bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Design of Quizzy Car Game in an Engineering Education
Authors:   Electronics and telecommunications, Thakur college of Engineering and technology,, Deshpande Archana , Jha Aakash ,   Electronics and telecommunications, Thakur college of Enginnering and technology,
Published: August 2022

In engineering education it is important that student develop skills to face challenges of Industry. Teachers find it difficult to make student interested in the subjects which affects learning. Traditional teaching makes student passively engaged with content and hence learning do not happen effectively. Active learning makes students engage to enhance the learning and to enjoy the process of learning itself. Introducing games in as a tool to learn makes students feel interested and in a fun way learning can be possible. This paper presents a study of use of “Quizzy car game to learn concepts in engineering instrumentation subject. Keywords: active learning, Game theory, Game based learning
Incorporating Visualization Tools and Active Learning Approach for Programming Courses
Authors:   Dept. of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar Sangli (MH), India, Patil Prof. Ashwini , Mane Prof. Dadaso , Shinde Prof. Nitish
Published: August 2022

Programming languages are a vital domain for Computer and Information Technology engineering. The programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python, Mobile Application Development, and Web Technologies are important programming courses in CSE and IT curriculum. Understanding the programming courses includes a basic understanding of the syntax of programming language, logical & critical thinking to solve the problem, use of various editors to write and execute the program. Effective delivery of the programming course creates a great deal of influence on student’s interest in programming and software development. The students lose their interest in programming due to the inefficient delivery of these courses which leads to a gap in technical competency required by the IT sector. The current Covid 19 pandemic exposed the limitation of traditional teaching methods for programming courses. Teaching such programming courses on online mode becomes a big challenge for faculty by considering the skillset required to inculcate amongst the students for learning programming courses. The primary objective of this paper is to overcome these challenges by the effective use of a pedagogical approach for teaching programming courses. The various active learning methods and tools are discussed in this paper that was used to teach the programming language. The result shows that by implementation of such methods & tools you can retain the interest of students in programming courses and thus increase their performance and improve the skillset required in IT industry. Keywords— Computer Programming, Activity-based learning, Visualization tools, logic building, Critical thinking, Continuous Assessment.
Implementation of Active Learning Tools in Modern Pedagogy
Authors:   Electronics and Telecommunication Department, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Islampur, Prabhavalikar Aniket A. , Patil Mahadev S. ,   Electronics and Telecommunication Department, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Islampur
Published: August 2022

Now-a-days, it is important to integrate innovative tools in engineering education. It is need of hour that conventional teaching-learning techniques should be replaced by state-of-art tools that enable instructor to deliver the content in effective manner so that learners become proactive in teaching-learning process. Active learning tools play a vital role in modern day pedagogy. Today’s pedagogical tools in active learning give that opportunity to learners to exercise their problem-solving skills and allow them to work collaboratively in groups. A detailed analysis of tools such as Kahoot, Eclipse crossword and flipped class is discussed in this paper. Our analysis involved engineering learners from Electrical and Electronics and Communication streams from our college. Participation of learners in activities such as Kahoot and Eclipse crossword was more compared to flipped class which indicates learners are more inclined towards puzzle solving and quizzing technique. We examined how these techniques improved students’ approach towards learning. It is a prime duty of instructor to engage students in the activities which serves the purpose of learning by doing. Active learning tools play critical role in making students proactive in their learning phase. Keywords - Teaching-learning, pedagogical, social, Kahoot, Eclipse crossword, flipped class
Effectiveness of CO-PSO Formulation and Attainment with T-shape Engineer for Aligning Students Learning Outcomes with Alumni Profiles
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune., Kulkarni Vinay A. , Dhanvijay Maneetkumar R. ,   Departmentof Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Management, College of Engineering, Pune, [COEP]., Bewoor Anand ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, India,, Malathi P. ,   Departmentof Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune.
Published: August 2022

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) are required to be formulated and then mapped, attained for dissemination of skills and competency in students. PSOs should not be derived from POs and should be beyond POs as per National Board of Accreditation norms. PSOs are formulated as per outcomes (placement/higher education/entrepreneurship) through course outcomes. CO-PSO model is attempted as CO (knowledge) – PSO (Application). Blooms Taxonomy Action verb are practiced as outcomes are rewarded monetarily for doing and not just having capability. During this study was observed that more than 95% of alumni are working in Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) in Industry 4.0 era. PSOs are therefore required to be framed essentially in HOTs. T shaped engineer is plotted to easily segregate core and broad statements to integrate core statements for formulation of program specific outcomes. In this paper, a root to fruit model is presented for mapping and attainment by considering alumni profiles to align students learning outcomes with alumni relevant skills and competencies. Students’ responses during indirect survey validates the interests created in students for learning through the root to fruit model. This Model integrated with T shaped Engineer; Discrimination Index ensures that students have learned through questions as indicated in Direct Attainment. Survey questions in Indirect Attainment reveals learning levels of satisfaction of students reaching to 82%. Keywords—T-Shaped Engineer, Discrimination Index, Program Specific Outcomes, Course Outcomes, Direct and Indirect Attainment
Exploring Online Teaching-Learning during COVID-19: A Comparative Study of Team Based Learning and Non-Team Based Learning
Authors: Patil Snehal S. , Lokare Varsha T. , Kulkarni Sushma S.
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the worldwide and sudden transformations of conventional live teaching strategy to online ICT based format in engineering education. Cognitive engagement of students is the main challenge during online teaching-learning platform. Teambased learning (TBL) is a collaborative teaching-learning approach that allows students to follow a structured procedure to enrich student cognitive engagement in the online platform. This paper is focused on comparative studies of team based learning and non-team based learning for a course “Advance Database System” in computer science and engineering department. The hypothesis is considered that TBL is best learning approach to cognitive engagement of students in the online platform. T-test and Chi-square test is applied to analyse the result. The results exhibited that TBL is the superior learning method and the hypothesis was proved and accepted. Keywords: Team-based Learning, T-test, Chi-square test, Cognitive Engagement.
Managing the online classroom and academic activities through PLM platform in crisis context
Authors:   School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, INDIA, Kulkarni Vinayak N , Kulkarni Ashish G. ,   DASSAULT SYSTEMES Global Services Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, Kundaragi Anil ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, INDIA, Gaitonde V. N. ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, INDIA, G. Jangali Satish ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, INDIA, Kotturshettar B. B. ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, INDIA
Published: August 2022

Online classes have become inevitable during the pandemic situation in the last couple of years. Educational institutes are struggling to adopt the new practices related to online class delivery. In the course of the online delivery process, the quality of the teaching is questionable. Many institutes have adapted themselves to this changing situation of the online classroom delivery process through different platforms. But a classroom delivery process is not just about delivering the content or syllabus through online mode. Before and after online class delivery, there are various pre and post activities for an educational institute. A new approach has been tried in the academic year 2020-21 to use the ENOVIA Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform for the online delivery process. It helped the faculty engage the class and collaborate with their colleagues, coordinator, School head, students, and others for different pre-classroom activities. The activities like syllabus preparations, lesson plan preparations etc., and post classroom activities like conducting quizzes, exams, interactions with students, ISO documentation, class committee meetings etc. Also utmost important use of the platform to store and keep the data secured both before and after class delivery. Keywords: Online classes, Pandemic situation, ENOVIA PLM, ISO documentation, Collaboration, Crisis context
A framework for a curriculum to ensure minimum standard for flexible, experiential and multi-disciplinary learning towards achieving NEP-2020 goals
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, S D M College of Engineering and Technology, Dhavalagiri, Dharwad, Karnataka, Umarji Indira , Yadawad Ranganath , Patil Rashmi , Kulkarni Vidyagouri , Kulkarni Umakant P
Published: August 2022

A well-designed and futuristic educational policy is very much essential for a nation at different levels of education, since good education leads to economic and social progress of a nation. The education systems adopted by different countries differ by considering their own tradition and culture at different education levels to make the system effective. The Government of India recently has announced a new education policy, NEP-2020 based on the recommendations by an expert committee. However, there is a need for a specific plan to realize multi-entry multi-exit, experiential learning and multidisciplinary approach proposed in NEP-2020 for higher education in India, particularly Tier–II institutions. This paper proposes a framework enabling educational institutions to plan and prepare their curriculum ensuring various goals and objectives of NEP-2020. The proposed framework addresses the guidelines for Computer Science and Engineering programme and may be extended to other branches of Engineering. Keywords: NEP-2020, Outcome Based Education (OBE), Higher Education Institutes (HEI), Accreditation System, Experiential learning, Performance Ensuring Measures (PEM).
Item Analysis Technique for improving Course Outcome Attainment
Authors:   Department of Mechatronics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, TamilNadu, Raja M. Palaninatha , Abirami A. M.
Published: August 2022

It has become a challenging task to derive information on attainment of cognitive skills by analysing students’ performance. There are certain subjective critical factors such as understanding of basic concepts, quality of teaching, quality of question papers, and the mode of evaluation, which influence of students accomplishment. The authors feel that it is necessary to examine the attributes of end semester examination question papers. It is essential to assess the type of questions posed in the examinations using the statistical techniques and measures. This paper analyse the analysis of quality of questions used in the end semester examinations. The proposed methodology uses ‘item analysis’ technique for improving the course outcome attainment. Statistical results indicate that the question setters may consider the resulted norms while examining the students by standardizing the assessment questions, which in turn yield better academic performance by students. Keywords: Item Analysis, Course Outcome Attainment, Student Performance, Question Paper Quality
Engaging undergraduate students to analyze the results of published research articles
Authors: Jadhav Dr. H. T. , Kumbhar Prof. S. S.
Published: August 2022

Engineering institutions offer technical education by designing curriculum based on expected graduate attributes. The ability of undergraduate students (UG) to analyze complex engineering problems is one of the attributes and it is addressed by enabling students to work on certain projects or problems. The research experience during undergraduate studies can enhance the overall educational experience of students. But implementing research activities for undergraduate students can be challenging. To engage UG students, researchers have tried different strategies to enhance the research experience of students. This paper presents a case study in which, third-year students of Electrical Engineering were engaged to analyze the results of the combined economic emission dispatch problem (CEED) reported in past literature. As a part of in-semesterexamination (ISE) for the course Power System Operation and Control, the students were given different research papers published in reputed international journals and associated with the CEED problem. The students were asked to identify the main equations, collect supporting data from literature and develop a computer program in MATLAB to analyze results in the research article under study. Each student presented findings on the assigned paper, the computer program developed, with explanations and conclusions. The research findings of all students were appropriately consolidated to prepare the manuscript as a review article for submission to a suitable international journal. The proposed methodology can be easily implemented in other courses by properly defining thescope of research work expected from students. The research experience of students (experimental group) was measured by conducting a test and the results were compared with other students (control group). The results show that students under experiment performed better than other students. Keywords— Analysis; CEED; in-semester-examination; MATLAB; undergraduate research.
An Empirical Study on the Impact of Industry Supported Courses in enhancing the Graduate Outcomes
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Pandeeswari S Thiruchadai , C Jeyamala , S Pudumalar , K.V Uma , C Deisy
Published: August 2022

The collaborations between industries and academic institutes play a vital role in developing a strong and skilled workforce. The major advantages of industry institute collaboration include: ● Industries gain work-ready talent with specialization in the respective domains. ● Institutes and Universities have the benefit of opportunities to work on the state of the art technologies with appropriate mentorship from industrial experts. The department of Information Technology at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai has explored the possible venues for Industry Institute Collaboration in all aspects of Teaching Learning Process. Industry institute interaction is strengthened through various activities like establishing industry supported laboratories, offering one credit courses/certifications to the students, inviting industry experts for conferences /workshops /seminars/ guest lectures, faculty training by industry personnel, inplant training, industrial visits and industry internship for students. This research work aims at analysing the impact of industry supported courses in enhancing the graduate outcomes of the learners. The department has organized four to five courses on an average in an academic year in association with leading industries. The enhancement in learning outcomes is assessed through two major factors namely the enhancement in employability of the graduates and quality of the final year projects. The extensive data analysis for the pastthree academic years have shown significant increase in the placements in dream companies, increased level of participation in national/international contests and in increased number of students’ research publications. It could be inferred from the student satisfaction report that the learners are satisfied with the learning experience created by the industry supported courses to a greater extent . Keywords: Industry Institute Collaboration, Program Outcomes, Assessment of Program Outcomes, Continuous Improvement
Check Solve Pass: A new technique for Student Centric Learning
Authors:   School of Computer Engineering and Technology, MITWPU, Pune,, Palwe Dr. Sushila
Published: August 2022

Student Centric Learning experiences is always a challenge and important aspect of teaching pedagogy. It became more complex and challenging in current scenario of online teaching and learning. Amongst many innovative active learning methods, PBL: Pr oblem based learning is majorly used in Engineering Education. Problem based learning, if worked as a group activity, each team member must actively contribute to ensure the learning objective which is a big problem. “Check Solve Pass” technique is a unique method proposed in this paper with the aim of motivating active contribution of each team member in Collaborative PBL. With the experimentation of this method, significant improvement in active participation of each group member is observed. Keywords— “Check Solve Pass”, PBL, Active Learning, Collaborative Learning, Student Centric Learning
Ethical Preparedness, Self-Efficacy and Challenges in Engineering Education – A Quantitative Study
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad, Binani Shradha
Published: August 2022

Academicians and practitioners in engineering focus on promoting ethical behaviour in their field. Engineering ethics are essential for maintaining public faith in the field and its professionals, especially as engineers rapidly face global and socially complicated issues that involve technical and ethical challenges. Unethical engineering exposes companies to legal action, financial constraints, and decreased effectiveness. To enhance ethical awareness about one’s own ethical self- efficacy, ethical preparedness and the associated ethical challenges, ethical instructions are to be developed among students successfully. With this as the motivation, an attempt is made in this study to develop a survey instrument to capture the freshmen engineering students’ understanding related to ethical preparedness, ethical challenges, and ethical self-efficacy. Considering these three aspects, a survey instrument was created and distributed at an affiliated (autonomous) college in south India (Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management) during spring 2021 to the freshman engineering students. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure of the survey instrument and it results in three factors as hypothesized. The factors had a minimum and maximum loading of 0.56 and 0.90 and Cronbach’s α ranged from 0.83 to 0.88. This instrument could be used by institutions willing to assess students’ current levels of awareness regarding engineering ethics and decide nextsteps accordingly. Keywords: ethical challenges, ethical self-efficacy, engineering ethics, freshman engineering students
Enhancing the Online Engineering Education during COVID-19 Period: A Blended Approach of Online Tools
Authors: Kulkarni R. D. , Same S.S. , Taware A.V.
Published: August 2022

An unplanned shift into educational sector, from physical education to virtual, online education has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within no time, the passionate educators and learners sought the support of e-Learning where teaching is being done through remote, digital platforms. In this paper, an approach pursued by us has been presented that was used for delivering the enhanced online engineering education to our students in the period of COVID-19 pandemic. Through use of technologies such as GoTo Webinar tool, Udemy online learning platform and the LearniCo student mobile application, the approach has achieved a soothed quality education delivery The approach has demonstrated a touch of personalized and on-demand learning with improved engagement of the online attendees. This approach has generated promising statistics about the learning inclination, understanding levels and adaption rate percentage by the online attendees including their reviews and feedbacks. The motivating statistics of the students embracing to this approach has been the proof of its impact. Keywords—e-Learning, personalized learning, on-demand learning.
The Computational Fallacy: A New Model for Understanding the Role of Computers in Humanities
Authors: Aljayyousi Mohammad Ibrahim
Published: August 2022

The paper tries to counter some misassumptions about the computer and computation especially in relation to humanities and human behavior and they amount to what the author calls “the computational fallacy. The paper discusses a number of points such as the physiology of the computer, the Etymology of basic terms in the field, and the current approaches especially in mainstream digital humanities which reduce computation to a set of “tools”. The paper then proceeds to discuss some counter arguments such as rethinking the notion of programmability which should substitute “calculation” as the core of computation, considering the transformative nature of the computer and its media using the ideas of some theorists like Manovich and Drucker, and some new approaches that view computation differently like Computational Thinking, Algorithmic criticism, and Speculative computing.Cet article essaie de contrer quelques suppositions erronées sur l’ordinateur et la computation, plus particulièrement leur relation aux sciences humaines et au comportement humain qui équivaut à ce que l’auteur appelle « the computational fallacy » ou l’erreur computationnelle. Cet article aborde de nombreux points, tels que la physiologie de l’ordinateur, l’étymologie de termes de base dans ce domaine, ainsi que les approches courantes, particulièrement les approches dominantes dans les humanités numériques qui réduisent la computation comme un ensemble « d’outils ». Ensuite, l’article poursuit en discutant les contre-arguments comme les nouvelles réflexions des notions de programmation qui devraient substituer le calcul au cœur de la computation, considérant la nature transformante de l’ordinateur et ses médias utilisant les idées de quelques théoristes dont Manovich et Drucker, et quelques nouvelles approches qui voient la computation différemment comme « Computational Thinking » ou la pensée computationnelle, « Algorithmic criticism » ou la critique algorithmique et « Speculative computing » ou la computation spéculative. 
Hydrofeminism on the Coastline: An Interview with Astrida Neimanis
Authors: Bezan Sarah , Neimanis Astrida
Published: August 2022

This is an interview conducted with Astrida Neimanis, Canada Research Chair of Feminist Environmental Humanities at University of British Columbia, Okanagan. It examines the "hydro-feminist" turn in critical theory and its potential value for thinking about coastline encounters. Neimanis also comments on critical-creative practices, critiques of the Anthropocene, and how the environmental and blue humanities will meet the demands of environmental crisis.
Dis ma-ma-má de Xela Arias
Authors: Cura Juanjo , Arias Xela
Published: August 2022

Esta publicación é unha das moitas actividades coas que o Consello da Cultura Galega homenaxeou a memoria de Xela Arias no 2021, ano en que se lle dedicou o Día das Letras Galegas. Coa publicación desta partitura, o Consello da Cultura Galega segue comprometido co obxectivo de dar a coñecer obras singulares do patrimonio musical galego clásico e contemporáneo para facilitar así a súa interpretación e divulgación.
Soft Computing and Image Processing for Detection and Analysis of Plant Infections
Authors: Dr. G. R. Jothi Lakshmi Veera Babu A.,
Published: August 2022

We provide a comprehensive evaluation of methods for detecting plant diseases in images taken under normal lighting conditions. The aim of these methods is to use digital image processing to identify plant diseases, rank their severity, and classify them into different categories. Disease symptoms could appear everywhere on a plant, but researchers here focused on the parts of the plant that could be seen by the human eye, such the leaves and stems. This was done for two reasons: (a) to keep the essay at a manageable length, and (b) to provide a more in-depth explanation of the subtleties involved in dealing with roots, seeds, and fruits. Taking these factors into account was crucial to making this decision. There are three broad classes into which the consensus standards fall: detection, severity measurement, and classification. The algorithm's preliminary technical response serves as a basis for subsequent breakdown of each class. Experts in the fields of vegetable pathology and pattern recognition may find this study's comprehensive overview to be useful.
Evaluation of the quality of the Voluntary Geographic Information for the road network in Bogotá D.C
Authors: Niño Beltran Luis A. , Darghan Contreras Aquiles E. , Cangrejo Aljure Libia D. , Grisales Camargo Edwin F.
Published: August 2022

The production of Voluntary Geographic Information has been growing considerably and continues to be an active area of research. However, the lack of knowledge about the quality of information generated on a voluntary and participatory basis raises challenges and questions about its use. In the review carried out for the Colombian case, no studies related to the subject were identified; consequently, this study is presented on the evaluation of the quality of this type of information on the road network of Bogotá with respect to completeness, positional accuracy and thematic accuracy. This evaluation was carried out by means of a semi-automatic process that uses a mobile buffer and the centroid of the roads to make the corresponding comparisons between two data sources. The results found reveal that the method used allowed to compare up to 85.0% of the data, and that the OpenStreetMap mesh has a completeness of 85.4%, over the entire area of Bogotá. A positional accuracy of 3.98 m and a thematic accuracy related to the percentage of error in the attributes: Road hierarchy, direction of flow and road naming of 35.8%, 15.0% and 34.6% respectively. The quality evaluated through completeness, positional and thematic accuracy in synergistic terms is deficient with respect to the minimum quality levels established in the standard data model, however, the evaluation for each of the attributes shows an acceptable quality in terms of completeness and thematic accuracy.
Utilization of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) In Teaching Grammar among Grade 10 Students
Authors: Dumape Jelsin L.
Published: August 2022

Teaching of grammar plays a vital role in language teaching. One cannot communicate effectively when grammar is poor and weak. This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) as an instructional tool in improving the English grammar skills of the Grade 10 students in a certain school in the Division of Bukidnon academic year 2019-2020. The quasi-experimental design was used to determine whether or not there is a difference between the pretest and posttest scores of the students after Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) was integrated in teaching grammar. Purposive sampling was utilized with pre-selected heterogeneous classes with 78 respondents, 39 for each of the two groups – control and experimental groups. A research-made instrument was distributed to the respondents comprising a 50 multiple choice-based questions. Frequency distribution, standard deviation, t-test, double difference and ANOVA were the statistical tools used to treat the data.
The overall pretest result revealed intermediate level for both the control and experimental groups. Overall post-test result for the control group remained as intermediate level, while the experimental group improved to advanced level. Hence, the result disclosed that there was a significant difference between the pretest and post-test scores of the experimental group after Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) was integrated in teaching grammar. The study also revealed no significant difference in students’ demographic profile such as age, sex and academic performance and level of English general grammar skills.
Therefore, findings of this study indicate that Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) plays an important role in the present and future education of this generation and that there are other variables to consider for explaining significant differences in the level of their grammar skills.
Difficulties in Using Articles among EFL University Students: An Experimental Study
Authors: Muttlak Nasser Instr. Sura
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Starting to learn English articles ‘a/an, the, and the zero article’ is a major challenge for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Articles are very common morphemes, and their usage is difficult for EFL learners, and it usually causes even the most advanced non-native speakers of English (NNS) to commit mistakes. Iraqi EFL students have difficulties when using English articles. This may affect negatively their exam scores. The current study conducted in the Department of English, College of Education for Women, University of Baghdad, Iraq. This research highlights Iraqi EFL first-year students’ mistakes and difficulties in using English articles. The study aims to investigate these mistakes and tries to find an appropriate solution for them. To fulfil the aims of this study, the researcher adopted pre and posttests as instruments for collecting data. The data has been analyzed by the statistical program SPSS. This study identifies the difficulties that are encountered when Iraqi EFL students use English articles.
Basic Structure of the Riau Malay Clauses
Authors: Tambusai Azhary , Nasution Khairina , Rahmi Sofia
Published: August 2022

This study aims to explain the basic structure of Riau Malay clauses using a linguistic typology approach. Data obtained from oral and written data. The method used is Sudaryanto (2005). The discussion is based on the opinion of Jufrizal (2012). The results showed that the basic clauses of BMR were in the form of (1) non-verbal basic clauses whose predicates are nouns (pronouns), adjectives, numerals, and prepositions which are located one argument before the predicate (2) verbal clauses in the form of transitive and intransitive forms. Verbs that occupy the predicate position in the two clauses are marked morphologically with affixes and some can stand alone without affixes. The BMR intransitive clause has one argument that comes before the predicate (verb). There are transitive clauses that have two or three arguments.
Editorial
Authors: Franco Vásquez José Gabriel
Published: August 2022

El segundo número de 2022 de Medicina UPB contiene nueve artículos, cuatro son investigaciones originales, dos son revisiones narrativas de tema y tres son reportes de caso de gran interés clínico. El primero de los originales es sobre una cohorte retrospectiva con datos de historias clínicas de adultos admitidos en un centro de atención médica de alta complejidad, por Covid-19. Este análisis contribuye al conocimiento del impacto de la pandemia sobre la salud de los colombianos.
Osteoporosis bilateral del yunque, hallazgos otopatológicos
Authors: Castillo Bustamante Melissa , Rivera Sebastián , Alvear Bernardita , García Alejandro
Published: August 2022

La osteoporosis es una enfermedad sistémica esquelética, cuyas manifestaciones más comunes son las fracturas vertebrales y de cadera. En relación con el oído, se han realizado algunos estudios controversiales que sugieren el aumento de riesgo de pérdida auditiva en pacientes con osteoporosis, mientras otros indican que no hay relación alguna con esta enfermedad. Se realizó un reporte de caso donde se describen los hallazgos en el oído medio y oído interno, tras la valoración bajo microscopía de luz, en un espécimen de hueso temporal con antecedente de osteoporosis. Se evidencia desmineralización, porosidad y disminución cualitativa del tejido óseo, así como disminución del espacio incudomaleolar.
Governance of Ecosystem Services: A Plea for a New Perspective on Ecosystem Services for Land-use Planners
Authors: Gray Konrad , Savaşçı Günden , Deppisch Sonja
Published: August 2022

Integrating the ecosystem services (ES) concept into land-use planning has been the focus of researchers in recent years. Forwarding this objective in order to foster human well-being, urban and regional planning became the focus of research efforts. Furthermore, governance research has been beneficial in studying the coupling of ecosystem services and planning processes. Thus, in this explorative case study we have analysed the governance of urban and regional planning in two case studies – Rostock and Munich – in order to gain insights about the role and value of ecosystem services among planning actors. We conducted semi-structured interviews to identify relevant parameters to facilitate integrational approaches of ecosystem services into decision-making in the context of cross-sectoral urban and regional planning. Based on our results, we argue for a change of the perspective of ES within planning practice. Instead of ecological or economic endeavours, the contribution of ES to human well-being should be in the centre of attention. Human well-being as an overarching aspiration may have the potential to shift ecosystem services from sectoral to cross-sectoral planning.
The elderly and urban mobility: cost sensitivity of elderly people in the “oldest” Italian city
Authors: Burlando Claudia , Musso Enrico , Persico Luca
Published: August 2022

The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as a consequence of higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates is a world-wide phenomenon. While ageing is indeed a triumph of scientific progress and increasing longevity is perceived as one of humanity’s greatest achievements, the transition in society needs to be managed. In the urban context, any increase in age, health, and economic conditions determines one’s ability to enjoy the urban milieu and the so-called economies of urbanisation (advantages gained from an urban location, e.g., proximity to a market, labour supply, good communications, and financial and commercial services) longer. As there are more and more elderly people in cities, urban mobility becomes crucial in making the urban environment more inclusive. In order to provide suitable policy guidelines, it is, therefore, necessary to investigate and understand senior traveller behaviour.  
In this study, we investigate urban travel characteristics of people aged 65 years and over living in the city of Genoa (one of the cities with the largest population of the elderly in the EU). By utilising a structured questionnaire, the paper explores the satisfaction and motivations of approx. 600 elderly public transport users in the city. In particular, exploratory factor analysis has been used to determine the key dimensions of the satisfaction and mobility motivations, and subsequently to use them to investigate the cost sensitivity of elderly people.
Meme kanseri neoadjuvan kemoterapi sürecinde progrese ve yanıtsız hastaların yanıtlı hastalar ile karşılaştırılması
Authors: YILMAZ Cengiz , ÖZDEMİR Özlem
Published: August 2022

Amaç: Meme kanseri neoadjuvan kemoterapi sürecinde radyolojik olarak progrese veya yanıtsız olup operasyona yönlendirilen hastalar ile tedaviye yanıtlı hastaların karşılaştırılması hedeflendi.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Hastanemizde meme kanseri nedeni ile neoadjuvan kemoterapi sonrası opere olmuş kadın hastalar retrospektif olarak tarandı. Ara radyolojik görüntülemesi olanlar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalar ara görüntüleme sonuçlarına göre tedaviye yanıtlı, yanıtsız (stabil hastalık) ve progrese olmak üzere üç gruba ayrıldı. Yanıtsız veya progrese olup operasyona yönlendirilen hastalar ile yanıtlı olup kemoterapiye devam eden hastalar hasta ve tümör karakteristikleri bakımından ayrı ayrı karşılaştırıldı.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 96 kadın hasta dahil edildi. Ara radyolojik görüntüleme sonuçlarına göre hastaların %90,6’sı (87 hasta) tedaviye yanıtlıydı. Dört hasta (%4,2) tedaviye yanıtsızlık, beş hasta (%5,2) ise progresyon nedeni ile toplamda dokuz hasta (%9,4) erkenden operasyona yönlendirilmişti. Yanıtsız hastaların yanıtlı hastalara göre ortalama yaşı istatistiksel olarak anlamlı daha yüksek, tümör gradı ve Ki-67 indeksi ise daha düşük saptandı (sırasıyla; 60 vs. 49, p=0,035, 1,5 ± 0,6 vs. 2,4 ± 0,5, p=0,007 ve 10±4 vs. 37±22, p=0,003). Progrese olan hastaların yanıtlı hastalara göre tümör gradı ve Ki-67 indeksi daha yüksek olmasına rağmen istatistiksel anlamlı değildi. Tedaviye yanıtsız hastalar çoğunlukla luminal A (3/4 hasta), progrese hastalar ise çoğunlukla triple negatif (3/5 hasta) moleküler alt tipte idi.

Sonuç: Düşük proliferasyon indeksi ve gradı olan luminal meme kanserleri neoadjuvan kemoterapiye duyarsız olma eğilimindedir. Diğer taraftan yüksek proliferasyon indeksi ve gradı olan hormon reseptörleri negatif tümörler neoadjuvan tedaviye iyi yanıt verebildikleri gibi progresyon açısından da risk teşkil edebilirler. İleri klinik çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
Akut aort transeksiyonlarının endovasküler tedavisinde başarıyı etkileyen faktörler
Authors: BALCIOĞLU Özlem , KARACA Sedat , PARILDAR Mustafa , KAHRAMAN Ümit , POSACIOĞLU Hakan
Published: August 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Akut Aort Transeksiyonu tanısıyla 2002 – 2018 yılları arasında endovasküler tedavi ile tedavi edilmiş hastaların sonuçları ve başarıyı etkileyebilecek faktörleri sunmak amaçlanmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya toplam 17 hasta dahil edilmiş olup retrospektif olarak planlanmıştır. Hastaların tüm verilerine dosyaları taranarak ulaşılmış ve tüm hastaların demografik verileri kaydedilmiştir. Çalışmaya dahil edilen tüm hastalardan yazılı onam belgesi alınmıştır. Hastaların travma şekilleri ve cinsiyet oranları yüzdelik olarak hesaplanmıştır. Kesin tanı için kontrastlı torakoabdominal bilgisayarlı tomografi çekilerek endovasküler tedavi açısından değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Endovasküler tedaviye uygun görülen tüm hastalara ilk 24 saat içinde müdahale edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Çalışmamıza dahil edilen hasta grubunun evrelemesinde büyük çoğunluğu evre 4 hastalar oluşturmakta olup etiyolojide en büyük sebebin araç içi trafik kazaları olduğu göze çarpmaktadır. Çalışmaya dahil edilen 17 hastanın 2’si erken dönemde 1’i takip sürecinde kaybedilmiştir. Endovasküler tedavinin komplikasyonları olarak bilinen greftte migrasyon, psödoanevrizma ve greftte kıvrılma gibi komplikasyonlar ile karşılaşılmamıştır. On yedi hastanın 12’sinde sol subklaviyen arter kapatılmış olmasına rağmen sadece ikisine karotis – subklaviyen baypas uygulama ihtiyacı oluşmuştur.

Sonuç: Konvansiyonel cerrahiye oranla endovasküler tedavinin düşük mortalite ile uygulanabiliyor olması akut aort transeksiyonlarında mortaliteyi azaltmaktadır. Müdahalenin ilk 24 saatte, bu konuda deneyimli merkezlerde yapılması ve greft seçiminde aort çapının %10’unun aşılmaması, balon dilatasyonundan kaçınılması tedavi başarısını etkileyen en önemli faktörlerdendir.
Rola stanu ogólnego a znaczenie instytucji publicznych w „Zasadach filozofii prawa” Hegla
Authors: Chankowski Stanisław
Published: August 2022

Tekst analizuje zajęcia powierzone przez Hegla w systemie Zasad filozofii prawa stanowi ogólnemu. Charakterystyka tych zajęć jest bardzo zdawkowa, pomimo nader ważnej roli, jaką pełnią przedstawiciele tej grupy w ramach całości struktury społecznej. Stan ogólny miałby według Hegla zajmować się dobrem ogólnym i zapobiegać dezintegracji, do jakiej prowadzą ślepe prawa nowoczesnej ekonomii. W związku z tym powinien on reprezentować rodzaj najwyższego dobra ogólnego i dostarczać kryteriów jego rozumienia pozostałym instytucjom publicznym. Wymowa tekstu Hegla jest jednak ambiwalentna: z jednej strony ﬁlozof przypisuje tym instytucjom nadzwyczaj duże znaczenie, różniąc się tym od zwolenników atomistycznej ontologii społecznej, z drugiej strony rozwinięcie charakterystyki stanu ogólnego prowadzi do neoliberalnego pojmowania roli tych instytucji. Rola ta wynikałaby z tego, że stan ogólny zdeﬁniowany jest przez zaprzeczenie wszelkiego partykularnego interesu i przez pańską postawę konfrontowania się z negatywnością. Uniwersalizacja tego wzorca w społeczeństwie obywatelskim prowadzi do ideologicznego konceptu heroicznej przedsiębiorczości i jego instytucjonalizacji jako modelowego sposobu dbania o dobro ogólne.
Państwo kapitału. Heglowska krytyka społeczeństwa burżuazyjnego
Authors: McGowan Todd
Published: August 2022

Zasady filozofii prawa Hegla otwarcie głoszą, że są dziełem bez programu politycznego – interpretacją polityki, a nie projektem politycznym. W niniejszym tekście twierdzi się, że decyzja Hegla, by ogólność państwa ustanowić punktem kulminacyjnym struktury politycznej, sama w sobie stanowi interwencję polityczną, która dokonuje się już w akcie interpretacji. Heglowska analiza relacji między kapitalizmem (lub społeczeństwem obywatelskim) a państwem ujawnia, że na społeczeństwo kapitalistyczne musimy spoglądać z perspektywy państwa. W ten sposób możemy rozpoznać polityczną konieczność przejścia od kapitalistycznego partykularyzmu do uniwersalności formy państwowej.
Capital and Spirit: The Physics of the Universal
Authors: Olesik Marta
Published: August 2022

The article will examine the status of capital and spirit—two conceptual forces, as analysed by Deleuze and Guattari, and Hegel, respectively. Capital, the decoded ﬂow of money and labour, and spirit, the persistent rhythm of negation, will both be considered as embodiments of the universal, which I want to deﬁne as material expansiveness of the concept. Contrary to the common conception, Deleuze and Guattari do not renounce the idea of universality but alter and accommodate it in accordance with their theoretical agenda. The text will explore the idea of history as an arena of the expansion of thought. In both the dialectical and schizoanalytical frameworks, history becomes a ﬁeld in which conceptual energies are distributed. I propose to understand universality precisely as this distribution and its dynamics. I will consider spirit and capital as material processes transforming historical codes. The seemingly paradoxical physical interpretation of meaning will serve to examine its constitution and mechanism outside the relation of representation. Representation is a structure of meaning functioning on a molar level. Meanwhile, both dialectical and schyzoanalytical methods work with the molecular properties of codes, examining their conceptual density, energetic ﬂows and relational intensities. Deleuze and Guattari, and Hegel approach meaning as a conceptual substance which literally makes history, eliciting material properties of thought as it makes its way into being.
Comparative evaluation of road construction on subgrade and overpasses
Authors:   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT), Skutin Aleksandr I. , Saveljev Nickolai V. ,   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT)
Published: August 2022

The article discusses the features of the construction of roads on the subgrade and on overpasses, identifies the advantages and disadvantages of both options, and gives a quantitative assessment of construction volumes.
Analysis of the initial design parameters aff ecting the capacity of the track development of the cargo station arrival and departure park
Authors:   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT), Sitnikov Sergey A. , Garifullina Yulia M. ,   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT)
Published: August 2022

The article provides the analysis of one of the current methods for determining the necessary track development of the cargo station arrival and departure park. Special attention is paid to the issue of identifying the initial design parameters that have a significant impact on the final result. The complex multivariate task of determining the capacity of travel development requires concretization of the solution of individual issues of this aspect.
Investigation of mutual aerodynamic infl uence of high-speed passenger and freight trains moving on adjacent tracks
Authors:   Tashkent State Transport University (TSTU), Rasulov Marufdjan X. , Masharipov Masud N. ,   Tashkent State Transport University (TSTU), Bozorov Ramazon S. ,   Tashkent State Transport University (TSTU)
Published: August 2022

The article considers the issues of impact of high-speed passenger traffic on the sections of JSC “Uzbekiston Temir Yillari” on removal of freight trains from the traffic schedule, the mutual aerodynamic influence of trains moving on adjacent tracks is investigated. In order to increase the tourist attractiveness of the republic and provide high-quality transport services to the population, it is planned to significantly increase the volume of passenger transportation by high-speed electric trains Afrosiyob. In the conditions of the projected increase in the size of freight traffic, this may lead to difficulties in passing trains through sections. In order to effectively use the capacity of the sections, in compliance with the conditions for ensuring the safety of train traffic, the possibility of simultaneous passage of freight trains of a passing or oncoming direction along the second main track when moving along the section of the Afrosiyob high-speed electric train is being considered.
One Last Note Concerning the Concepts of Secondary Schizophrenia and Pseudoschizophrenia
Authors: Martinho Sérgio M. , Carvalheiro Ana Mafalda
Published: August 2022

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Mutagenicity in oral cells of individuals exposed to radiofrequency generated by different smartphones
Authors: Menezes Liciane dos Santos , Santos Itana Silva , Santos Marcos Antônio Lima dos , Soares Andrea Ferreira , Sousa Sílvia Ferreira de , Takeshita Wilton Mitsunari
Published: August 2022

Aim: This study aimed to investigate whether non-ionizing radiation emitted by smartphones is likely to cause genotoxic effects on oral epithelial cells. Methods: Thirty adults were distributed into two groups according to the mobile phone brand used, namely Samsung (Samsung, Seoul, South Korea) and Apple (Apple, California, USA). The material was collected with gentle swabbing of the right and left buccal mucosa using a cervical brush, then the micronucleus test was performed. Results: The Mann-Whitney test with a 5% significance level did not reveal statistically significant differences in micronuclei frequency between the exposed and non-exposed sides (p=0.251). The different brands do not seem to cause risks of inducing genetic damage because there were no statistically significant differences between them (p=0.47). Conclusion: Therefore, our results suggest no correlations of micronuclei frequency in the exposed buccal cells of mobile phone users at the exposure standard levels observed.