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Salud Mental y Psiquiatría
Authors: Villalba Paez Yadira Margoth , Pérez Viamontes Alexis Alcides , Esparza Almeida Patricia Lizbeth , Rosero Plaza Nicolás Andrés
Published: June 2023

La asignatura de Salud Mental y Psiquiatría se imparte en la carrera de Enfermería correspondiente a la formación del tercer semestre como parte de la unidad de organización curricular profesional en el campo de formación profesional. La asignatura de Salud Mental y Psiquiatría pretende desarrollar habilidades y destrezas en base al conocimiento de los aspectos psicológicos en el cuidado de la salud del ser humano, teniendo en cuenta las características del comportamiento y la personalidad de cada paciente entorno al proceso salud-enfermedad. La asignatura pretende partir del conocimiento de las principales escuelas de psicología que se dedicaron al estudio del desarrollo de la personalidad y el funcionamiento psicofisiológico del paciente enfermo, para llegar a permitirle al profesional de enfermería conocer y dominar el manejo psicológico que requiere de acuerdo a los posibles causantes orgánicos de su padecimiento. Se abordarán en la asignatura cuatro unidades la primera comprenderá los aspectos generales de la Psicología y la atención al paciente que permitirán una visión panorámica: su definición, importancia, características, relación de la psicología con otras ramas de la ciencia y las escuelas de la psicología. La segunda unidad revisará la personalidad y sus manifestaciones, desde la definición, tipos de personalidad y variables implicadas en las manifestaciones socio afectivas. En la tercera unidad analizaremos las afectaciones neurocognitivas de la persona enferma y el papel del enfermero en la atención a dichas alteraciones y, la cuarta unidad estudiará las conductas psicosomáticas usando como punto de partida el afrontamiento de enfermedades catastróficas como el Sida, Cáncer, o condiciones como las amputaciones y la tercera edad, así como el manejo en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas y adiestrando al enfermero para un trato de calidad y calidez en su ejercicio como personal de salud. Esta asignatura aportará al gestionar el cuidado integral en la atención de enfermedades agudas y crónicas reconociendo los aspectos psicológicos que influyen en el comportamiento humano y sus manifestaciones relacionadas con el proceso desde su diagnóstico hasta los tratamientos y evolución que acompañan la enfermedad. Para la consecución de lo planteado se realizará la revisión teórica de los contenidos, la profundización con la investigación y el trabajo autónomo del estudiante y la aplicación de los saberes en talleres, deseamos que alcance con éxito los objetivos planteados para ello su dedicación y constancia serán un elemento clave.
Orientación Familiar y Comunitaria
Authors: Rosero Bolaños Cecilia Nohemy , Enríquez Chuga Ruth Gabriela , Araujo de Rodríguez Ismenia del Carmen , Duque Granados Rocío Alejandra
Published: June 2023

La asignatura de Orientación Familiar y Comunitaria estará presente en la carrera de DIN (Desarrollo Integral del Niño), en los períodos académicos, en la unidad de organización curricular Profesional y en el campo de formación de Adaptación e innovación tecnológica. Orientación Familiar y Comunitaria se identifica con la Educación para la Vida familiar y contribuye: como el proceso sistemático de ayuda cuyo fin es facilitar la dinámica familiar positiva, la solución de problemas, la toma de decisiones y potenciar los propios recursos educativos. Implica: dar apoyo, seguridad y afecto; enfrentar y solucionar problemas además transferir valores. Esta asignatura contribuye para que los estudiantes adquieran destrezas para una adecuada intervención con padres, familias o grupos de trabajo; en procesos de prevención, orientación y acompañamiento acorde a las necesidades y requerimientos de los individuos o grupos a su cargo; conociendo sobre procesos de mediación, negociación y resolución de conflictos a nivel familiar o comunitario. Comprende: el estudio de la familia como contexto de socialización y aprendizaje constituye un área de intervención multidisciplinar y multiprofesional. Persigue como objetivo: Dirigir grupos de trabajo con padres de familia compañeros y docentes. En cuanto al contenido temático, en la unidad I se tratará: LA FAMILIA, Conceptualización de la familia y de la orientación educativa familiar, Concepto de Familia. Tipología familia, Modelos teóricos en el estudio de la Familia, socialización y sociedad, Concepto de Evaluación, Orientación e Intervención en familias. En la unidad II conoceremos: INTERVENCIÓN Y ORIENTACIÓN FAMILIAR, Campos de intervención en orientación educativa familiar, Familias normalizadas, Familias en riesgo, Familia y diversidad, Relación Familia-Institución Educativa-Comunidad En la unidad III INTERVENCIÓN EDUCATIVA, Metodologías de investigación, evaluación e intervención educativa en familias, Intervención en familias: Modelos y Programas, Rol del Orientador Educativo en el ámbito Familiar, Mediación de conflictos y Negociación La unidad IV: EL TRABAJO EN EQUIPO, Teoría de Grupos, Enfoque Sociológico de Grupos, Procesos Grupales, Del Trabajo individual los Equipos de Trabajo, El trabajo en equipo, La Motivación y el Estímulo en los Grupos de Trabajo, Estrategias para el trabajo en equipo La unidad V ENFOQUE PEDAGÓGICO, Trabajo en equipo en el Aprendizaje y la Enseñanza, Tipos de aprendizaje, Trabajo y Aprendizaje por Proyectos, La Interactividad en la Acción Pedagógica, El Interaprendizaje en el Proceso Pedagógico Éxitos en el desarrollo de la signatura.
Guía de Plan de dirección del proyecto: Caso diseño de un Centro de Emprendimiento e Innovación en Instituciones de Educación Superior
Authors: Acosta Camino Diego Fernando
Published: June 2023

Guía de Plan de dirección del proyecto: Caso diseño de un Centro de Emprendimiento e Innovación en Instituciones de Educación Superior
Gestión Administrativa y Calidad de Servicio en el Banco de la Nación Agencia II Huancavelica – 2021
Authors: DUEÑAS CARBAJAL Ángel Raúl
Published: June 2023

Gestión Administrativa y Calidad de Servicio en el Banco de la Nación Agencia II Huancavelica – 2021
Sistem Informasi Parkir Elektronik pada Kampus Universitas Andalas Berbasis Website
Authors: Apri Wenando Febby , Pratama Santi Rahmatika , Rahmatika Pratama Santi  , Nur Irsyad Lathif , Ramadhani Putri Salsabila
Published: June 2023

Transformasi digital yang sedang berlangsung menuntut kemampuan untuk memproduksi aplikasi secara cepat, hemat, adapatif sehingga efektif, efisien dan berdampak pada organisasi. Sistem Informasi Parkir Elektronik merupakan pengelolaan parkir berbasis elektronik yang dirancang menggunakan sistem real time. Langkah menerapkan E-Parkir sebagai usaha memberikan pelayanan di bidang perpakiran dalam menciptakan parkir aman, nyaman dan transparansi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan produk teknologi informatika untuk mendukung tema-tema utama riset sesuai Rencana Induk Penelitian Universitas Andalas Produk yang dihasilkan berupa aplikasi sistem informasi untuk inovasi pada teknologi dan industri khususnya untuk meningkatkan efektifitas dan kemajuan kampus Unand. sistem ini berpotensi untuk memberikan dampak positif bagi para warga kampus yang selama ini masih menggunakan cara perrparkiran manual, dimana petugas satuan pengamanan kampus memberika kartu kepada mahasiswa. Sistem E-Parkir ini diharapkan akan memudahkan penggunanya untuk mengontrol arus kendaraan serta meningkatkan pengawasan kendaraan dengan menggunakan metode SCRUM berbasis website yang bisa diakses dimanapun dan kapanpun secara realtime. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengurangi penggunaan kartu parkir dan kertas sehingga mempermudah pengelolaan kendaraan dilingkungan Kampus UNAND.
Sistem Informasi Pendataan Prestasi Mahasiswa untuk Pendataan Prestasi Mahasiswa Departemen Sistem Informasi Menggunakan Metode UAT Dengan Framework Pieces
Authors: Apri Wenando Febby , Pratama Santi Rahmatika , Ramadhani Putri Salsabila , Nur Irsyad Lathif
Published: June 2023

Sistem Informasi Pendataan Prestasi Mahasiswa merupakan aplikasi  berbasis elektronik yang dirancang mempunyai database sehingga ketika pengguna membutuhkan data bisa secara real time tersedia. Langkah menerapkan Pendataan Prestasi Mahasiswa sebagai usaha memberikan pelayanan kepada mahasiswa dalam menciptakan sistem yang sangat membantu mahasiswa dalam menyimpan dan mendata prestasi yang mereka punya secara terorganisir dan aman. Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan produk teknologi informatika untuk mendukung tema-tema utama riset sesuai Rencana Induk Penelitian Universitas Andalas Produk yang dihasilkan berupa aplikasi sistem informasi untuk inovasi pada teknologi dan industri khususnya untuk meningkatkan efektifitas dan kemajuan kampus Unand. sistem ini berpotensi untuk memberikan dampak positif bagi mahasiswa yang selama ini masih mempunyai segudang prestasi tetapi belum terdata dengan baik, serta diharapkan akan memudahkan penggunanya untuk mengupdate data mereka sendiri tanpa perlu harus dikumpulkan dulu berupa hardcopy dan bukti pendukung, cukup dengan mereka mengupload data prestasi mereka sendiri dari rumah dan dimanapun bisa diakses karena sistem ini berbasis website. Agar nantinya bisa dijadikan sebagai curriculum vitae yang valid dalam bentuk SKPI (Surat Keterangan Pendamping Ijazah) bagi mahasiswa.
The influence of antipsychotic type (typical vs. atypical) on quality of life among individuals with schizophrenia
Authors:   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania, Nistor Diana-Elena , Horosan Lavinia ,   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania, Saftencu Mihai ,   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania, Rosca Alina ,   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania,   “Carol Davila University” of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: June 2023

Introduction. Schizophrenia is a severe mental health disorder affecting almost 0.5% of the global population. Despite decades of research, it remains a debilitating condition that significantly impacts individuals’ quality of life (QoL) in aspects such as physical health, psychological well-being, independence, social relationships, beliefs, and environment. Current pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia consists of typical and atypical antipsychotics. Objective and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study on a population of 109 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10 criteria for schizophrenia, aiming to assess their QoL, depending on the type of antipsychotic used (typical or atypical). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample, and simple linear regression was used to evaluate the impact of the type of antipsychotic on the QoL. In addition, educational level, pathology, and previous treatment were considered as controlling factors. QoL was assessed using the EuroQol EQ-5D Quality of Life Scale (EQ-5D-3L) and the abbreviated version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life (WHO-QOL-BREF) Scale. Results. Patients treated with atypical antipsychotics (AA) presented higher overall scores on the EQ-5D-3L, indicating better QoL. In addition, there were significant associations between treatment type and gender, as well as employment status. However, no significant differences were observed in treatment history, marital status, educational level, or Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) results between the two groups. Conclusion. These findings highlight the need for individualized considerations of QoL when selecting the most suitable treatment approach for patients with schizophrenia. Further studies are warranted to provide precise guidance in tailoring treatments for these patients. Additionally, it is essential to conduct studies focusing on specific antipsychotic medications rather than broad categories to understand their distinct impacts on QoL and explore the complex relationships between antipsychotics and various influential factors in schizophrenia treatment
Negative correlation between PANSS negative subscale score and obesity in a chronic group of patients with schizophrenia, an observational study
Authors:   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania, Tintareanu Adrian , Stancu Teodor-Alexandru ,   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania, Stercu George-Alexandru ,   “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania
Published: June 2023

Background. Schizophrenia, as a chronic mental disorder with lifelong evolution is associated with low functionality and a high degree of disability. Obesity is an overlapping risk factor that is present in almost half of the patients worldwide and is responsible for increasing the overall mortality by itself or by predisposing to extensive morbidity. Its pathophysiology describes many mechanisms, the central position being occupied by the appetite regulation throughout the lipids and glucose metabolism. It is important to analyze whether the trends of correlation pairs of obesity in schizophrenia in Romanian patients are similar to those described in literature and if they are depicted in smaller groups of patients. Methods. This study paper is an observational cross-sectional study taking into account 110 inpatients with schizophrenia. The study included 110 inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia admitted in ”Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Psychiatry Hospital. They were divided into two groups by applying the criterium of BMI with a cut-off point set at 25 and were applied PANSS and GAFs altogether with a structured basic anamnestic interview. Results. The mean age of the patients was 39.15 years in the study group (SG) and 40.95 years in the control group (CG), the sex ratio was similar between the two groups. Regarding previous treatment, 59.3% normal weight patients were priorly medicated and 38.1% of those with BMI>25 received prior treatment. Both groups had a similar mean value of the positive and the general psychopathology subscales, the SG registered a slightly higher mean score on the negative subscale as well as on the total PANSS score. The mean value of Global Assessment of Functioning score was higher for the normal weight group. Discussion. Our findings point out that only PANSS negative subscale score has a negative statistical correlation (p=.005) with obesity in the chronic schizophrenic group we selected. No other statistically significant correlations between sex, age, place of living, education, employment and professional statuses, previous treatment, current antipsychotic medication and obesity were made possible due to reasons such as study design choice or the large number of obese patients related to the entire sample. Conclusion. There is an important number of schizophrenia patients that are overweight or obese. We found no major differences between the two groups on the topic of demographics or clinical variables, resulting in the conclusion that schizophrenia carries an important morbidity load, so that obesity can indiscriminately impact these patients.
Review of Resources from the Perspective of Wave, Tidal, and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Authors: Fouzi Alsebai  , Hooi-Siang Kang  , Omar Yaakob  , Muhammad Noor Afiq Witri Muhammad Yazid
Published: June 2023

The conversion of Ocean Renewable Energy (ORE) sources to electricity could meet increasing energy demand and diversify the energy supply in Malaysia. Possessing a long coastline overlooking the South China Sea (SCS) and the Malacca strait has encouraged the Malaysian government to promote ORE and assess available resources to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. However, most of the previous attempts to assess the potential of Malaysian ORE resources have focused primarily on theoretical resource assessment, which in practice may not reflect the viability and suitability of the resource. Other technical and practical issues must be accounted for as well. This paper presents a brief description of ORE conversion technologies and reviews the existing studies on regional ORE resources in Malaysia with an emphasis dedicated to wave energy, tidal energy, and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). It also highlights the essential technical and practical constraints limiting or excluding the utilization of ORE sources. While some ORE resources, particularly the OTEC, appear to be theoretically promising for exploitation in Malaysia, this review has shown a lack of precise resource mapping linked to socio-economic and environmental constraints.
Validating the Effects of Organizational Internal Factors and Technology Orientation on Environmental Sustainability Performance of Malaysian Construction Firms
Authors: Waliu Adeniyi Ajibike  , Adekunle Qudus Adeleke  , Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi  , Jibril Adewale Bamgbade  , Salman Riazi Mehdi Riazi  , Mohd Fauzi Ahmad  , Sitansu Panda
Published: June 2023

The essence of emphasizing the importance of environmental sustainability among construction firms is to lessen the effects of construction activities or projects on the environment and make the construction activities more sustainably economically and friendly to the environment. This significant deliberation has stimulated various research interests by construction firms, owing to the damaging effects of construction activities such as various forms of environmental pollution, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss on a global scale. Using the Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach, this study validates the environmental sustainability performance (ESP) as a construct from the perspectives of 186 construction firms within Peninsular Malaysia. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted where data was gathered from G7 construction firms through a well-structured questionnaire. Findings from this study revealed that organizational internal factors (Managerial attitudes, social responsibility, and company culture), and technology orientation have significant effects on the environmental sustainability performance (ESP) of Malaysian construction firms.
Micro-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources Optimal Sizing for Cost and Carbon Emission Reduction using Grey Wolf Algorithm
Authors: Kareem Hussien Hamouda
Published: June 2023

The rapid depletion of fossil fuel resources and the growing evidence of global warming have made the utilization of renewable energy sources more attractive, especially with the increase in global energy demand. Most of the renewable energy sources are dependent on climate conditions. Therefore, Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources (HRES) can be highly efficient systems. In this paper, the Grey Wolf Algorithm (GWO) is proposed to find the optimal operation of PV/Wind HRES for a typical industrial load system with the objective of minimizing carbon emissions and life cycle cost (LCC). The algorithm is utilized to study two scenarios (PV/Wind and PV/Wind/Diesel generator) in comparison with conventional energy systems. The analysis of the results shows that both scenarios are more appealing than the conventional system. The first scenario can be considered the most attractive scenario for LCC and carbon emissions reduction. 60% and 90 % reductions are achieved, respectively. The second scenario can be considered the most attractive scenario for dump energy reduction. A 33% reduction is achieved compared to the first scenario.
Multi-Scale Interactions Between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Users in Mixed Reality Environment
Authors: Ajune Wanis Ismail  , Norhaida Mohd Suaib  , Noranita Fairos  , Luqman Al-Hakim Sazali
Published: June 2023

Multi-scale interaction in Mixed Reality (MR) allows the avatars to shrink down themselves into a small size or enlarge into giant size. Multi-scale in MR is important in some situations that required precise avatar’s measurements to interact and manipulate with the content. However, the correct or appropriate scaling for multi-scale still remain unsolved in MR, very less people work in Augmented Reality (AR). It is critical to align precisely the way humans perceive the virtual world with the ways perceiving the real world. Therefore, this paper aims to produce a correct multi-scale technique for VR and AR users in MR environment. This paper presents a preliminary study on the previous works multi-scale techniques for MR remote collaboration. Then it explains the development of a multi-scale interaction between VR and AR users for the MR environment. Finally, this paper shows the results and implement the technique into an application. The results used to measure how multi-scale interaction can be leveraged with MR technology. The remote MR application involves AR and VR users with different interaction techniques.
Expert Perspective on the Barriers and Enablers of Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration Among Malaysian Industrialized Building System (IBS) Housing Project Supply Chains
Authors: Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi  , Salman Riazi Mehdi Riazi  , Rafikullah Deraman  , Abdul Ghafur Hanafi  , Kasmaruddin Che Hussin
Published: June 2023

Housing shortages has been a recurring dilemma for Malaysia and the domination of traditional methods have made it hard to deliver targets. With today’s construction industry being more complex, specialized, and demanding, Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been promoted to help the sector deliver citizen’s house demands. However, this initiative has been hampered by fragmentation issues causing IBS to be inefficient. Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration, which stems from Supply Chain Management (SCM) philosophy has been suggested as the way forward for the industry by capitalizing on the various tools available to improve coordination, integration, and information flow. However, many proven successes have not translated to higher adoption rate in Malaysia. Implementations are rather scarce. This paper therefore sheds light into the barriers and enablers of Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration uptake among Malaysian IBS housing project supply chains from the perspective of industry experts. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken on five (5) practitioners with a minimum of twenty (20) years’ experience for a deep scrutiny on the matter and responses were analysed using content analysis. Finding indicated that the main barriers stemmed from commitment issues, indicating their hesitance towards committing to positive changes in practice, which hampers virtually any initiative. On the other hand, most significant enabler to Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration rooted on the willingness of industry players to transform themselves and adapt to new technologies and working culture. The outcome of this study not only contributes to the body of knowledge regarding collaborative initiatives in construction, but it is also expected to benefit the industry on identifying the stopping blocks and ways forward for better diffusion of these initiatives for future success.
An Exploratory Study of Halal Awareness Among Japanese People for Identifying Gamification Contents
Authors: Ruzinoor Che Mat  , Miyata Kazunori  , Azman Ab. Rahman
Published: June 2023

By the end of this century, it is expected that Muslims could become the world's largest religion. This could be a reason why Muslim populations in Japan keep increasing year by year since 1900s. Due to this situation, the needs for Japanese people to understand more about Muslim needs such as Halal terms for making them live in harmony with Muslim community is crucial. That is why the objective of this paper is to study the level of Halal awareness among Japanese people for Gamification contents. A survey is used as to get response among Japanese people. The survey was performed on eighty-five Japanese people who selected randomly from online survey. The findings show that the level of understanding of Halal terms among Japanese still low and need to be enhanced. Most of the Japanese people heard about the words Halal but majority of them still do not heard about the words Haram (Non-Halal). Most of respondents associate Halal with only the food product but actually Halal also was associated with other products such as food ingredients, meat product and also product from animal. Majority of the respondents aware of the Halal terms which their related it to the food without pork or alcohol but still not familiar with the concept of Halal slaughtering method. Besides that, majority of the respondents agreed that the new Gamification need to be introduced for understanding about Halal terms. The results from this study revealed that to increase the level of awareness about Halal terms among Japanese people, the contents about Halal foods, Halal ingredients and Halal meats needs to be focused for developing this new Gamification.
Milling Features Recognition Methodology of Rectangular Fillet Blind Pocket for Universal Data Structure
Authors: Muhammad Haziq Omar  , Siti Nurul Akmal Yusof  , Saiful Bahri Mohamed  , Amirulihsan Mohamad  , Raja Fatin Najiha Raja Anuar  , Zammeri Abd Rahman  , Yutaka Asako  , Huang Da
Published: June 2023

Various studies have focused on developing an interface system that could integrate the machining process with CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tools by producing tool paths using STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data) file as an input function. Studies to recognize features in STEP file by encoding the data of geometric entities of a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) design has been done by many researchers. However, they only focus on Cutter Location (CL) which eventually describes the machining profile in the x and y planes without considering the depth of the machining feature in the z-axis. Identifying and recognizing machining features in the STEP file is important since STEP is a platform for converting industry-standard CAD systems and software data models. The aim of this paper is to identify profiles of geometric machining features for rectangular fillet blind pockets using the Geometric Data Extraction (GDE) approach. Three cases have been carried out namely single rectangular fillet blind pocket, double rectangular fillet blind pocket and triple rectangular fillet blind pocket. The results were verified by manual graph plotting and automatic graph plotting using CPM 3D Plotter.
Development of Portable Wireless Parking Sensor Device
Authors: Nuratiqa Natrah Mansor  , Muhammad Herman Jamaluddin  , Ahmad Zaki Shukor  , Syaiful Asyraf Abdul Razib
Published: June 2023

Parking is regarded as one of the most difficult aspects of driving a vehicle since it is a stressful and confusing situation, even for a competent driver. Therefore, there are many parking sensor devices designed to facilitate the user's search for a parking spot. The ultrasonic sensor was used for the construction of the parking sensor gadget because it is more resistant to environmental conditions than other sensors. This project's objective is to create a portable, wireless parking sensor device by utilizing ultrasonic sensor features in SolidWorks, Proteus, and Arduino. The prototype of the SolidWorks 3D portable wireless parking sensor gadget has to be rigorously tested at parking spaces for vehicles several times in order to depict the actual environment accurately. To facilitate a seamless vehicle detecting procedure, it was necessary that the prototype be strong and durable. After implementing 2 different types of ad-hoc networks, the outcomes showed that the nRF24L01 module normally offers two types of alternatives, either in mesh routed form or Point-to-Point link (PtP). However, the latter is most recommended to gain higher performance and more configurable.
Diagnostic Segmentation Based on Kidney Medical Image
Authors: Shixuemei  , Mideth Abisado
Published: June 2023

Lesion segmentation of medical images is an important component of smart medicine. The development of deep learning technology is followed by rapid advancement in lesion segmentation technology of medical images. Though the present segmentation technology can retain spatial features, insufficient spatial features are retained with low segmentation accuracy. Our proposed PST-UNet model combines transformer with U-shaped structure and better infuses encoder's multi-scale features by using convolution fusion module. PST-UNet model adopts two types of block Swin transform at encoder and decoder ends respectively. Renal lesion data tends to present a normal distribution. Therefore, to preserve more spatial features and enhance the precision of renal lesion segmentation, Swin transformer block and full GELU (Gaussian Error Linear Unit) activation function are introduced at the encoder end. Similarly, at the decoder end, Swin transformer block, full GELU activation function, up-sampling and jumper wires from the convolution fusion module are also introduced.
Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based On Convolutional Capsule Network
Authors: Jiang Guang-Jun , Li De-Zhi , Feng Ke , Li Yongbo , Zheng Jinde , Ni Qing , Li He
Published: June 2023

Fault diagnosis technology has been widely applied and is an important part of ensuring the safe operation of mechanical equipment. In response to the problem of frequent faults in rolling bearings, this paper designs a rolling bearing fault diagnosis method based on Convolutional Capsule Network (CCN). More specifically, the original vibration signal is converted into a two-dimensional time-frequency image using continuous wavelet transform (CWT), and the feature extraction is performed on the two-dimensional time-frequency image using the convolution layer at the front end of the network, and the extracted features are input into the capsule network. The capsule network converts the extracted features into vector neurons, and the dynamic routing algorithm is used to achieve feature transfer and output the results of fault diagnosis. Two different datasets are used to compare with other traditional deep learning models to verify the fault diagnosis capability of the method. The results show that the convolutional capsule network has good diagnostic capability under different working conditions, even in the presence of noise and insufficient samples, compared to other models. This method contributes to the safe and reliable operation of mechanical equipment and is suitable for other rotating scenarios.
Dyeing Properties of Natural Dyes Extracted from Shea Butter Tree Bark (Vitellaria paradoxa)
Authors: Oforghor, A.O  , Usman, A  , Nasiru, L.U
Published: June 2023

The research was designed due to the recent renewed interest in the use of natural dyes for the dyeing of textiles as a result of the problem(s) associated with dyeing using synthetic dye. Synthetic dyes are toxic, non-biodegradable and not friendly to the environment i.e. non-eco-friendly. Natural dye therefore is a perfect replacement for synthetic dyes due to their non-toxicity, biodegradable, non-hazardous and more eco-friendly. Natural dye used for the study was extracted from Vitellaria paradoxa Shea butter tree bark using the Soxhlet extraction technique. The extracted dye was applied on cotton fabric and evaluated based on dyeing parameters such as dye concentration, electrolyte concentration, time and temperature. Mordanting was carried out with potassium dichromate using the post-mordanting method. The percentage exhaustion–quantity of dye absorbed by cotton fibres and the fastness properties of the dyed fabric were evaluated. From the result obtained, it was observed that the percentage exhaustion increases with increase dye concentration with the highest percentage exhaustion of 95% which was obtained at 8ml dye concentration. However, increase in electrolyte concentration resulted in increase in the percentage exhaustion with the highest percentage exhaustion of 98% which was obtained at 6ml electrolyte concentration. This observation was in agreement with the effect of electrolyte concentration on percentage exhaustion. It was also observed that the percentage exhaustion increases with increase in time of dyeing. The highest percentage exhaustion of 96% which was obtained at 3h dyeing time and for temperature it was observed that that the rate of dyeing increases gradually by raising the temperature. The highest dye exhaustion of 95% was obtained at the temperature of 50oC. It may be suggested that the extracted dye in the aqueous medium is in aggregated form since they need an increase temperature to migrate into the fibre. However, the application of mordant on the dyed samples improved the dye-fibre bonding and enhanced the fastness properties with colour change rating of 3 and 4 with shade of light brown. Comparing with the mordanted samples, the mordanted samples have a better fastness properties with colour change of 5 with shade of cork. However, on the whole, it can be recommended that dye extracted from Vitellaria paradoxa Shea butter tree bark can be used to dye cotton fabric.
PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENT STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PPP PROJECTS
Authors: Su Limin , Cao Yongchao , Li Huimin
Published: June 2023

The performance-based payment structure has been widely used in infrastructure PPP projects. However, existing research has been absent on the structural unbalance problem of performance-based payment in the current infrastructure PPP projects. This study aims to construct an optimal proportion of the performance-based payment in the total payment, and then design a performance-based payment structure for infrastructure PPP projects. Firstly, the definition of the performance-linked rate is introduced to characterize the proportion of the performance-based payment. Secondly, based on the different objectives of the maximum social benefit and the minimum cost for the public and private sectors, a multi-objective optimization model is constructed to obtain a reasonable value range of the performance-linked rate. Thirdly, the impacts on different parameters in the performance-linked rate are revealed using simulation methods. Finally, the numerical and simulation results show that, for the weak social average ability, the social cost is also high, and a large performance-linked rate should be set. Conversely, when the social average ability is strong, the social average cost is relatively reduced, and a relatively low performance-linked rate should be set. Consequently, the results can guide the contract design in PPP projects.
OH Emission Among Mira Variables in Color–Magnitude and Period–Magnitude Diagrams
Authors: Smith Graeme H. , Wu Tian
Published: June 2023

Infrared absolute-magnitude versus color diagrams have been derived for long-period Mira variables with and without OH-maser emission through the use of Gaia DR3 parallaxes and two samples of stars drawn from the literature. The OH-emitting Miras are mostly consistent with (J − K

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magnitude of around −7.6, and pulsation periods greater than 316 days.
Effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine after 10 years as treatment for vivax malaria in Indonesia
Authors: Arcelia Fanny , Pasaribu Ayodhia Pitaloka , Yanni Gema Nazri
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DHP) is a type of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) that is extensively used in Indonesia as first-line malaria treatment over the past 10 years. Therefore, DHP has been known to have high efficacy, but re-evaluation of the efficacy was needed since the treatment was being used for a long time.
Methodology: A cohort prospective study on pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with vivax malaria in Kualuh Leidong health centre was conducted from November 2019 – April 2020 to evaluate the efficacy of DHP for the treatment of malaria vivax. The efficacy of DHP was monitored by evaluating the clinical symptoms and serial peripheral blood smear at day 1,2,3,7,14,21 and 28.
Results: A total of 60 children and adults diagnosed with malaria vivax were enrolled for this study. Major symptoms such as fever, sweating and dizziness were found in all of subjects. The mean number of parasites on day 0 of observation in the child and adult groups was 313.33/µL and 328/µL respectively (p = 0.839). Meanwhile, the mean number of gametocytes on day 0 was 74109.33/µL in the child group and 61661.33/µL in the adult group. There was a reduction in the number of gametocytes on the 1st day of observation in the child and adult groups to 669.33/µL and 489.33/µL respectively (p = 0.512). No recrudescence occurred in either group within 28 days of observation.
Conclusions: DHP is still efficacious and safe as a first-line treatment for vivax malaria in Indonesia, with 100% cure rate at 28 days of observation.
Investigation on colorectal cancer and human herpesvirus infection among Algerian patients
Authors: Bouchemal Amina , Martí Carreras Joan , Khireddine Lydia , Bouchemal Ahmed Amir , Nasri Fares , Maes Piet , Ghidouche Abderrezak , Bedjou Fatiha
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Herpesviruses are a widespread family of double-stranded DNA viruses that establish life-long persistent infection in their hosts. Cumulative evidence tends to argue for the association of human herpesviruses, such as Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KHSV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) with various human disorders and diseases. The present study aims to investigate the presence of herpesviruses in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Methodology: We investigated the presence of herpesviruses in 69 formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPE) biopsies, using a pan-herpesvirus nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with degenerate primers and HCMV specific primers to identify the presence of herpesviruses in CRC tissue.
Results: None of the samples we examined were positive for herpesviruses.
Conclusions: Our results suggest that there is no (or very low) prevalence of lifelong herpesvirus infection in Algerian CRC patients. Larger cohorts may provide more insight into the prevalence of herpesviruses in Algerian CRC biopsies.
Necrotizing fasciitis – a complication of autoimmune skin blistering diseases?
Authors: Jurišić Milana , Nikolić Gorana , Nikolić Živanović Maja , Stojičić Milan
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBD) are organ-specific skin blistering diseases clinically manifesting as bullae and vesicles of the skin and mucous membranes. The loss of skin barrier integrity renders patients susceptible to infection. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), a rare yet severe infectious complication of AIBD has been insufficiently documented in the literature.
Case report: We present a case of a 51-year-old male patient with NF initially misdiagnosed as herpes zoster. Given the local status, CT imaging, and laboratory parameters, NF diagnosis was made and the patient was taken for an urgent surgical debridement. In a further development, new bullae in remote areas erupted and a perilesional biopsy, direct immunofluorescence as well as local status, the patient's age, and atypical presentation, imposed an initial diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Differential diagnoses were bullous pemphigoid (BP) and bullous systemic lupus. In the literature, 9 other described cases were found and are reviewed.
Conclusions: Due to its unspecific clinical picture, necrotizing fasciitis itself presents a frequently misdiagnosed soft tissue infection. Altered laboratory parameters in immunosuppressed patients often lead to misdiagnosing of NF and loss of precious time, which plays a major role in survival. Given the manifestation of AIBD as loss of skin integrity and immunosuppressive therapy, these patients could be more predisposed to NF than the general population.
Online advertisements for crayfish decrease after a provincial ban
Authors: Faulkes Zen , Xiao Joyce
Published: June 2023

The parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Procambarus virginalis, is an unwanted species introduced in many countries. There are no established populations in North America to date. Several jurisdictions in the United States and Canada have specifically banned ownership of marbled crayfish, but it is unclear if such bans effectively reduce ownership. The Canadian province of Saskatchewan prohibited marbled crayfish in 2020. We tested whether the introduction of this law affected behaviour by comparing online advertisements in Saskatchewan and other Canadian provinces over two years before and after the ban. The number of online advertisements and sellers in Saskatchewan for all crayfish – not just marbled crayfish – was significantly smaller after the ban. No other province showed this pattern. This suggests banning marbled crayfish reduced the online availability of crayfish and may be an example of a successful policy to reduce availability of aquarium pets.
Dashboard for the State of the Environment
Authors: Vermeulen Alex , Schaap Dick , Adamaki Angeliki , Krijger Tjerk , Bardaji Raul , Fornos Andreu , Rodero Ivan , Boulanger Damien , Myhre Cathrine , Rud Richard , Zogopoulos Zois , D’Onofrio Claudio , Moncoiffé Gwenaelle
Published: June 2023

The Environmental Research Infrastructure (ENVRI) community is a cluster of European research infrastructures focused on the environment and Earth system science. The ENVRI-FAIR project aims to advance the FAIRness of their data and services with emphasis on interoperability and connect the ENVRI community to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). In this article, we present a proposal for a science project that will develop and launch a dashboard for environmental indicators as a contribution from the ENVRI cluster to the EOSC platform. The dashboard will provide easy access to environmental data and services from multiple research infrastructures and disciplines and support interdisciplinary Earth system science and societal challenges. The proposal describes the objectives, implementation, impact, and dissemination measures of the project, as well as the partners involved and the target groups that can benefit from the dashboard service. We explain how the dashboard will showcase the usefulness and relevance of the observations provided by the research infrastructures, and how it will engage a larger community of researchers and potential data providers in co-creation processes. We also discuss how the dashboard will make use of existing and new EOSC services and resources, and how it will contribute to several EU initiatives and directives related to the environment and climate change.
A new species of Papiliomyces (Clavicipiteae, Hypocreales) from China
Authors: Zhang Yan , Wen TingChi , Xiao Yuanpin , Yang Yu , Peng Xingcan
Published: June 2023

Papiliomyces (Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes) was introduced to accommodate two species: Papiliomyces liangshanensis and Papiliomyces shibinensis. Later, Papiliomyces liangshanensis was renamed Ophiocordyceps liangshanensis. However, the Papiliomyces liangshanensis molecular data (Nepalese) used to establish the Papiliomyces genus was different from Ophiocordyceps liangshanensis (China) strains.

This paper describes a new species, Papiliomyces longiclavatus, found in Yangchang District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China. It is proposed, based on morphology and multilocus phylogeny (ITS, SSU, LSU, TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2). The new species is phylogenetically most closely related to Papiliomyces liangshanensis (Nepalese collections). However, Papiliomyces liangshanensis (Nepalese collections) requires morphological details and additional detection. The new species differs from other Papiliomyces species in having robust stroma with completely immersed perithecia, multi-septate ascospores, cylindrical secondary ascospores, two types of phialides and two types of conidia:longer α-conidia and longer β-conidia.
Phylogenetic analysis of the Neotropical scarab beetle tribe Aegidiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Orphninae) with description of new taxa
Authors: Frolov Andrey V. , Akhmetova Lilia A. , Neita-Moreno Jhon César
Published: June 2023

In the Neotropics, orphnine scarab beetles are represented by the endemic tribe Aegidiini Paulian, 1984 with five genera and over 50 species. Phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters of all supraspecific taxa of Orphninae showed that Aegidiini is comprised of two lineages. New subtribes, Aegidiina subtr. nov. (Aegidium Westwood, 1845, Paraegidium Vulcano et al., 1966, Aegidiellus Paulian, 1984, and Onorius Frolov & Vaz-de-Mello, 2015, and Aegidininasubtr. nov. (Aegidinus Arrow, 1904) are proposed to better reflect this phylogeny. Two new species of Aegidinus are described: A. alexanderisp. nov., from the Yungas in Peru and A. elbaesp. nov. from the Caqueta moist forests ecoregion in Colombia. A diagnostic key to Aegidinus species is given.
Generalized polynomial exponential sums and their fourth power mean
Authors: Wang Li , Meng Yuanyuan
Published: June 2023

The study of the power mean of the generalized polynomial exponential sums plays a very important role in analytic number theory, and many classical number theory problems are closely related to it. In this article, we use the elementary methods and the properties of the exponential sums to study the calculating problem of one kind of fourth power mean of some special generalized polynomial exponential sums, and we give some exact calculating formulae for them.
On finite-dimensional irreducible modules for the universal Askey-Wilson algebra
Authors: Wang Wanxia , Yang Shilin
Published: June 2023

Let $ \Delta_q $ be the universal Askey-Wilson algebra. If $ q $ is not a root of unity, it is shown in the Huang's earlier paper that an $ (n+1) $-dimensional irreducible $ \Delta_q $-module is a quotient $ V_n(a, b, c) $ of a $ \Delta_q $-Verma module with

   \begin{document}$ {\textbf{ Condition A: }} \; abc, a^{-1}bc, ab^{-1}c, abc^{-1} \notin \left \{q^{n-2i+1}| 1 \leq i \leq n\right \}. $\end{document}

The aim of this paper is to discuss the structures of $ (n+1) $-dimensional $ \Delta_q $-modules $ V_n(a, b, c) $ when the given triples $ (a, b, c) $ do not satisfy Condition A.
Enhancing the characteristics of MHD squeezed Maxwell nanofluids via viscous dissipation impact
Authors: Alrihieli Haifaa , Aldhabani Musaad S. , Surrati Ghadeer M.
Published: June 2023

Theoretical and numerical analysis are employed in this study to explore the characteristics of Maxwell squeezed nanofluid flow over a sensor surface, accounting for both the effects of viscous dissipation and an external magnetic field. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of these two factors on the behavior of the nanofluid as it traverses the sensor surface, with a specific emphasis on the modifications in its physical properties, including thermal conductivity and viscosity. In this study, the theoretical analysis relies on the Navier-Stokes equations and Maxwell's equations, which are numerically solved using a shooting method. According to the findings, the applied magnetic field and viscous dissipation have a notable influence on the nanofluid's physical properties and flow characteristics. The magnetic field induces greater alignment and concentration of nanoparticles in the nanofluid, leading to alterations in the fluid's thermal conductivity and viscosity. The impacts of viscous dissipation are likewise observed to be significant, resulting in a considerable elevation in the fluid temperature as a result of the frictional forces between the fluid and the sensor surface. The values for drag coefficient, heat transfer, and mass transfer rate are organized in a table. Some significant findings were observed in this study, which indicate that the viscosity parameter, the squeezed flow index, and magnetic parameter contribute to a reduction in the temperature distribution across the boundary layer region. Conversely, the thermal conductivity parameter and Eckert number show the opposite trend, resulting in an increase in temperature distribution. Furthermore, the novelty of this investigation can be accentuated by analyzing the flow of squeezed Maxwell nanofluid due to a sensor surface based on the Buongiorno concept. This analysis takes into account external magnetic fields, variable thermal conductivity assumptions, and the phenomenon of viscous dissipation.