bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
British South Asian Patients’ Perspectives on the Relevance and Acceptability of Mobile Health Text Messaging to Support Medication Adherence for Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Prinjha Suman , Ricci-Cabello Ignacio , Newhouse Nikki , Farmer Andrew
Published: August 2019

BACKGROUND

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is greater in South Asian populations and health outcomes are poorer compared with other ethnic groups. British South Asians are up to six times more likely to have T2D than the general population, to develop the condition at a younger age, and to experience diabetes-related complications. Interventions to support people in managing their condition can potentially reduce debilitating complications. Evidence to support the use of digital devices in T2D management, including mobile phones, has shown positive impacts on glycemic control. There is increasing recognition that health interventions that are culturally adapted to the needs of specific groups are more likely to be relevant and acceptable, but evidence to support the effectiveness of adapted interventions is limited and inconclusive.

OBJECTIVE

This formative study aimed to explore the perceptions and views of British South Asian patients with T2D on mobile health SMS text messaging to support medication adherence, aimed at the general UK population.

METHODS

Eight exploratory focus groups were conducted in Leicester, the United Kingdom, between September 2017 and March 2018. A diverse sample of 67 adults took part.

RESULTS

British South Asian people with T2D who use digital devices, including mobile phones, felt that short messages to support medication adherence would be acceptable and relevant, but they also wanted messages that would support other aspects of self-management too. Participants were particularly interested in content that met their information needs, including information about South Asian foods, commonly used herbs and spices, natural and herbal approaches used in the United Kingdom and in South Asia, and religious fasting. Short messages delivered in English were perceived to be acceptable, often because family members could translate for those unable to read or understand the messages. Suggestions to support patients unable to understand short messages in English included having them available in different formats, and disseminated in face-to-face groups for those who did not use digital devices.

CONCLUSIONS

Exploring the views of British South Asian patients about SMS text messaging aimed at the general UK population is important in maximizing the potential of such an intervention. For such a digital system to meet the needs of UK South Asian populations, it may also have to include culturally relevant messages sent to those who opt to receive them. It is equally important to consider how to disseminate message content to patients who do not use digital devices to help reduce health inequalities.
A Values-Tailored Web-Based Intervention for New Mothers to Increase Infant Vaccine Uptake: Development and Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Dempsey Amanda , Kwan Bethany M , Wagner Nicole M , Pyrzanowski Jennifer , Brewer Sarah E , Sevick Carter , Narwaney Komal , Resnicow Kenneth , Glanz Jason
Published: August 2019

BACKGROUND

Vaccine hesitancy among parents leads to childhood undervaccination and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease. As the reasons for vaccine hesitancy are diverse, there is often not enough time during regular clinical visits for medical providers to adequately address all the concerns that parents have. Providing individually tailored vaccine information via the internet before a clinical visit may be a good mechanism for effectively allaying parents’ vaccination concerns while also being time efficient. Including tailoring based on values is a promising, but untested, approach to message creation.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to describe the process by which we developed a Web-based intervention that is being used in an ongoing randomized controlled trial aimed at improving the timeliness of infant vaccination by reducing parental vaccine hesitancy.

METHODS

Development of the intervention incorporated evidence-based health behavior theories. A series of interviews, surveys, and feedback sessions were used to iteratively develop the intervention in collaboration with vaccination experts and potential end users.

RESULTS

In all, 41 specific content areas were identified to be included in the intervention. User feedback elucidated preferences for specific design elements to be incorporated throughout the website. The tile-based architecture chosen for the website was perceived as easy to use. Creating messages that were two-sided was generally preferred over other message formats. Quantitative surveys identified associations between specific vaccine values and vaccination beliefs, suggesting that values tailoring should vary, depending on the specific belief being endorsed.

CONCLUSIONS

Using health behavior theories, qualitative and quantitative data, and significant expert and end user input, we created a novel, Web-based intervention to improve infant vaccination timeliness. The intervention is based on tailoring messages according to each individual’s values and beliefs. This intervention is currently being tested in a controlled randomized clinical trial.
Stabilization of Silicone Dioxide Nanoparticle Foam in Tertiary Petroleum Production
Authors: Noor Mohd Zulkifli Bin Mohamad , Teng Wong Yi , Irawan Sonny
Published: August 2019

Nanoparticles have emerged with substantially to the end user and industrial applications. The applications initiated to enhance oil recovery (EOR) and also as alternative solution in increasing the rheological properties of fluids at difference condition. The study aims to evaluate the effects of various surfactant and nanoparticle concentration as well as hydrocarbons on foam stability. Series of static state experiments were conducted to investigate the foam development stability of five different concentrations for surfactant from 0.05 to 0.25 wt.% and nanoparticle from 0 to 1.00 wt.% in the presence of white mineral oil in synthetic brine suspension. By discussing to the Ross-Miles method - half-life capacities (t½), the foam stability of the aqueous foam was expected. Results suggested that the foam stability is increase with the present of nanoparticle. The 0.5 wt.% SiO2 nanoparticles enhanced foam formed the most lasting in the absence of white mineral oil as its t½ in presence of oil is 0.6 times smaller than in the absence of oil. It is concluded that the presence of nanoparticles for surfactant foam stability can be enhanced. The used of nanoparticles can be further study with different type of nanoparticles, only with small amount of nanoparticles used can further stabilize the foam.
Research on Lemongrass Oil Extraction Technology (Hydrodistillation, Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation)
Authors: Tran Thien Hien , Nguyen Duy Chinh , Phu Thuong Nhan Nguyen , Ho Van Thi Thanh , Vo Dai Viet Nguyen , Bach Long Giang , Nguyen Trinh Duy
Published: August 2019

Microwave-assisted hydro-distillation (MAHD) is preferred to traditional extraction methods due to shorter extraction time, the inability of volatile components to be damaged or decomposed which in turn improve the efficiency and quality of essential oils. In this research, we investigated the parameters that affect the extraction of lemongrass oil process by MAHD method and compare with those of hydro-distillation (HD) method. Four parameters were identified which are: raw material size, raw material to water ratio, extraction time and microwave power. The results show that the optimum condition for determining the lemongrass essential oil content is 20 mm in the 90 min extraction time with a microwave power of 450 W at raw material to water ratio of 1:3 (g/mL). When compared to the HD method, we found that the yield lemongrass oil of MAHD method is 0.35% on 90 min and the yield of HD method is 0.2% on 360 min. The quality of oil samples at different extraction method was evaluated by determining their chemical constituents through GC-MS. The highest identified component is Citral with 93.28% for MAHD, while the HD was 83.85%. Therefore, MAHD method is highly efficient and shorten the time needed for the extraction of essential oils.
Guaranteed recovery of quantum processes from few measurements
Authors: Kliesch Martin , Kueng Richard , Eisert Jens , Gross David
Published: August 2019

Quantum process tomography is the task of reconstructing unknown quantum channels from measured data. In this work, we introduce compressed sensing-based methods that facilitate the reconstruction of quantum channels of low Kraus rank. Our main contribution is the analysis of a natural measurement model for this task: We assume that data is obtained by sending pure states into the channel and measuring expectation values on the output. Neither ancillary systems nor coherent operations across multiple channel uses are required. Most previous results on compressed process reconstruction reduce the problem to quantum state tomography on the channel's Choi matrix. While this ansatz yields recovery guarantees from an essentially minimal number of measurements, physical implementations of such schemes would typically involve ancillary systems. A priori, it is unclear whether a measurement model tailored directly to quantum process tomography might require more measurements. We establish that this is not the case.Technically, we prove recovery guarantees for three different reconstruction algorithms. The reconstructions are based on a trace, diamond, and ℓ2-norm minimization, respectively. Our recovery guarantees are uniform in the sense that with one random choice of measurement settings all quantum channels can be recovered equally well. Moreover, stability against arbitrary measurement noise and robustness against violations of the low-rank assumption is guaranteed. Numerical studies demonstrate the feasibility of the approach.
Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with iron deficiency anemia
Authors: Popovic Dusan , Zec Simon , Rankovic Ivan , Glisic Tijana , Milovanovic Tamara
Published: August 2019

Introduction/Objective. The most common cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in both men and postmenopausal women are gastrointestinal diseases. This study aimed to determine the frequency of pathological and diagnostic findings observed on esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) and colonoscopy in IDA patients, and examine associations between demographic, anamnestic, and clinical features, with findings found on endoscopy. Methods. A retrospective cross section study of patients with IDA was conducted. Results. Eighty-five patients with IDA were included, mean age of 60.3 ? 18.8 years, with 51.8% being women. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, or both was performed in 96.5%, 71.8%, and 70.6% of patients, respectively. The cause of IDA was established in 65.9% of cases. Diagnostic findings were observed in those who underwent EGDS, colonoscopy, or both in 43.9%, 47.5%, and 15.9% of patients, respectively. Diagnostic findings on EGDS were significantly more common in patients older than 50 years then in younger patients (p = 0.031). Patients with a diagnostic finding on colonoscopy more commonly reported weight loss (p = 0.046) and change in bowel habit (p = 0.012), alongside positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT; p = 0.012); they rarely had anemia previously (p = 0.001), rarely used iron supplements (p = 0.022), and were more likely to have malignancy in their past medical history (p = 0.043). Conclusion. Diagnostic findings on EGDS were more commonly observed in older patients, while diagnostic findings on colonoscopy were more common in those with weight loss, change in bowel habit, positive FOBT, and prior malignancy. Colonoscopy was more often diagnostic in patients without anemia or iron supplementation in the past.
Preparation of thin NiCrBSi laser cladding layers with no microcracking and low dilution
Authors: Zhang Qingke , Wang Zheng , Hu Fangqin , Song Zhenlun
Published: August 2019

To further extend the application of laser cladding, trials to prepare thin NiCrBSi layers by laser direct cladding were conducted using common Nd:YAG laser equipment in this study, and the influence of main processing parameters on the cladding quality and melting of the substrate was investigated. The results reveal that using coarse powder, solidification microcracks appear at the center of the melting pools, with some alloy drops on the as-cladded surface. After remelting, most of the drops can be melted, and the surface becomes flatter. When the laser pulse frequency is high enough, the microcracks can be completely eliminated by the next laser spot; then, a cladding layer of about 150 μm thick is obtained, while melting of the substrate and fusion between the cladding alloy and the substrate are still obvious. Using a finer powder that has a higher light absorption rate, thinner (∼100 μm) and uniform cladding layers with no microcracking can be obtained without remelting, and melting of the substrate is far less serious. All the thin cladding layers show much higher microhardness than the substrate, and the heat effect on the microstructure of the substrate is not obvious. High scanning speed, enough current, and short pulse width are suggested to get high quality thin cladding layers.
Gelin-Cesáro identities for Fibonacci and Lucas quaternions
Authors: Daşdemir Ahmet
Published: August 2019

To date, many identities of different quaternions, including the Fibonacci and Lucas quaternions, have been investigated. In this study, we present Gelin-Cesáro identities for Fibonacci and Lucas quaternions. The identities are a worthy addition to the literature. Moreover, we give Catalan’s identity for the Lucas quaternions.
Cauchy type functional equations related to some associative rational functions
Authors: Domańska Katarzyna
Published: August 2019

L. Losonczi [4] determined local solutions of the generalized Cauchy equation f(F (x, y)) = f(x) + f(y) on components of the definition of a given associative rational function F. The class of the associative rational function was described by A. Chéritat [1] and his work was followed by paper [3] of the author. The aim of the present paper is to describe local solutions of the equation considered for some singular associative rational functions.
Model of Risk Diversification in the Banking Sector
Authors: Karkowska Renata
Published: August 2019

Research background: Motivation for this study is the rapid development of conglomerate banking stimulated by the synergy between the traditional and parallel investment activity of banks before the 2007–2008 financial crisis. Existing studies do not answer the question about the positive influence of diversification on bank stability. They state that the combination of lending and non-interest income allows benefits to be derived from risk diversification. However, on the other hand they emphasise that non-interest and interest incomes are strongly correlated, which does not bring positive effects from diversification.

Purpose: Scientific problem aimed to be solved is to verify how the diversification of activities in commercial banks into non-interest products (i.e. trading, securities-based investment activities, and derivatives) brings positive effects such as income stabilization and risk reduction. We examine the implications of banks’ risk adjusted ROA that manifest themselves as spreading and growing instability.

Research methodology: We use a panel regression model, through a dataset that covers 777 international banks, in 91 selected countries of the world, spanning the period of 1996–2015.

Results: We document that the diversification of a bank’s operations is varied and depends on a bank’s characteristics, including asset size.

Novelty: The study contributes to the on-going discussion on the separation of retail and investment banks with a view to enhancing their profit stability.
Var Modelling of Dynamics of Poverty, Unemployment, Literacy and Per Capita Income in Nigeria
Authors: Obalade Adefemi Alamu , Ebiwonjumi Ayooluwade , Adaramola Anthony Olugbenga
Published: August 2019

Research background: Poverty, unemployment, literacy and per capita income are intertwined. However, there seems to be a disconnect between literacy and good living in Nigeria.

Purpose: This study investigated the dynamic relationship between poverty, unemployment, literacy and per capita income in Nigeria by examining the impact, shocks and responses among these identified variables.

Research methodology: The secondary data on poverty, unemployment and literacy rates were extracted from the National Bureau of Statistics and per capita income was extracted from the World Bank Annual Report. A vector autoregressive (VAR) model of lag order (4) was adopted for the study.

Results: The results revealed that poverty rate is an increasing function of unemployment rate and literacy rate and a reducing function of per capita income. The results further showed that dynamics of poverty is affected by shocks in unemployment rate, literacy rate and per capita income.

Novelty: Therefore, the study concluded that literacy rate fails as a vital tool for poverty reduction and that the high rate of unemployment results in chronic poverty. The application of VAR to untangle the interrelationship among the variables, without doubt, adds to the literature on the uses of the VAR model.
Parameterized Trade on the Futures Market on the WIG20
Authors: Piekunko-Mantiuk Iwona
Published: August 2019

Research background: Market participants have been trying to forecast future price movements and create tools to facilitate making the right investment decisions since the beginning of the operation of stock exchanges. As a result, there are an increasing number of methods, tools, strategies and models to make the decision process which is becoming extremely complicated.

Purpose: to maximize the simplification of trade rules and to check whether it is possible to parameterize transactions based on the length of price movements in order that the system built in this way would generate profits.

Research methodology: empirical research was conducted on data from the period between 20/01/1998 and 29/06/2018 covering listing futures contracts for the WIG20. First, the length of the price movements was determined according to the closing rate, then the frequency of individual lengths of the price movements was determined so transaction parameters were fixed. Next, the parameters were optimized and the rates of return from the tested options were examined.

Result: It is possible to parameterize transactions based on the length of price movements and to create a simple investment strategy which generates profits. In the audited period, the optimal length of traffic was 25 points with a simultaneous use of a profit/loss ratio of 1 : 1, 1 : 2 or 1 : 3.

Novelty: an original investment strategy based on the parameterization of transactions that is based on length of price movement and profit/loss ratio.
Locked-In Syndrome Following Cervical Manipulation by a Chiropractor: A Case Report
Authors: Orsini Guillaume Giordano , Metaxas Giorgios-Emmanouil , Legros Vincent
Published: August 2019

Introduction

Vertebrobasilar occlusion poses difficult diagnostic issues and even when properly diagnosed has a poor prognosis. Newer studies highlight a better outcome when thrombectomy was carried out between six and twenty-four hours after an initial diagnosis of stroke. This paper reports a case where a patient suffered a vertebrobasilar stroke secondary to a traumatic bilateral vertebral arteries dissection was treated with late thrombectomy.

Case presentation

A 34-year-old woman was manipulated on the cervical spinal column by a chiropractor. Following three weeks of cervical pain, she presented with severe aphasia and quadriplegia (NIHSS = 28). An MRI scan indicated ischemia of the vertebrobasilar system. Thirty-one hours after the onset of these symptoms, a thrombectomy was performed. After one month, the patient could move her head and the proximal part of her limbs but remained confined to bed (NIHSS = 13).

Conclusion

The current case illustrates the benefit of late mechanical thrombectomy for a posterior cerebral circulation infarct. Although there was a delay in treatment, partial recovery ensued.
HR Line Manager’s Reflections on HRM Effectiveness through HR Roles and Role Stressors
Authors: Yusliza M-Y , Choo Poh Wai , Jayaraman K. , Rimi Nadia Newaz , Muhammad Zikri
Published: August 2019

The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between HR roles and HR role stressors in determining the effectiveness of HRM. Specifically, the purpose of the study is to examine the link between 1) the HR roles (administrative expert, employee champion change agent, and strategic partner) and HR role stressors (role ambiguity and role overload), as well as HRM effectiveness (strategic HRM effectiveness and technical HRM effectiveness) and 2) HR role stressors and HRM effectiveness. A massive primary survey was conducted which involved 153 line managers from Malaysian manufacturing companies. The data were analyzed through structural equation modelling (SEM) via Smart PLS. The significant findings of the study revealed that the roles of the change agent and strategic partner influence perceived HR role ambiguity while the employee champion role influenced HR role overload and all dimension of HR roles influence all dimensions of strategic HRM effectiveness. Moreover, the employee champion role and strategic partner role influenced technical HRM effectiveness and HR overload influenced technical HRM effectiveness.
Sharing is Caring, and Millennials Do Care: Collaborative Consumption through the Eyes of Internet Generation
Authors: Činjarević Merima , Kožo Amra , Berberović Denis
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of perceived value dimensions (i.e., economic value, hedonic value, symbolic value, and social value) on behavioral intent to engage in collaborative consumption from the perspective of Generation Y. Furthermore, this research aims to investigate the mediating effect of young consumers’ attitude toward collaborative consumption on the relationship between perceived value dimensions and behavioral intent to engage in collaborative consumption. Research findings suggest that specific dimensions of perceived value (economic, hedonic, symbolic, and social) have different direct effects on young consumers’ behavioral intention to engage in collaborative consumption services. Regarding the mediating role of consumers’ attitude toward collaborative consumption, it was found that the mediating effect takes place only in the symbolic value-behavioral response link. Given the paucity of research focusing specifically on collaborative consumption from the perspective of Generation Y, this study provides new and useful insights for researchers and managers.
Notes on the Demographic Transformations in Postcommunist Romania
Authors: Rotariu Traian
Published: August 2019

The article presents a few of the demographic transformations in Romania in the period after the fall of the communist regime in 1989, when the new social circumstances, along with legal changes, had an undeniable effect on the manifestation of the demographic phenomena and thus on the volume and the structure of the population. The present article summarizes and also describes the transformations, with a few attempts at explaining them, without, however, aligning to any major theory that attempts to explain what has happened and to predict what will come next. In order to avoid entrapment within an enclosed discursive universe, there will be references to the situation of other countries, mainly in the geographical area of Romania and, more widely, in the European Union. The demographic phenomena that are analysed individually are fertility and mortality, which have a direct impact on the natural growth of the population. There are only a few suggestions on transnational migration in the section devoted to the changes of the population. Last, but not least, the text is a critical analysis of some of the official demographic statistics put forward by the National Institute of Statistics and even by EUROSTAT – data that is questionable or outright false and risks misleading the reader that is less familiar with the demographic situation of Romania.
Phantasmic Devices: Wedding Videos and the Creation of an Imagined Transnational Community by Bulgarian Muslims in Spain
Authors: Deneva Neda
Published: August 2019

For the Bulgarian Muslims in Spain wedding videos are a popular device for socializing, overcoming nostalgia and keeping pace with the news and events that take place back home in Bulgaria. The mediatization of the ritual allows an extension of the ritual across time and space. Watching the videos is a re-enactment of the celebration and has become part of the ritual itself. Subsequently, this extension of the ritual through a mediated device has led to its subtle transformations. At the same time, wedding videos and the particular mode of use produce a social effect beyond the structure of the ritual. They contribute to the extending and re-creating of a migrant community that spreads over space transnationally and temporally between the past of home and the present of life in migrancy. Drawing on ethnographic material and using the analytical tools of actor-network theory, the main aim of this paper is to trace the uses and effects of wedding videos for transforming the wedding ritual through postponing and re-enacting it on one hand, and for sustaining the phantasm of an imagined virtual community on the other. The broader problem that this paper seeks to address is the specific role that material devices play for producing social effects for migrant communities.
REVITALIZACIJA DVORCA PORODICE ŠPICER U BEOČINU
Authors: Grujić Aleksandar
Published: August 2019

Tema ovog rada jeste istraživanje i predlog revitalizacije dvorca porodice Špicer u Beočinu. Analizirano je postojeće stanje objekta, njegove stilske karakteristike i istorijsko - društveni kontekst. Kroz studije slučaja obuhvaćeni su domaći i strani primeri revitalizacije kao i način funkcionisanja obrazovne namene. Grafički deo rada sadrži predlog fukcionalnog rešenja uz prostorne prikaze reprezentativnih delova enterijera.
АУТОМАТИЗАЦИЈА ПРОЦЕСА ТЕХНИЧКЕ ПРИПРЕМЕ ЗА ИЗРАДУ КУХИЊЕ
Authors: Радовић Михаило
Published: August 2019

У овом раду је описан поступак пројектовања скрипте за 3ds Max у програмском језику Max Script. Поред тога, изведени софтвер је упоређен са постојећим софтверима исте или сличне намене, анализирани су недостаци новопројектованог програма и могућности истог за унапређење.
ARHITEKTONSKA STUDIJA MULTIFUNKCIONALNOG OBJEKTA NA KLISI
Authors: Vulić Sara
Published: August 2019

Program rada bavi se projektovanjem multifunkcionalnog objekta na Klisi  u Novom Sadu. Projekat se bazira na istraživanju nekoliko projekata multifunkcionalnih objekata. Na osnovu sprovedenih istraživanja, rad će se baviti problematikom povezivanja nekoliko namena objekta.
PROJEKAT KAJAKAŠKOG KLUBA NA RIBARSKOM OSTRVU U NOVOM SADU
Authors: Knežević Milica
Published: August 2019

Na području Ribarskog ostrva u Novom Sadu, osmišljen je prostor za praktikovanje jednog od danas popularnijih sportova na vodi, a to jeste kajakaštvo. Detaljnim analizama kako samog sporta, nakon toga i lokacije na kojoj se dati objekat planira a sve to praćeno i studijama slučaja, dolazi se do skladnog rješenja koji upotpunjava program samog projektnog zadatka. Budući da se na području Novog Sada nalaze već dva manja kluba, planirani objekat će pospješiti razvoj datog sporta na području Novom Sada, a svojom formom materijalizacijom i samim položajem predstavljati i jedan od atraktivnijih dijelova na samom ostrvu.
Gestão educacional e escolar e a qualidade do ensino / Management educational and school and the quality of teaching
Authors: Cândido Rita de Kassia , Gentilini João Augusto
Published: August 2019

O presente artigo visa fazer uma discussão sobre o conceito de qualidade na área educacional, a partir da lógica da gestão escolar. Para tanto, foi realizada uma análise histórica das mudanças que ocorreram no campo da administração, desde os anos 60 e 70, que trazia a lógica industrial para o campo das organizações escolares, orientadas pela vertente Taylor-Fordista, até os processos ocorridos pós-Constituição de 1988 e LDB 9394/1996, com uma abertura à participação e ideais mais democráticos. Para tanto, buscamos abordar o conceito de qualidade, advindo dessa nova ordem democrática, em que o coletivo é chamado para discutir o que espera da educação, por meio da abertura dos processos educativos. Tal análise partiu de um levantamento bibliográfico, sob a luz de autores que teceram importantes trabalhos voltados à área da gestão escolar.
Low Cost Private Schools: ‘Helping’ to Reach Education for All Through Exploiting Women
Authors: Carr-Hill Roy , Sauerhaft Shelley
Published: August 2019

The rapid growth of Low Cost Private Schools (LCPS) in developing countries has led to increasing interest in the model’s ‘sustainability’. Nearly all the literature is based on the proponents’ claims that the model is more cost-effective than government schools rather than of the implications of the model depending to a large extent on very low paid young women teachers.The article is written against the backdrop of the model of an autonomous, respected, well-prepared teacher and framed in terms of human rights and gender (dis-)empowerment. Drawing on material on literature mainly from India and Pakistan, it documents the educational levels and employment opportunities for women; reviews the arguments for and against the model pointing out the lack of attention to the high rates of profit and the plight of teachers; and demonstrates that the (mostly young women) teachers are not only very low paid but are also poorly qualified with very precarious conditions of employment. Simply put, paying women teachers less than the minimum wage denies their human rights, further disempowering those who are already socially marginalized and excluded. This is not sustainable for gender equality in the long term and, finally, detrimental to education in developing societies as a whole.
Discovery of Highly Polymorphic Organic Materials: A New Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Hosni Zied , Riccardi Annalisa , Yerdelen Stephanie , Martin Alan R. G. , Bowering Deborah , Florence Alastair
Published: August 2019

Polymorphism is the capacity of a molecule to adopt different conformations or molecular packing arrangements in the solid state. This is a key property to control during pharmaceutical manufacturing because it can impact a range of properties including stability and solubility. In this study, a novel approach based on machine learning classification methods is used to predict the likelihood for an organic compound to crystallise in multiple forms. A training dataset of drug-like molecules was curated from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and filtered according to entries in the Drug Bank database. The number of separate forms in the CSD for each molecule was recorded. A metaclassifier was trained using this dataset to predict the expected number of crystalline forms from the compound descriptors. This approach was used to estimate the number of crystallographic forms for an external validation dataset. These results suggest this novel methodology can be used to predict the extent of polymorphism of new drugs or not-yet experimentally screened molecules. This promising method complements expensive ab initio methods for crystal structure prediction and as integral to experimental physical form screening, may identify systems that with unexplored potential.
Probing Protein Shelf Lives from Inverse Mean First Passage Times
Authors: Singh Vishal , Biswas Parbati
Published: August 2019

Protein aggregation is investigated theoretically via protein turnover, misfolding, aggregation and degradation. The Mean First Passage Time (MFPT) of aggregation is evaluated within the framework of Chemical Master Equation (CME) and pseudo first order kinetics with appropriate boundary conditions. The rate constants of aggregation of different proteins are calculated from the inverse MFPT, which show an excellent match with the experimentally reported rate constants and those extracted from the ThT/ThS fluorescence data. Protein aggregation is found to be practically independent of the number of contacts and the critical number of misfolded contacts. The age of appearance of aggregation-related diseases is obtained from the survival probability and the MFPT results, which matches with those reported in the literature. The calculated survival probability is in good agreement with the only available clinical data for Parkinson’s disease.
Preparation, Characterization, and Application of a Lipophilic Coated Exfoliated Egyptian Blue for Near-Infrared Luminescent Latent Fingermark Detection
Authors: Shahbazi Sorour , Goodpaster John , Smith Gregory , Becker Thomas , Lewis Simon W.
Published: August 2019

A simple technique is described to create nanoscale near-infrared luminescent Egyptian Blue pigment particles with lipophilic surfaces for latent fingermark detection. An exfoliated Egyptian blue powder coated with cetrimonium bromide was prepared using a simple, one-pot process. Particle size and surface coatings were characterized using scanning electron and atomic force microscopies, dynamic light scattering, and infrared and luminescence spectroscopies. This new fingermark dusting powder presented more contrast compared to uncoated Egyptian blue of comparable particle size as well as commercial visible light fluorescent (Blitz Red) and near infrared luminescent (fpNatural1) powders in the detection of aged fingermarks on model surfaces. The coated Egyptian blue pigment presents a cost-effective fingermark dusting powder that reveals high contrast latent fingermarks with simple, inexpensive photography equipment.
INFORMACIÓN Y MANIPULACIÓN: ¿CÓMO PROTEGER LOS SERES VIVOS VULNERADOS? LA PROPUESTA DE LA BIOÉTICA DE LA PROTECCIÓN
Authors: Schramm Fermin
Published: August 2019

Muchas de las cuestiones abordadas por la ética aplicada y la bioética atañen al contexto discursivo de las prácticas de comunicación y de cómo es utilizada la información, pues del contexto en los cuales se dan los actos lingüísticos pueden depender la fuerza argumentativa para la solución de un conflicto moral entre actores sociales con intereses y valores diferentes. Considerando que todo acto comunicativo tiene una dimensión denotativa (que se refiere a aquello que el mensaje pretende decir) y una connotativa (referente a aquello que se añade al mensaje debido a como el código es utilizado o a su “retórica”), y que, dependiendo de las circunstancias (dadas por el contexto y la situación de tal acto), la connotación puede ser el medio en cual se dan las formas de abuso de poder como las varias formas de manipulación de la información, surge la necesidad de dar amparo a los sujetos vulnerados por tales prácticas. Nuestra propuesta es intentar tal operación con las herramientas de una vertiente de la bioética de la protección, que llamaremos Bioética de la Protecciónlato sensu, para distinguirla de su vertiente stricto sensu.
ENTRE O ESTADO, A SOCIEDADE E O INDIVÍDUO – UMA REFLEXÃO BIOÉTICA SOBRE NOÇÕES DIVERGENTES DE CONTROLE SOCIAL E A SAÚDE PÚBLICA
Authors: Fortes Paulo
Published: August 2019

O texto pretende trazer uma breve reflexão bioética sobre vertentes da noção de controle social e sua relação com a saúde pública. A visão clássica do controle social que o relaciona ao controle da sociedade e do Estado sobre o comportamento dos indivíduos e a noção de controle social institucionalizado, com referência à participação social nos processos decisórios relativos à organização e ao funcionamento da ação do Estado na saúde pública.
Bioética de Intervenção: aproximação com os direitos humanos e empoderamento
Authors: Pagani Luana , Lourenzatto Cristina , Torres João , Albuquerque Aline
Published: August 2019

Este trabalho tem por objetivo propor uma aproximação entre a Bioética de Intervenção e a teoria dos direitos humanos, admitindo-se a existência de uma interface entre essas duas áreas do conhecimento, as quais têm como referência central a pessoa humana. Discutem-se os direitos humanos como instrumental teórico para a Bioética de Intervenção, em particular o direito à saúde e os direitos sexuais e reprodutivos, ao se examinar a problemática da gravidez na adolescência como fator de perpetuação da pobreza e de exclusão social. O texto propõe utilizar o conceito de empowerment para elaborar uma proposta de intervenção que contemple a participação da comunidade na discussão de seus problemas e na formulação de planos locais de ação, visando à inclusão social e o fortalecimento da autonomia dessas comunidades. Analisa, ainda, dados da Secretaria de Saúde do Distrito Federal e do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde - DATASUS - relativos aos nascidos vivos no período de 2003 a 2005, os quais demonstram que a maior ocorrência de gravidez se dá na faixa etária de 15 a 19 anos de idade, em adolescentes com baixo grau de escolaridade e pertencentes às camadas sociais menos favorecidas.
动车电机绝缘结构防水性能研究
Authors: 闫 勇奇 , 王 艳 , 裴 晓梅
Published: August 2019

介绍了动车电机绝缘结构进行防水试验研究的意义，对绝缘结构防水性差的主要原因进行了分析，对典型的绝缘结构防水性能的提高提出了解决方案，并通过浸水试验对改进方案进行了验证。
浅论建筑业企业核心竞争力的培育
Authors: 吕 永松
Published: August 2019

社会经济的发展促进了建筑企业的迅猛发展，随着社会主义市场经济体制的不断完善，建筑企业所面临的竞争压力越来越大，如何使建筑企业在激烈的社会竞争中存活并稳定发展下来，是建筑企业的当务之急。
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (IPE) DALAM KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN SEBAGAI STRATEGI PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN MATERNITAS
Authors: Sulistyowati Endah
Published: August 2019

Interprofessional education (IPE) telah dimulai di beberapa negara maju seperti Kanada, Inggris, Amerika, dan Australia sejak 53 tahun yang lalu. Penerapan IPE dalam kurikulum pendidikan kesehatan telah terbukti memberikan dampak positif terhadap peningkatan keterampilan komunikasi dan teamwork dari tenaga kesehatan. Penelitian ini merupakan Literature review yang bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi dampak dari penerapan pendidikan interprofesi di kurikulum pendidikan kesehatan dalam peningkatan kualitas pelayanan maternitas. Artikel yang direview didapatkan melalui pencarian di data base elektronik seperti MEDLINE (OVID) 1996, CINAHL, and ERIC (EBSCO) menggunakan kata kunci seperti interprofessional education, curriculum, midwifery, dan maternity care. Selain itu, pencarian secara manual di Journal of Interprofessional care  juga dilakukan. Penelusuran artikel dibatasi hanya terbitan tahun 2009-2018. Dari penelusuran tersebut, didapatkan bahwa penerapan pendidikan interprofesi dalam kurikulum Pendidikan kesehatan dapat meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi dan bekerja sama dalam tim yang merupakan kompetensi utama dalam praktik kolaborasi antar profesi kesehatan. Keterampilan ini sangat mendukung peningkatan pelayanan maternitas. Ego profesi, perbedaan budaya profesi, penjadwalan, sumberdaya pengajar, dan persepsi tentang IPE ditemukan sebagai hambatan dalam penerapan IPE. Dukungan dari institusi, kepemimpinan, dan lingkungan Pendidikan yang kondusif merupakan faktor pendukung terlaksananya IPE di institusi Pendidikan. Metode pembelajaran IPE yang dapat diterapkan dalam kurikulum kebidanan diantaranya: OSCE, diskusi studi kasus, praktik komunitas dan kegiatan ekstrakurikuler.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Pemberian ASI Eksklusif di Puskesmas Umbulharjo I Yogyakarta
Authors: Khofiyah Nidatul
Published: August 2019

Kota Yogyakarta menempati urutan terendah kedua cakupan ASI eksklusif setelah Kabupaten Gunung Kidul. Puskesmas Umbulharjo I memiliki cakupan ASI Eksklusif terendah di Kota Yogyakarta.Rendahnya presentase pemberian ASI Ekslusif di Indonesia ini berhubungan dengan kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat di bidang kesehatan dan minimnya dukungan dari berbagai pihak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pemberian ASI Eksklusif di Puskesmas Umbulharjo I Yogyakarta.Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian observasional analitik denagn desain Crossectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu yang memiliki bayi umur 6-12 bulan yang ada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Umbulharjo I Yogyakarta yang memenuhi criteria inklusi dan eksklusi.Teknik analisa data menggunakan uji chi square dan regresi logistik. Penelitian ini menunjukkan berdasarkan Variabel yang paling berpengaruh adalah variabel pekerjaan ibu  dengan nilai uji statistic regresi logistic didapatkan  p-value = 0,000 dan nilai OR = 5,67 (CI: 2,29-14,0) dapat diartikan bahwa ibu yang tidak bekerja berpeluang 5,67 kali untuk berhasil dalam memberikan ASI Ekslusif dibandingkan ibu yang bekerja. Variabel kedua yang paling berpengaruh adalah variabel pengetahuan ibu  dengan nilai uji statistic regresi logistic didapatkan  p-value = 0,006 dan nilai OR = 9,42 (CI: 2,29-14,0) dapat diartikan bahwa ibu yang tahu tentang ASI Ekslusif berpeluang 5,67 kali untuk berhasil dalam memberikan ASI Ekslusif dibandingkan ibu tidak tahu mengenai ASI Ekslusif.  Puskesmas Umbulharjo I Yogyakarta diharapkan dapat memberikan penyuluhan terkait ASI Eksklusif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan para ibu yang mempunyai balita terutama  di wilayah kerja Puskesmas.
Impact of Management Authority Transfer of SMA/SMK from Regency/City Government to Provincial Government in West Kalimantan
Authors: Darmadi Hamid
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this study is to obtain objective information and clarity regarding the impact of management authority transfer of senior high school (SMA)/vocational high school (SMK) from regency/city government to the provincial government in West Kalimantan Province. The benefit of the results theoretical and practical for teachers, school principals, education and culture services and regional governments. The population in this study were SMA/SMK teachers, SMA/SMK principals, regency/city education office and the provincial education office of West Kalimantan. This study uses direct communication techniques, direct observation techniques, and documentation techniques. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Management of SMA/SMK by the regency/city government and school activities run smoothly before the authority transfer of SMA/SMK to the Provincial Government Staffing. There is no separation between elementary school, junior school, high school and vocational school by Regency/City Education Service; (2) Management of SMA/SMK after the transfer of authority by the provincial government is obtained data and information there is a tendency for SMA/SMK to be abandoned by Regency/City Education Services because they are not responsible anymore to take care of SMA/SMK, while the Provincial Education Service which has the mandate to take care of SMA/SMK is difficult to reach schools, especially SMA/SMK far in remote areas, outermost, disadvantaged and remote areas; (3) The workload of the Head of Regency/City SMA/SMK Court MKKS after the transfer of management of SMA/SMK to the province is felt to be increasingly heavy. Because the duties of the School Supervisor that should be handled by the SMA/SMK Supervisor cannot be implemented properly due to the limited budget of the visit, the location of the SMA/SMK is too far away. Finally, the task of the School Supervisor was forced to be taken over by the Chairperson of the Regency/City MKKS. Even to the extent that the selection of selected SMA/SMK principals is conducted by the Chairperson of the MKKS.
Podział terytorialny Meksyku i Polski – analiza porównawcza
Authors: Musialik Joanna
Published: August 2019

Podział terytorialny Polski i Meksyku ilustruje dwa odmienne systemy struktury

terytorialnej. W przypadku Polski, wyr.żniamy podział tr.jstopniowy (gminy, powiaty

i wojew.dztwa), natomiast w Meksyku – dwustopniowy (municypia i stany)

z wyodrębnieniem stolicy Miasta Meksyk. W Meksyku wszystkie elementy struktury

wymienia konstytucja, natomiast w polskim porządku prawnym tylko gmina, jako

podstawowa jednostka samorządu terytorialnego, wymieniona jest w konstytucji,

inne jednostki określa ustawa. Praca ma na celu ukazanie podobieństw i rozbieżności

między dwoma państwami pod względem podziału terytorialnego.
Low-dimensional estimation and prediction framework for description of the oscillatory traffic dynamics
Authors: Krol Jakub , Anvari Bani , Lot Roberto
Published: August 2019

Large majority of control methodologies used in traffic applications require short-time prediction of the environment. For instance, in widely-used Model Predictive Control [1] employed to reduce fuel and energy consumption of vehicles in a platoon, information about future velocity profiles of leading vehicles is necessary. In such case, the dynamic model should provide information more detailed than prediction of averaged and global quantities. Additionally, if the control input is to be applied at high-frequencies, traffic model must be solved in a short period of time.

We propose a novel framework which addresses aforementioned problems by estimating the vehicle velocity at any location in the domain based on the real-time information from induction loops downstream. Additionally, our formulation is linear and low-dimensional (i.e. consists of few degrees of freedom) meaning that the estimation can be executed at high frequencies. First a mapping is constructed from velocities at discrete locations to the smooth continuous field, which is subsequently projected onto its most significant principal components. Next, current state of such system is estimated using Kalman filter by combining the linear, wave-like dynamics of the traffic with the instantaneous information provided by induction loops. Short-term traffic prediction is then achieved by integration of the model forward in time.

The proxy methodology is validated using SUMO simulation on the test case of the vehicles approaching a traffic junction. The performance is evaluated based on sampling reconstructed continuous waveform at the locations and timestamps of the vehicles in the reference data and calculating velocity errors. Separate cases are considered where drivers follow Intelligent Driver Model perfectly and with varying levels of uncertainty.
Testing an Adaptive Cruise Controller with coupled traffic and driving simulations
Authors: Barthauer Mirko , Hafner Alexander
Published: August 2019

In many cases, driving simulator studies target how test persons interact with surround- ing traffic and with traffic signals. Traffic simulations like SUMO specialize in modeling traffic flow, which includes signal control. Consequently, driving and traffic simulation are coupled to benefit from the advantages of both. This means that all except the driven (ego) vehicle are controlled by the traffic simulation. Essential vehicle dynamics data are exchanged and applied frequently to make the test person interact with SUMO-generated traffic. Additionally, traffic lights are controlled by SUMO and transferred to the driving simulation. The system is used to evaluate an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system, which considers current and future traffic light states. Measures include objective terms like traffic flow as well as the subjective judgement of the signal program, the ACC and the simulation environment.
Co-simulation of vehicles and crowds for rescue trials
Authors: Flötteröd Yun-Pang , Behrisch Michael , Hendriks Martijn , Bonne Jean-Benoît , Vullings Erik , Bruining Rinze
Published: August 2019

In this paper, the focus is put on the integration of XVR, SE-Star and SUMO simulators via the Driver+ test-bed, where XVR provides different learning environments for all levels of incident command, SE-Star handles crowd simulation and SUMO focuses on vehicular simulation and routing. With the test-bed and the provided services these simulation tools can synchronically exchange information with each other, creating a common simulation space that offers more possibilities for CM-training, trials and tests. A simulation scenario around the train station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is established for demonstration of the connected systems.