bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improving Fire Safety Systems Based On Internet Of Things And Deep Learning
Authors: Gamaleldin Mohamed
Published: December 2021

Structure fires are one of the main concerns for fire safety systems. The actual fire safety of a
building depends on not only how it is designed and constructed, but also on how it is operated. Computational fluid dynamics software is the current solution to reduce the casualties in
the fire circumstances. However, it consumes hours to provide the results in some cases that
makes it hard to run in real-time. It also does not accept any changes after starting the simulation, which makes it unsuitable for running in the dynamic nature of the fire. On the other
hand, the current evacuation signs are fixed, which might guide occupants and firefighter to
dangerous zones.

In this research, we present a smoke emulator that runs in real-time to reflect what is happening on the ground-truth. This system is achieved using a light-weight smoke emulator engine,
deep learning, and internet of things. The IoT sensors are sending the measurements to correct the emulator from any deviation and reflect events such as fire starting, people movement,
and the door’s status. This emulator helps the firefighter by providing them with a map that
shows the smoke development in the building. They can take a snapshot from the current status of the building and try different virtual evacuation and firefighting plans to pick the best
and safest for them to proceed. The system will also control the exit signs to have adaptive
exit routes that guide occupants away from fire and smoke to minimize the exposure time to
the toxic gases
The Use of Artificial Neural Network and Advanced Statistics to Model Sediment Yield on a Large Scale: Example of Morocco
Authors: Gourfi Abdelali , Daoudi Lahcen , El fels Abdelhafid El Alaoui , Rafik Abdellatif , Adamou Salifou Noma , Lazaar Ayoub
Published: December 2021

Morocco ranks among countries with the greatest achievements in the field of dams in Africa but is affected by the sedimentation phenomenon due to soil erosion in upstreams. The assessment of Sediment Yield (SY) and Suspended Sediment Yield (SSY) remains a challenging global issue, especially in Morocco, characterized by a great diversity of morphological, climatic, and vegetation cover. The main objective of this paper was to perform advanced statistics and artificial neural networks (ANN) in order to understand the spatial distribution of sediment yield and the factors most controlling it, including factors of the RUSLE model (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation). In order to produce a model able to assess SY, we collected and analyzed extensive data of most variables that can be affecting SY using 42 catchments of the biggest and important dams of Morocco. Statistical analysis of the studied watersheds shows that SY is mainly related to the watershed area and the length of the drainage network.  On the other hand, the SSY is higher in watersheds where gully erosion is abundant and lower in areas with no soil horizon. The SSY is mainly related to the altitude, aridity index, sand fraction, and drainage network length. In front of the complexity of preserving this phenomenon, the ANN was applied and gave very good satisfactory results in predicting the SSY (NSE=0.93, R2=0.93).
CONTAÇÃO DE HISTÓRIAS: EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA E SUA COLABORAÇÃO PARA PRÁXIS PEDAGÓGICA DA DOCÊNCIA NO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA
Authors: Slivinski Juliana , Zanlorenzi Claudia Maria
Published: December 2021

A contação de histórias é uma estratégia pedagógica que auxilia de forma preponderante para o desenvolvimento da linguagem oral e escrita das crianças. É uma ação que ora se assemelha a leitura de histórias, ora à dramatização, por ser uma arte pouco compreendida em seus aspectos históricos e estruturais. Para disseminar essa arte e ao mesmo tempo colaborar na formação dos futuros professores dos anos iniciais, o curso de Pedagogia, Campus União da Vitória, realiza um projeto de extensão, no qual os acadêmicos organizam contações de histórias nos Centros Municipais de Educação Infantil de União da Vitória-PR. Diante disso, problematiza-se: a ação extensionista de contação de histórias, além de contribuir para os alunos dos anos iniciais no desenvolvimento da linguagem, colabora na formação dos acadêmicos para a docência? Em que aspectos pode-se verificar essa colaboração? Em relação a práxis pedagógica, verifica[1]se que o projeto é uma forma de relação entre teoria e prática? Para tanto, utilizou o enfoque qualitativo, com pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa de campo, tendo como sujeitos os acadêmicos participantes do projeto. Verificou-se, a partir desta investigação, a importância da contação de histórias possibilitando o desenvolvimento da linguagem das crianças dos centros municipais de educação infantil. Outrossim, a participação no projeto também possibilitou aos futuros docentes um crescimento pessoal e coletivo, desenvolvendo habilidades para falar em público, diminuindo a timidez, aumentando o repertório de histórias, proporcionando aprendizados com relação à práxis pedagógica. Esse é o papel da extensão, colocar em prática o que se aprende na teoria proporcionando à comunidade momentos de interação e promovendo essa troca de conhecimentos.
A EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA COMO FERRAMENTA PEDAGÓGICA: EXPERIÊNCIA DE EDUCAÇÃO NÃO-FORMAL
Authors: Waner-Mariquito Renata , Antonio Zanoni Marco , Larissa Ramalho Diniz Bruna , Guarini Marcelino Carolina , Miguel Nogueira de Souza Bruno , Ekuni Roberta
Published: December 2021

Há uma crescente discussão acerca do papel pedagógico da extensão universitária. Todavia, há diversas formas em que ela pode ser incorporada no currículo acadêmico. Assim, o objetivo desse artigo é relatar uma ação extensionista realizada por meio de um evento de caráter interdisciplinar, o “Conhecendo o Cérebro” realizado em 2019, na Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná campus Luiz Meneghel em Bandeirantes-PR. O mesmo foi direcionado a estudantes e professores do Ensino Fundamental e Médio, da modalidade de Educação Especial (APAEs - Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais), e da própria Universidade em questão. Como método, foi utilizado a exposição de diversos assuntos na forma de estandes, coordenados por professores e alunos da Universidade, focando na interação com o público, ou seja, os conteúdos eram apresentados de maneira divertida, didática e com muito diálogo entre as partes envolvidas. Os alunos que participaram dos estandes perceberam a importância de ações como essa na sua formação e também possibilitou que o conhecimento aprendido na universidade fosse disseminado extramuros. A população-alvo da ação se mostrou receptiva e interativa com as atividades propostas. Sugere-se que esse tipo de ação possa ser uma das vias de incorporação da extensão universitária nos currículos universitários.
Vortex Solitons on Partially $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric Azimuthal Lattices in a Medium with Quadratic Nonlinear Response
Authors: BAĞCI Mahmut
Published: December 2021

Vortex solitons in parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetric and partially $\mathcal{PT}$ (p$\mathcal{PT}$) symmetric azimuthal lattices are demonstrated for a media with quadratic nonlinear response. Stability properties of the vortices are investigated comprehensively by linear spectra and nonlinear evolution of the governing equations, and it is shown that, although the existence domain of the $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric and p$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric lattices are identical, the stability region of $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric lattice is narrower than that of the p$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric lattice. It is also observed that deeper real part in the azimuthal potentials supports stability of vortex solitons, whereas deeper imaginary part and strong quadratic electro-optic effects impoverish stability properties of the vortices. Moreover, it is shown that there are different stability properties of vortices in p$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric azimuthal potentials for different vorticity values, while there is no such difference for vortices in $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric potentials.
CURRICULUM COMPARISON OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION PROGRAM OF CAPITOL UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2008-2009 GRADUATES
Authors: Neri III Martiniano Jake P.
Published: December 2021

The study looked into the variances and differences of the two curricula of Capitol University College of Education for the graduates of Academic Year 2008-2009, and the performance of the graduates who opted to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) of the same year. The University produced 39 Education Graduates from two separate curricula implemented, wherein 25 were from the old curriculum and 14 were from the new one. The study specifically monitored the academic, practical and national performances of the Bachelor of Science in Education (BEEd) graduates, at which the academic criteria focused on their marks according to the university standards for General and Professional Education, as well as marks from the Mock Exam (as a course requirement); practical performances measured according to marks given by supervisory instructors during their practicum or Practice Teaching. These marks were then statistically derived to represent the general training these graduates received from Capitol University.
The LET results of 2009 were used as the benchmark to determine the performances of the curricula stated. Along with information gathered from graduate insights and job experiences, the study highlighted on the perceived identified strengths of the both curriculums as an add-on experience to further improve the LET performances of the incoming graduates for the Education Program of Capitol University. The new curriculum is currently implemented in the University, with the distinction specific to the Department awarded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a center of Excellence.
Key words: accreditation, curriculum comparison, Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), performance.
LEARNING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: A TEACHING EXPERIENCE WITH SEMI-SCRIPTED ROLE PLAY
Authors: Siew Nyet Moi , Abdullah Sopiah
Published: December 2021

Getting students to act out their roles and to apply appropriate arguments for and against their position as defined by the role is a challenge in approaching and exploring an environmental issue through role-playing. This action research addressed this concern by exploring how a semi-scripted role play could be used to promote active student learning in a Science, Technology and Society (STS) lesson. Using greenhouse effect as an example of environmental issue, this study explored how students playing different characters articulated their response to the semi-scripted role play setting. A group of 26 master students who took Science, Technology and Society (STS) as a core course took part in research and carried out a role play in groups of six for a period of two hours. The multiple data sources for this study consisted of student’s written reflections, an informal and unstructured observation, and Role Play Evaluation Form. Overall, the students indicated that the semi-scripted role play helped them understand an environmental issue both from their own and other’s perspective. The provision of guiding information via semi-script enabled students to feel empowered to express, share, argue, and negotiate more comfortably and confidently. In addition, students indicated that the role play helped them to develop critical thinking. The role play had helped create an engaging and productive learning experience that educators could use this exercise to lead students in the exploration of broader local environmental issues.
Keywords: action research, environmental issue, semi-scripted role play, Science, Technology and Society.
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEACHERS' BELIEFS AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
Authors: Throndsen Inger , Turmo Are
Published: December 2021

The main purpose of this study was to examine differences in male and female teachers’ beliefs about their math instruction, and the relationship between boys and girls math achievement and teachers’ beliefs. The samples were primary mathematics teachers (N=521) and Year 2 and Year 3 students (N=9980) from 127 schools. A questionnaire was used to examine primary math teachers' goal structure for students, approaches to instruction, and personal teaching efficacy. Students’ math achievement was assessed by national diagnostic math tests. The teachers were generally oriented towards mastery goals and mastery approaches to instruction, and reported high personal teaching efficacy. However, female teachers report somewhat higher levels of mastery goal structure for students and mastery approaches to instruction, while male teachers report a somewhat higher level of performance approaches to instruction. Positive relations between students' math performance and teachers’ mastery orientation, mastery approaches to instruction, and teaching efficacy were also found. These relationships were somewhat stronger for girls than for boys. In conclusion, the relationship between teachers’ beliefs and students’ performance were different for male and female teachers, respectively. In future studies qualitative research methods should be included.
Key words: mathematics achievement; primary school; teachers’ beliefs.
Resultados preliminares obtenidos de la experiencia de dictado en formato virtual de la asignatura Taller de Expresión Corporal en el contexto de la Pandemia COVID-19
Authors: Guillén Elcira Claudia
Published: December 2021

Este escrito se enmarca en la investigación aprobada por la Secretaría General de Ciencia y Técnica de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) - PI: N.°18002-, titulada «La Corporeidad y la Creatividad en los procesos de subjetivación de estudiantes universitarios de la Licenciatura en Artes Combinadas y la Licenciatura y Profesorado en Educación Inicial». La misma, propone el relevamiento, análisis e interpretación de información brindada por las y los estudiantes que cursan asignaturas que los implican vivencialmente en y con sus corporeidades. Una es el Taller de Expresión Corporal, de la Facultad de Humanidades, y las otras son Lenguaje Corporal II: Teatro y Seminario Taller de Artes Combinadas ii: Espacio Escénico, de la Facultad de Artes, Diseño y Ciencias de la Cultura (FADyCC). 
El artículo -recorte de esa investigación- analiza información obtenida de estudiantes que cursaron el Taller de Expresión Corporal durante el ciclo lectivo 2020, en vínculo con un marco teórico de referencia que define lo que se entiende por corporeidad, esquema, imagen y mapa corporales. La propuesta es reflexionar sobre lo que significó para las docentes y pudo significar para las y los estudiantes, la vivencia virtual de esta disciplina artística y el impacto o no que hubiera tenido en las percepciones de sus corporeidades. La información se ha obtenido de lo elaborado en un trabajo práctico realizado en varias etapas que planteó, por un lado, el desarrollo en grupos de hasta tres integrantes, de conceptos vinculados a la definición de aspectos constitutivos de la condición humana que conforman el campo de conocimiento de la Expresión Corporal-Danza: la Corporeidad, la Comunicación, la Creatividad, la Espacialidad y la Temporalidad; y por otro, un trabajo individual que propuso implicarlos/as en la dilucidación de la imagen y esquema corporales como constituyentes del mapa corporal. Para este artículo, se analizó la información obtenida con relación al Área Corporeidad. 
Fecha de recepción: 28/2/2021Fecha de aceptación: 11/4/2021
Reseña del libro: The Game
Authors: Minutella Ileana
Published: December 2021

En su último ensayo, The Game, Alessandro Baricco traza una parábola del cambio cultural que está experimentando nuestra civilización. El libro propone un viaje exploratorio en dos niveles en el que la reconstrucción de la génesis histórica de la revolución digital sirve para reflexionar sobre el devenir de una verdadera mutación mental que está cambiando profundamente nuestras experiencias personales y colectivas.
Plan Ceibal: herramienta favorecedora de la enseñanza y del aprendizaje a distancia en el Uruguay. Oportunidades y desafíos ante la COVID-19
Authors: Capano Romano Silvana
Published: December 2021

Este artículo se vincula a una investigación que lleva adelante la unam (méxico) con la participación de dieciocho países en relación al impacto educativo de la covid-19 desde febrero de 2020 hasta la fecha.
El 13 de marzo de 2020, ante la aparición de cuatro casos confirmados de coronavirus en el Uruguay, el Presidente de la República junto a las autoridades sanitarias y la Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP) como ente autónomo informó el cierre de todas las instituciones educativas del país por catorce días. Esta medida tan temprana, obligó a la plataforma educativa Ceibal, ya existente desde 2007, dependiente del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, a moverse con agilidad para llevar adelante el trabajo a distancia. En dos meses, se multiplicó por once el acceso a la plataforma teniendo actualmente 650000 usuarios entre docentes y alumnos de primaria y secundaria media.
El Plan Ceibal, ya había creado una cultura digital en nuestro país que nos dejó bien posicionados frente al brote de este nuevo virus. Asimismo, esta plataforma creada para ser soporte de los planes educativos del país, fue posible gracias a que el Estado ha realizado en la última década una inversión de USD 600 millones en fibra óptica. Esto ha hecho posible que internet llegue al 80% de los hogares uruguayos con buena velocidad y a un precio accesible.
Esta coyuntura emergente, de todas formas, obligó a estrechar lazos entre las autoridades de la ANEP como ente autónomo, y el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura (MEC) generando instancias de trabajo conjunto que antes no existían o se nutrían de esfuerzos dispares, sin una estrategia común. 
El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido desnudar las oportunidades y desafíos que representó para el Uruguay la instrumentación de esta plataforma. La técnica utilizada fue la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas a diferentes autoridades de la ANEP y al presidente del Plan Ceibal, para poder descubrir luces y sombras de este proceso inédito para nuestro país y el mundo.  
 
Fecha de recepción: 9/8/2020Fecha de aceptación: 4/6/2021
Salmonella Paratyphi A infection: implications for public health management of extra-intestinal presentations – case study of a neck abscess
Authors: Borsovszky Moniek , Norton Sophie , Bag Shopna K , Kok Jen
Published: December 2021

This study explores the implications of unusual presentations of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica ser. Paratyphi (S. Paratyphi) infection for public health management, through a literature review and case study. In 2016, a 36-year-old male presented with a five-day history of right sided painful neck swelling, coryza and a two-day history of fevers after arriving in Australia from India nine weeks earlier. S. Paratyphi A was isolated from a fine needle aspirate sample. A descriptive epidemiological review was performed of confirmed cases of S. Paratyphi notified in New South Wales between 2008 and 2017. S. Paratyphi was isolated in blood and/or faecal samples in 247 cases (98.4%). Only four specimens (1.6%) were from a focal site. A literature review of extraintestinal infections of S. Paratyphi A or B was performed. Of the 41 such cases reported, 16 (39%) had a clear history of a prior gastroenteritis and/or febrile illness, or information suggested this was highly likely. No preceding gastroenteritis or febrile illness occurred in 15 (37%) of the cases. Information was reviewed and presented with a public health lens, valuable for ‘evidence-informed’ public health risk assessment of contacts and exposures related to these types of S. Paratyphi infection. S. Paratyphi infection usually presents as an enteric fever illness. Our case illustrates the variable nature of infectious diseases and the importance of laboratory testing in obtaining a diagnosis. S. Paratyphi can have unusual presentations, which may require adjustment in the public health management of the case. Public health staff should keep an open mind when investigating possible sources and assessing risk. In Western Sydney, this disease is largely associated with residents travelling to high-incidence countries to visit family and friends, and receiving family visits from these countries. The increasing number of cases of S. Paratyphi (prior to COVID-19) in Western Sydney and the importance of awareness of the risk of enteric fever to travellers to endemic regions is highlighted.
ERKEN CUMHURİYET DÖNEMİ’NDE TAHAYYÜL EDİLEN ÇOCUKLUĞUN POLİTİK YAPILANDIRILMASINA İLİŞKİN DEĞERLER AKTARIMI
Authors: BOZKURT İbrahim , GEYLANİ Nazlı
Published: December 2021

Eğitim, iktidar ve ideoloji nosyonları arasında oldukça yakın bir ilişki vardır. İktidarlar, toplumu arzu ettikleri değerler doğrultusunda dönüştürmek amacıyla eğitimi bir araç olarak kullanmışlardır. Özellikle ulus devletlerin ortaya çıkması ile eğitime daha çok önem verilmeye başlanmıştır. Bu önem, ulusun inşasında ve kolektif kimlik oluşumunda eğitimin ayrıcalıklı bir yere sahip olmasından kaynaklanmıştır. Zira ulus devletlerin ortaya çıkışı ile toplumlar artık yeni tanımlamalar ve değerlerle karşı karşıya kalmıştır. Bu çerçevede eğitim nosyonu, toplumun ulus devlet olarak inşasının vasıtalarından biri belki de en önemlisi olarak tasavvur edilmiştir. Nitekim çocuk eğitimi, bu çerçevede iktidarlar için temel meselelerden biri haline gelmiştir. İmparatorluktan ulus devlete geçişte cumhuriyet yönetici ve aydınları için de benzer bir durum söz konusu olmuş ve tahayyül edilen çocukluğu inşa edebilmek için girişimlerde bulunulmuştur. Bu doğrultuda çocuk eğitimi, milli eğitim politikaları içindeki önemli aşamalardan biri olarak ele alınmıştır. İzlenen politikalarla okullara ve ders kitaplarına etkin ve başat misyonlar yüklenmiştir. Cumhuriyet yöneticileri bu süreci sadece çocuğun iyi bir eğitim alması meselesi olarak düşünmemiş, aynı zamanda aile ile ilgili tasarımlar başta olmak üzere yetişkin eğitimi ve kadının iyi bir anne olması meselesiyle de yakından ilgilenmişlerdir. Böylelikle Erken Cumhuriyet Döneminde toplumda oluşturulmak istenen aile ve kadın algısı, çocuk eğitiminin ayrılmaz bir parçası olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Nihayetinde cumhuriyet değerlerini içselleştirmiş, görev ve sorumluluklarının bilincinde olan ideal çocuğun inşasında iktidar, eğitim aracılığıyla ideolojiyi kullanarak ve toplumu dönüştürerek yeni bir nesil inşa etmeye çalışmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen veriler bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirildiğinde, Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi’nde çocukluğun politik yapılanma sürecinde geleneksel anlayıştan uzaklaşılarak “müstakil” bir varlık olarak ele alındığı, pragmatist bir anlayışla milliyetçi, modern ve rejime sadık cumhuriyetçi çocuğun idealize edildiği görülmüştür.
Effect of chemical modification and heat treatment on biological durability and dimensional stability of Pinus roxburghii Sarg.
Authors: Samani Ajmal , Ganguly Sauradipta , Hom Sanjeet Kumar
Published: December 2021

Background: Depleting supplies of wood species with inherent natural durability has resulted in the focus being shifted to non-durable plantation grown and imported timber. Despite its abundant availability and better treatability, the use of Pinus roxburghii is limited to packing cases, crates, shutters, door and window frame, carpentry and joinery items due to its nondurable nature. Hence, to promote use of such timber for applications such as decking, cladding and facade elements chemical modification with a combination of citric acid and sodium hypophosphite, and heat treatment were explored to improve its service life. Methods: Chemical modification was performed using a water solution of citric acid (6.9%) and sodium hypophosphite (6.5%) followed by curing at 140°C for 8 hrs. Dimensional stability was determined by estimating the volumetric swelling coefficient and anti-swelling efficiency (ASE) of treated and control samples. Durability against fungus and termites was evaluated using a soil block bioassay and termite mound test as per standard methods. Results: Both chemical modification and heat treatment of P. roxburghii resulted in enhanced dimensional stability and biological durability compared to the untreated controls. Chemical modification and heat treatment resulted in 23.05% and 18.37% volumetric ASE, respectively. Results showed that a highly perishable species became significantly more durable after chemical modification, exhibiting 5–6 times less mass loss by termites in comparison to the controls. Wood samples modified with citric acid showed excellent resistance to both white and brown rot fungi and exhibited 14-15 times less reduction in mass compared with untreated samples. Conclusions: Citric acid chemical modification is an environment friendly process that improved the dimensional stability as well as resistance against biodegradation. These studies may provide valuable inputs to establish this mode of chemical modification as a cost-effective alternative to other chemicals for wood preservation. The concentrations of the chemicals and temperature for fixation may be varied to establish an optimum combination for best output.
A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON DESIGNED STRATEGY TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE EMPLOYEES’ CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Wagimin Wagimin , Cahyo Winda Nur
Published: December 2021

This research is intended to test the effect of career development on work motivation, auditor certification and job performance with work motivation and auditor being the moderator variables. The number of respondents involved in this research was 222 individuals. All the respondents are employees of PT BKI Kalimantan Timur. This research is done using the quantitative approach. The type of data used is primary data obtained by the distribution of questionnaire. The questionnaire was analyzed using the Partial Least Square technique with the use of SmartPLS program. Based on the analytic results of this research it can be concluded that there is a significant proof that there are positive effects on work motivation, auditor certification and auditor’s performance. A good career development programme can increase work motivation, supports the auditor certification and improve on job performance of auditors. The result of this study also proves that a good work motivation and auditor certification strengthen the effect of career development on auditor job performance
PROPOSED KITCHEN DESIGN FOR COMPLYING ELDERLY NEEDS
Authors: Purnomo Hari , Yudhistira Arya
Published: December 2021

29 Million elderly had accidents during 2014, and caused 29 thousand of death in 2016.  Once of the biggest potential risk for elderly is a kitchen. It caused nursing home, needs to be more consent in designing kitchen for elderly. The purpose of this research was to design comfort kitchen for elderly by using design thinking approach. Design thinking utilized voice of customer to made a decision. It has an excessed as prototype redundant test to gain the voice of customers. Based on the customer needs, this research designed a kitchen with some racks near the dishwasher, applied some handrails in several places, sitting place to wash the dish and to cook, applied a food storage. Kitchen designed without any stairs and create a storage to placing the walker. This proposed design was tested by Wilcoxon signed-rank test to prove the differences the new design with the precedence design
Student’s Intention Towards Sustainable and Responsible Clothing Consumption
Authors: Muthi'ah Aisyah Dewi
Published: December 2021

The textile industry is contributing a lot to the climate change since human consumptions on textile is very high. This articles aims to measure the influence of student’s sustainability knowledge and demographic profiles to their intention on buying sustainability product. Students from the same faculty completed an online survey with a total of 315 valid response that assesed the purchasing level, reasons, priorities, as well as some sustainable behaviour that the respondent might have. An ordinal regression used with employing the SPSS 16 software and p=0.05. Results suggest that the most significant factors affecting the students purchasing intention on sustainable products was whether their consider sustainable material as priority when purchasing textile products or not.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF A WHEELCHAIR FOR DISABILITIES
Authors: Restuputri Dian Palupi , Nugroho Giant Robby
Published: December 2021

Person with disabilities who are referred to as disabled people, are often regarded as unproductive citizens, unable to carry out their duties and responsibilities so that their rights are ignored. About 15 percent of the world's population are people with disabilities - more than one billion people. They are considered the largest minority group in the world. Persons with disabilities are often excluded from education, vocational training and employment opportunities. In reality, there are not many public facilities or special services provided to persons with disabilities. One of them is in the aspect of education. In public facilities, namely education, there are not many education buildings or educational providers that have facilities and infrastructure that can support people with disabilities. As for mobility equipment that can help people with disabilities on both legs, namely crutches, walking sticks, walkers, and wheelchairs that aim to help and facilitate their mobility. But the wheelchair that is available in the market today only has a limited function of moving left, right, and spinning, the function can not be maximized to help the movement of persons with disabilities there are some activities that cannot be done such as reaching higher objects, moving the body from a wheelchair to another seat, through the stairs / steps. Therefore we need a product design that starts from the preparation of product concepts from old products that will be modified into a new product to meet the needs of the market / people with disabilities.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS USING MALCOLM BALDRIGE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EXELLENCE (MBCfPE) METHOD (Case Study at PT. NYCZ)
Authors: Waluyo Mohammad Rachman , Nurfajriah Nurfajriah , Dewi Alina Cynthia , Azarine Clarissa Vadya
Published: December 2021

PT. NYCZ is a manufacturing company engaged in plastic bottle packaging production that cannot be separated from the problem of competition with similar companies. The problems encountered at PT. NYCZ regarding employee performance, namely lack of communication relations between subordinates and superiors, so that delivery of work instructions from superiors is still not understood by subordinates, it has an impact on employee performance output, Therefore the company must improve more efficient strategies in terms of leadership that is able to run and manage everything in internal and external of the company, more reliable skilled workforces, modern machines and technology, and is able to get a wider market and customers in plastic bottle products marketing. Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence or Baldrige Criteria is a guide for a company to achieve high quality performance which consists 7 criterias, namely Leadership; Strategic Planning; Customer Focus; Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management; Focus on Workforce; Process Management; and Results. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires to PT. NYCZ employees, respondents were taken according to job desks ranging from cashiers to managers. After questionnaire data was obtained, it was processed using SPSS to test validity and reliability. Then, questionnaire results were processed using Malcolm Baldrige score to determine company performance level. From the research results, it was obtained that the total points from Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence survey are 411,14. Therefore, according to MBCfPE score, the performance of PT. NYCZ is Early Improvement with Average category
Suicide prevention: A qualitative study with Thai secondary school students
Authors: Chaniang Surachai , Klongdee Kamonnat , Jompaeng Yupared
Published: December 2021

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents around the globe. Therefore, understanding its causes and prevention is needed.
Objective: This study aimed to explore Thai secondary school students’ perceptions related to causes and preventions of suicide and the learning needs of suicide prevention.
Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was employed in this study. Purposive sampling was used to select 32 adolescents for focus group discussions and ten adolescents for in-depth interviews. Data were collected from September 2019 to March 2020 and analyzed using content analysis.  
Results: Causes of suicide included seven sub-categories: parents’ expectations of children’s academic achievement, bullying, family problems, teenage love, lack of stress management skill, imitation behavior on social media, and substance use behavior. Suicide prevention consisted of five sub-categories: peer support, parental support, school support, health professionals and significant support, and knowing the value and believing in self. In addition, students’ learning needs had two sub-categories: developing online learning platforms regarding suicide prevention and mental health promotion and prevention projects.
Conclusion: The findings of this study could guide nurses and other health professionals to develop a suicide prevention program for secondary school students. The study results could also be used as essential evidence for driving health care policy in promoting and preventing suicide in adolescents with the involvement of key stakeholders.
Investigation of parameters of leakage of toxic and explosive substances and gases under the action of high pressure from tanks of the special purpose during
Authors: Semerak M. , Hlova T. , Hlova B. , Petruchenko O.
Published: December 2021

Tanks for the storage of oil products and toxic substances in warehouses are the main ones. They can be in the form of separate tanks or a group of tanks. The most widespread are vertical steel tanks with a stationary roof that a placed in open areas. The tanks heat up, and the intensity of evaporation of the oil product increases in case of fire. If there is a permanent roof, the pressure in the tank will increase. If the capacity of the breathing valves is less than the intensity of evaporation then there is a risk of explosion. Explosions in the tank often lead to the separation of the bottom, and the side cylindrical surface and the roof fly away instantly, spilling oil on neighboring tanks and the territory of the tank’s park. Then the combustion area increases intensively. The destruction of the integrity of the tank, due to the separation of the bottom, contributes to temperature and power stresses, the value of which increases with increasing temperature of their heating and increasing pressure, respectively. The values of temperature stresses are added to the power stresses caused by pressure, and when the critical value is reached, destruction occurs.

In the article by the method of mathematical modeling using the laws of thermodynamics and mechanics of liquids and gases, analytical dependences for research of parameters of leakage of toxic substances and gases at action of high pressure from capacities at their storage are received. Saint-Venant’s principle was used to model the gas flow rate process. The dependence of the duration of gas leakage from special purpose tanks at the change of the area of the emergency hole and the pressure drop is obtained. The obtained results allow determining the velocity and mass flow rate of the gas depending on the area of the hole, the time flow, and the difference of pressure. Therefore, the task of research the emergency situations of engineering cylindrical tanks under the influence of temperature and pressure, which leads to the spillage of toxic substances and gassiness is actual. The researches results are presented graphically.
Differentiated Approach to Strategies of Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Macular Holes
Authors: Shamratov R. Z. , Ramazanova L. Sh. , Napylova O. A.
Published: December 2021

Background. 25G or 27G three-port vitrectomy, followed by staining and removal of the internal limiting membrane with vitreous cavity air or gas tamponade, is one of the main modern vitreoretinal surgery principles for primary macular holes. However, not all patients manage to obtain a functional outcome when the anatomical outcome is achieved. Purpose. To  present clinical cases of surgical treatment of idiopathic macular holes (IMH) exhibiting a differentiated approach.Matherials and methods. This article analyzes clinical cases of four patients with primary idiopathic macular holes, differing in terms of development, hole diameter and the presence of comorbidities. Results. The results of surgical treatment were evaluated 14 days and 1 month after surgery. In all clinical cases, surgical treatment resulted in a positive anatomical outcome by blocking a retinal defect. Best corrected visual acuity increased, on average, from 0.08 ± 0.05 to 0.4 ± 0.05.Conclusion. The analysis of the presented clinical cases clearly demonstrates the need for a timely and differentiated approach to the treatment of patients with IMH, that considers etiology of the pathological process, period of its existence as well as concomitant and general somatic pathologies.
MODELAGEM MATEMÁTICA A PARTIR DO FUTSAL: UMA INVESTIGAÇÃO COM MESTRANDOS SOB UMA PERSPECTIVA INTERDISCIPLINAR
Authors: Souza Alex Almeida de , Sousa Taíze Cardoso de , Cedraz Camila do Valle Soares , De Eça José Lucas Matias
Published: December 2021

Neste relato de experiência, apresenta-se uma atividade desenvolvida com estudantes de um curso de pós-graduação stricto sensu, à luz da Modelagem Matemática (MM), segundo a perspectiva de Biembengut (2016). O intuito dessa atividade investigativa no contexto de uma prática esportiva (futsal) foi produzir dados que culminaram na feitura de um modelo matemático que atendesse à situação-problema: qual seria a altura máxima que uma bola alcançaria para encobrir o goleiro e ir direto ao gol? A atividade de modelagem foi desenvolvida com cinco mestrandos, de uma Universidade pública do estado da Bahia. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados foram questionários, diário de campo e os dados da produção do material pelos envolvidos. Os resultados apontam para o desenvolvimento de autonomia, devido ao empenho na busca pelo saber. Além disso, destaca-se o aspecto interdisciplinar, inovador e investigativo que a atividade baseada na MM oportunizou, principalmente, por ter aproximado, em um mesmo ambiente educativo, as dimensões teórica e empírica, em prol da construção de saberes matematizados a partir de uma prática esportiva do cotidiano do estudante da Educação Básica.
Dead voices and lost sounds: an imagined sonic history
Authors: Kapstein Adrienne
Published: December 2021

A project description of a sound art installation and interactive performance presented as part of the Up Close Festival in New York City in the winter of 2019/2020. The article is authored by the creator and director of the piece, Adrienne Kapstein. Created for an all-age audience, the piece was a unique, relational and socially engaged experience that merged sound art, live performance, illusion, technology, and audience participation. Designed to be completed in partnership with members of the community it sought to serve, the piece invited participation from every audience member through multiple and varied means of engagement.
Patches in a timeline with ossia score
Authors: Celerier Jean-Michaël
Published: December 2021

Handling of time and scores in patchers such as PureData, Max/MSP has been an ongoing concern for composers and users of such software. We introduce an integration of PureData inside the ossia score interactive and intermedia sequencer, based on libpd. This integration allows to score precisely event that are being sent to a PureData patch, and process the result of the patch’s computations afterwards in score. This paper describes the way this integration has been achieved, and how it enables composers to easily add a temporal dimension to a set of patches, by leveraging both the computational power of PureData and the temporal semantics of the ossia system, in order to create complex compositions.
Religiões de matrizes africanas em Marabá (PA): ações nos espaços públicos, afirmando identidades negras
Authors: Lima Ivan Costa , Pereira Linconly de Jesus Alencar
Published: December 2021

Detentoras de valores civilizatórios que expressam sua importância para a sociedade brasileira como um todo, busca-se discutir, neste artigo, as religiões de matrizes africanas como um contínuo com o continente africano. Esse cenário nos permitiu abordar, a partir do discurso de adeptos da região de Marabá, no estado do Pará, a necessidade de essas religiões ocuparem espaços públicos e de controle social para o avanço da igualdade racial. Para tanto, utiliza-se da história oral no registro das falas de seus participantes e da pesquisa participante pela articulação acadêmica e política. O trabalho analisa as diferentes formas de representação e identidade religiosas dialogando com a construção de políticas públicas e as formas de atuação das quais a população negra se utiliza para manter sua relação com a ancestralidade africana pelas comunidades tradicionais de terreiros, evidenciando a necessidade de construir nos espaços públicos outras narrativas.
O cinema soviético do stalinismo tardio: entre a propaganda e a anfibologia
Authors: Franciscon Moisés Wagner , Martins Gelise Cristine Ponce
Published: December 2021

O stalinismo tardio, que se estendeu de 1945 a 1953, censurou e coagiu o cinema com uma eficácia desconhecida na URSS, direcionando-o para o confronto cultural com o arquirrival americano na nascente Guerra Fria. Enquanto o regime exigia filmes políticos que exibissem os problemas e crimes cometidos pelo inimigo e fomentassem a união interna, os cineastas procuravam burlar as diretrizes para inserir críticas sutilmente, ou o assunto abordado, centralizado na inversão da propaganda antissoviética em antiamericana, produzia ambiguidade por si mesmo. A cine-história cinematográfica de Marc Ferro, aplicada a 22 filmes do período, permite captar o jogo de interesses opostos por meio da análise de mensagens latentes, conscientes ou não.
Cartilage Regeneration Characteristics of Human and Goat Auricular Chondrocytes
Authors: Hou Mengjie , Bai Baoshuai , Tian Baoxing , Ci Zheng , Liu Yu , Zhou Guangdong , Cao Yilin
Published: December 2021

Although cartilage regeneration technology has achieved clinical breakthroughs, whether auricular chondrocytes (AUCs) represent optimal seed cells to achieve stable cartilage regeneration is not clear. In this study, we systematically explore biological behaviors of human- and goat-derived AUCs during in vitro expansion as well as cartilage regeneration in vitro and in vivo. To eliminate material interference, a cell sheet model was used to evaluate the feasibility of dedifferentiated AUCs to re-differentiate and regenerate cartilage in vitro and in vivo. We found that the dedifferentiated AUCs could re-differentiate and regenerate cartilage sheets under the chondrogenic medium system, and the generated chondrocyte sheets gradually matured with increased in vitro culture time (2, 4, and 8 weeks). After the implantation of cartilage sheets with different in vitro culture times in nude mice, optimal neocartilage was formed in the group with 2 weeks in vitro cultivation. After in vivo implantation, ossification only occurred in the group with goat-regenerated cartilage sheet of 8 weeks in vitro cultivation. These results, which were confirmed in human and goat AUCs, suggest that AUCs are ideal seed cells for the clinical translation of cartilage regeneration under the appropriate culture system and culture condition.
Establishment of an Ex Vivo Inflammatory Osteoarthritis Model With Human Osteochondral Explants
Authors: Li Kaihu , Zhang Penghui , Zhu Yong , Alini Mauro , Grad Sibylle , Li Zhen
Published: December 2021

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease without clear pathophysiological mechanism and effective drugs for treatment. Although various animal models exist, the translation of the outcome into clinics remains difficult due to species differences. In this study, an ex vivo inflammatory OA model was induced using different concentrations of interleukin one beta (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) on explants from the human femoral head. In the inflammatory OA groups, the gene expression levels of cartilage catabolism (matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3)), and inflammation (interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8)) markers were significantly upregulated, while the anabolic genes (collagen 2 (COL2), aggrecan (ACAN), and proteoglycan 4 (PRG4)) were downregulated compared to the control group. The release of cytokines (IL-6, IL-8) and nitric oxide (NO) in the conditioned medium was also upregulated in inflammatory OA groups. The Safranin O/Fast Green staining showed loss of proteoglycan in the superficial zone cartilage after cytokine treatment. The results indicated that an ex vivo inflammation and degeneration model was successfully established using osteochondral explants from the human femoral head. This model can be used to elucidate the in-depth mechanism of inflammatory OA and to screen new drugs for OA treatment.
Functional Verification of Novel ELMO1 Variants by Live Imaging in Zebrafish
Authors: Xue Rongtao , Wang Ying , Wang Tienan , Lyu Mei , Mo Guiling , Fan Xijie , Li Jianchao , Yen Kuangyu , Yu Shihui , Liu Qifa , Xu Jin
Published: December 2021

ELMO1 (Engulfment and Cell Motility1) is a gene involved in regulating cell motility through the ELMO1-DOCK2-RAC complex. Contrary to DOCK2 (Dedicator of Cytokinesis 2) deficiency, which has been reported to be associated with immunodeficiency diseases, variants of ELMO1 have been associated with autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To explore the function of ELMO1 in immune cells and to verify the functions of novel ELMO1 variants in vivo, we established a zebrafish elmo1 mutant model. Live imaging revealed that, similar to mammals, the motility of neutrophils and T-cells was largely attenuated in zebrafish mutants. Consequently, the response of neutrophils to injury or bacterial infection was significantly reduced in the mutants. Furthermore, the reduced mobility of neutrophils could be rescued by the expression of constitutively activated Rac proteins, suggesting that zebrafish elmo1 mutant functions via a conserved mechanism. With this mutant, three novel human ELMO1 variants were transiently and specifically expressed in zebrafish neutrophils. Two variants, p.E90K (c.268G>A) and p.D194G (c.581A>G), could efficiently recover the motility defect of neutrophils in the elmo1 mutant; however, the p.R354X (c.1060C>T) variant failed to rescue the mutant. Based on those results, we identified that zebrafish elmo1 plays conserved roles in cell motility, similar to higher vertebrates. Using the transient-expression assay, zebrafish elmo1 mutants could serve as an effective model for human variant verification in vivo.