informally employ the Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaching technique in the step by step movement pattern and dynamics employed during their group practices, especially with younger members of the group. Among the various traditional dance found in the Tiv clan of central Nigeria, the Swange dance is purposefully selected for this study to validate the relevance of Dalcroze to indigenous Nigerian culture, with regard to music and movement. This paper employ the ethnographic study approach; it combines participatory and observation research methodologies, theoretical engagement, and ample illustrative style of writing, to portray the everyday complexities of music/dance learning among the people.
Impact of Public Health Strengthening Mechanism on Outcome Among Selected African Countries: Implication on Outbreak in Fragile SSA Countries
Authors: Henry Asogwa T. , Uju Ezenekwe R. , Ukwueze Ezebuilo R. , Kelechi Iwuamadi C.
Published: February 2022

This study is motivated to investigate health impact of Public Health Strengthening mechanism on Outcome among selected African countries: Implication on Outbreak in Fragile SSA countries. Specifically looking at the differences in health impacts among selected Sub-Saharan African countries considering its implication on covid-19 outbreak. Employing the panel data estimation technique and the World Bank Indicators (WBI) from 2000 to 2019, across the selected Sub-Saharan African Countries we found that among the mechanism that impact on health, Life expectancy, domestic private health expenditure and health expenditure are among the top opportunities for strengthening public health in SSA countries.  The result also, showed that major improvement in health care in most SSA countries is greatly financed by external funding, and domestic private health expenditures. Hence, recommended that legislations may be involved to address the issues of public health care with regards to issues that boarders on accountability on health care facilities procurement among SSA countries. Also, aids intervention towards health care should be evaluated from time to time by the funders to minimize the level of public corrupt practices that will lead to aim not been achieved.
Role of Civil Society in Gender Equality: Sociological Perspectives
Authors: Ziyauddin K. M.
Published: February 2022

Compared to previous studies on gender equality, such as work, democracy, and welfare, or caste, religion, and family, the studies have placed little or no attention on the connections between civil society organisations, and gender equality or even on relationships between civil society bodies/organisations and gender equality has garnered little or no attention. In this paper, I propose a paradigm for analysing the role of civil society in gender equality, in which civil society is viewed as a critical pillar in advancing the cause and providing the wheels that propel gender equality for men and women (he or she). On the one hand, gender mainstreaming, which is concerned with the study of gender equality practises both inside and outside of organisations, in economic spheres, political activism, parting roads in governance, and volunteerism in activities and projects aimed at promoting gender equality in the larger community, is important
Investigação sobre as potencialidades da videoaula no que tange às emoções e à formação de memórias
Authors: Pedroso Pereira Paulo Marcelo , Costa Paxiúba Carla Marina , Pantoja Lima Celson
Published: February 2022

Com o advento do Ensino Remoto, as videoaulas tornaram-se parte dos recursos incontornáveis que estão disponíveis para os docentes do mundo todo. Este trabalho apresenta os resultados parciais de uma pesquisa em andamento para investigar as emoções durante a visualização de videoaulas preparadas com base na Teoria da Carga Cognitiva (TCC), e identificar os elementos armazenados na memória de trabalho. Vinte e oito participantes foram distribuídos em três grupos. O primeiro assistiu a uma videoaula fora das diretrizes da TCC e o segundo dentro das diretrizes. O grupo controle assistiu a uma videoaula pronta. Um software capturou as expressões faciais para converter em emoções. Após as videoaulas, um questionário com perguntas abertas foi respondido. Preliminarmente, verificou-se que não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa em relação às emoções (p>0,05) nos três cenários, porém, a média do número de elementos armazenados após a videoaula 2 foi 91% maior que a videoaula 1 (p=0,0054).