bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effects of MDR-1 gene polymorphisms on the clinical course of chronic hepatitis B infection
Authors: Şıvgın Hakan , Yılmaz Abdülkerim , Rüstemoğlu Aydın , Öztürk Banu , Şahin Şafak , Taşlıyurt Türker
Published: March 2023

Aims: Chronic HBV infection is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate due to increased risk of hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. Treatment modilities and resistance is currently investigated. Several mechanisms were underlying in drug resistance. P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the product of multidrug resistance gene (MDR-1), is well-known mechanism of MDR phenotype. MDR gene C1236T polymorphism is associated with decreased p-gp function. The mutation of MDR gene can affect the clinical course of disease and response rate to treatment. It was aimed to investigate the relationship between MDR gene polymorphism and clinical course and treatment responses in chronic HBV infection in our study.
Methods: A total of 90 (male/female:69/21) patients with chronic HBV infection under Lamivudine treatment was enrolled in this study. Mean ages were 49.8±12.6 (range:22-75) years. The patients were categorized as: Treatment responded (group 1: HBV-DNA is negative at 24th week) and treatment refractory (group 2: HBV-DNA is still positive after 24th week). Group 1 was consisted of 51 (M/F: 38/13) and group 2 was consisted of 39 (M/F: 31/9) patients. There was no significant difference between ages and genders of two groups. Histologic activity indexes (HAI), total bilirubin, AST and ALT levels, HBV-DNA titers were significantly higher in the patients in group 2 than group 1 (p<0.05).
Results: Genotype distributions; homozygous CC genotype was in 8 (15.7%),heterozygous CT genotype was in 37 (%72.5), homozygous TT genotype wasin 6 (11.8%) in patients at group 1. Homozygous CC genotype was in 13 (33.3%), heterozygous CT genotype was in 21 (53.8%), homozygous TT genotype was in 5 (12.8%) in patients at group 2. CC genotype was more common in group 2 than group 1 (p=0.044). C and T alleles’ frequencies in the group 1 and 2 were 51.96% and 60.26%, 48.04% and 39.74%, respectively (p>0.05). The patients with YMDD mutation positive at group 2 (n:11), 5 (45%) had have CC genotype, 5 (45%) had have CT, 1 (9%) had have TT genotype.The patients with YMDD mutation negative at group 2 (n:8), 3 (37%) patients had have CC and 5 (63%) patients had have CT genotype. CC genotype was more common in the patients with YMDD mutation positive than group 1 (p=0.043). Moreover, CC genotype was more common in the patients with HBV-DNA positive at 12nd month of Lamivudine treatment than group 1 (p=0.042).
Conclusion: Consequently; MDR-1 and p-gp polymorphisms are important factors in the clinical course of chronic HBV infection and may influence the treatment responses. In the current study, it was found that the CC genotype of MDR-1 gene C1236T was more common in the patients with lamivudine resistant HBV infection.
Relationship between butritional scores and 28-day mortality in critical patients who received mechanical ventilator support for non-surgical reasons
Authors: Taşkın Öztürk , Yılmaz Özgür
Published: March 2023

Aims: Malnutrition may cause an increase in morbidity and mortality in intensive care patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between nutritional scores and 28-day mortality in critically ill patients followed on a mechanical ventilator for non-surgical reasons.
Methods: 91 patients admitted to the intensive care unit for non-surgical reasons, followed up on mechanical ventilators, and whose data were available were included. The prognostic nutrition index (PNI), geriatric nutrition risk index (GNRI), nutritional risk index (NRI), and controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score were calculated from the data of the patients. Patients were divided into two groups survival and non-survival.
Results: NRI, PNI, and GNRI scores were statistically significantly higher in the Survivor group. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, LDH albumin ratio, CONUT, APACHE, and SAPS scores were statistically higher in the nonsurvivor group. In logistic regression analysis for nutritional scores, CONUT was found to be an independent risk factor for mortality (table 5). In the ROC analysis, the AUC value for CONUT was 0.925. The cut-off value for CONUT was 7.5, the sensitivity was 86.4%, and the specificity was 87.0%.
Conclusion: The CONUT nutrition score, which can be easily calculated from routine parameters and does not cause extra costs, can be used as an independent evaluation tool in determining the 28-day mortality of intensive care patients.
Population Challenges in a Changing World: An Overview of the 22nd Annual Research Conference of the Population Association of Pakistan
Authors: Arif G. M , Gul Xaher , Ashfaq Seemin , Fatima Mahnoor , Qureshi Tahir
Published: March 2023

The Population Association of Pakistan (PAP), established in 2000, continues to emphasize the crucial relationship between population and development. The population and development programs in Pakistan have not progressed as steadily as in most of the countries in the region or other Muslim-majority countries such as Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey. PAP provides a platform that offers an opportunity to bridge the various social sciences disciplines including economics, public and social policy, statistics, demography, public health, sociology, geography, and anthropology to deliberate upon solutions for pressing population and development related issues of Pakistan in this changing world
MELALUI SUPERVISI MANAJERIAL DAPAT MENINGKATKAN KINERJA KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MENYUSUN RENCANA KERJA TAHUNAN
Authors: SUMARNI BAIQ
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the increase in annual performance based on school unit report cards carried out by school principals through managerial supervision at target schools in West Lombok Regency. This research is an action research head of supervision or PTKp. The subjects in this study were the principals of public and private schools in West Lombok Regency who were supervised by supervisors (researchers) for the 2022-2023 school year. Based on the analysis of the results of the research and discussion, it can be concluded that supervising supervisors through effective managerial supervision can improve the performance of school principals in preparing RKTs based on school unit reports in the 2022-2023 school year in the assisted junior high schools of West Lombok Regency. This can be seen by the increase in the results of the questionnaire for each cycle, namely cycle I 56%, cycle II 76% and cycle III 88%. Not only that, this can be seen with the predicted value in the first cycle of 2.8 (almost enough), the second cycle is 3.8 (almost good) and the third cycle is 4.4 (good).
ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kinerja kepala sekolah dalam menyusun rencana kerja tahunan berdasarkan rapor satuan pendidikan yang dilakukan oleh pengwas sekolah melalui supervisi manajarial pada sekolah binaan di Kab Lombok Barat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kepengawasan atau PTKp. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah Kepala sekolah Negeri dan Swasta di Kabupaten Lombok Barat  yang menjadi Binaan Pengawas (Peneliti) tahun pelajaran 2022-2023. Berdasarkan analisis hasil penelitian dan diskusi dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembinaan pengawas melalui supervisi manajerial efektif dapat meningkatkan kinerja kepala sekolah dalam menyusun RKT berdasarkan rapor satuan pendidikan pada tahun pelajaran 2022-2023 di SMP binaan Kabupaten Lombok Barat. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan meningkatnya hasil angket tiap-tiap siklus yaitu siklus I 56%, siklus II 76% dan siklus III 88%. Tidak hanya itu hal tersebut dapat dilihat dengan nilai prediksi pada siklus pertama sebesar 2,8 (hampir cukup), siklus kedua 3,8 (hampir baik) dan siklus ketiga 4,4 (baik).
SUPERVISI KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM PENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI PAEDAGOGIK GURU PADA MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI 2 BATANG HARI
Authors: PERMADI ALI
Published: March 2023

Paedagogic competence includes the teacher's understanding of students, planning the implementation of learning, evaluating learning outcomes, and developing students to actualize their various potentials. Personal competence is a personal ability that reflects a solid, stable, mature, wise and authoritative personality, being a role model for students and having noble character. While the objectives of this study are (a): To determine the Role of the Principal as a Supervisor in Improving Teacher's Paedagodic Competence. (b). Knowing the steps to creating Teacher Paedagodic Competence by implementing the school principal supervisor. The role of the Principal as a Supervisor, found a positive influence on the creation of Paedagodic Teacher Competence. This was indicated by a significant increase in each cycle, cycle I was 63% and cycle II was 90%. This shows the success of the Principal's Role as a Supervisor in Improving Teacher's Paedagodic Competence.
ABSTRAKKompetensi paedagogik meliputi pemahaman guru terhadap peserta didik, perencanaan pelaksanaan pembelajaran, evaluasi hasil belajar, dan pengembangan peserta didik untuk mengaktualisasikan berbagai potensi yang dimilikinya. Kompetensi kepribadian merupakan kemampuan personal mencerminkan kepribadian yang mantap, stabil, dewasa, arif, dan berwibawa, menjadi teladan bagi peserta didik dan berakhlak mulia. Sedangkan tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (a): Untuk mengetahui Peran Kepala Sekolah Sebagai Supervisor dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Paedagodik Guru. (b). Mengetahui langkah-langkah terciptanya Kompetensi Paedagodik Guru dengan diterapkannya supervisor kepala sekolah. Peran Kepala Sekolah Sebagai Supervisor, didapati pengaruh yang positif terhadap terciptanya Kompetensi Paedagodik Guru, Hal ini ditandai dengan adanya kenaikan signifikan pada tiap siklusnya, siklus I sebesar 63% dan siklus II sebesar 90%. Hal ini menunjukkan keberhasilan Peran Kepala Sekolah Sebagai Supervisor Dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Paedagodik Guru.
PENGARUH KEMAMPUAN MANAJERIAL DAN MOTIVASI KERJA KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KUALITAS PENERAPAN MANAJEMEN BERBASIS SEKOLAH DI KABUPATEN SINJAI
Authors: B BAHTIAR
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of managerial ability and work motivation of school principals on the quality of implementing school-based management in Sinjai district. This type of research is a correlational descriptive research. Data was collected using a questionnaire technique for school principals as well as interviews with teachers and documentation with a sample of 37 school principals and 9 teachers representing each district. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The results of the analysis show that: (1) the managerial ability and work motivation of school principals and the quality of the implementation of School Based Management in Sinjai district are in the moderate category as a result of questionnaires from school principals and interviews with teachers. (2) The managerial ability of school principals has a significant effect on the quality of implementing School Based Management in Sinjai Regency, (3) Work motivation of school principals has a significant effect on the quality of implementing School Based Management in Sinjai Regency, (4) managerial abilities and work motivation of school principals collectively affect the quality of the implementation of School Based Management in Sinjai District.
ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kemampuan manajerial dan motivasi kerja kepala sekolah terhadap kualitas penerapan manajemen berbasis sekolah di kabupaten Sinjai. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif korelasional. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan teknik angket untuk kepala sekolah serta wawancara terhadap guru dan dokumentasi dengan jumlah sampel 37 orang kepala sekolah dan 9 orang guru mewakili setiap kecamatan. Data tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensial. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kemampuam manajerial dan motivasi kerja kepala sekolah serta kualitas penerapan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah di kabupaten Sinjai berada pada kategori sedang baik hasil angket dari kepala sekolah dan wawancara dengan guru. (2) Kemampuan manajerial kepala sekolah berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kualitas penerapan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah di Kabupaten Sinjai, (3) motivasi Kerja kepala sekolah berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kualitas penerapan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah di Kabupaten Sinjai, (4) kemampuan manajerial dan motivasi kerja kepala sekolah secara bersama-sama berpengaruh terhadap kualitas penerapan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah di Kabupaten Sinjai.
Exploring a quantitative assessment approach for car dependence: A case study in Munich
Authors: Langer Matthias , David Durán-Rodas  , Elias Pajares
Published: March 2023

While discussions are ongoing about the exact meaning of car dependence, its assessment has been primarily qualitative. The few quantitative approaches adopted so far have tended to analyze either high car use and ownership or a lack of public transport accessibility as indicators of car dependence. This study aims to quantitatively evaluate car dependence in Munich after merging these three aspects—car use, ownership, and lack of public transportation—and identify its associated potential spatial predictors. The exploratory approach is applied to traffic zones in the transit service area around Munich, Germany, which includes calculating an indicator for car dependence and its linkage with socio-spatial factors using multiple linear regression. For this purpose, traffic data from 2017 and census data from 2011 are used, which are the most recent available. It was found that car dependence is higher in suburban areas with low local numbers of employees, low land costs, and high average income tax payments. Identifying areas with higher car dependence and associated factors can help decision makers focus on or prioritize these areas in providing better access to alternative transportation and basic opportunities. Future research could focus on application in additional regions, using recent and aligned data, and further combinations with qualitative research.
La urgencia de dar respuesta sanitaria a la violencia de género
Authors: Risso Agostina , Discacciati Vilda , Volij Camila
Published: March 2023

La violencia por cuestiones de género es un fenómeno histórico, complejo y prevalente a nivel mundial. Definida por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas como “todo acto de violencia basado en la pertenencia al sexo femenino, que tenga o pueda tener como resultado un daño o sufrimiento físico, sexual o psicológico para la mujer, así como las amenazas de tales actos, la coacción o la privación arbitraria de la libertad, tanto si se producen en la vida pública como en la privada”, la violencia contra la mujer constituye una violación de los derechos humanos y por lo tanto, una cuestión de Estado. Las autoras de este artículo repasan el marco legal que aborda este problema en la Argentina, las dificultades del sistema sanitario (a nivel institucional e individual) en la detección y asistencia de las personas que lo padecen y la necesidad de sensibilización y capacitación de los profesionales de la salud.
The Role of the Violin and Its Elements in Chinese Opera
Authors: Fu Qin Yu
Published: March 2023

Opera performances are a collection of dialogues, dances, and songs, accompanied by a variety of instruments. The paper primarily focuses on the specific features of the influence of various Chinese violins on opera performances. The authors analyzed jinghu, erhu, dahu, banhu, and gaohu, as well as outlined the elements that make up the melody for a particular instrument in opera performances. The survey outcomes suggested that improvement of the performance program requires, as part of the staged action: adding a melody that corresponds to the production’s mood (30% of respondents); playing tunes on jinghu more quietly (27% of respondents); removing the tightness when playing banhu (25%); eliminating gaohu (18%). Further survey suggested that melodies were most clearly and correctly played with erhu (27%) and jinghu (23%), with the soft tones and piercing sounds which are typical for these violins. 10% of respondents believed that gaohu was played with many mistakes and was described by a lack of distinctive clear sounds. The respondents' perceptions of, and playing different violins in, opera suggested that the best quality performance was observed with erhu (0.92), jinghu (0.83), banhu (0.81), and dahu (0.79). The calculation results were compared using the Student's t-distribution, which suggested the similarity of values for almost all violins, except for gaohu, because playing it in opera performances was not melodious. The research findings are valuable to opera violinists studying the specific features of musical instrument and the harmony of all elements.
Seguimiento Continuo de Infinitos Puntos..., de Sebastián Jatz:
Authors: Astaburuaga Peña Santiago
Published: March 2023

El artículo se enfoca en el análisis estético y epistemológico de una pieza del compositor Sebastián Jatz, escrita exclusivamente con palabras, que tensionó, en el año 2011, los discursos y las prácticas en el campo de la producción de partituras de la música experimental chilena. La investigación propone que la notación verbal de aquella obra desestima una funcionalidad descriptiva referida a materiales sonoros, para dar paso a una forma de prescripción para la acción que enuncia unas condiciones de posibilidad que permiten desplegar un tipo de escucha que opera como una interrogante hacia la contingencia del lugar en el que se realiza.
The efficacy of Bloso fish (Glossogobius giuris sp.) in improving hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet, and albumin levels of Wistar rats with hypoalbuminemia
Authors: Anwar Muhammad Choiroel , Budiono Irwan , Putriningtyas Natalia Desy , Nisa Alfiana Ainun , Santjaka Aris , Suswandany Dwi Linna
Published: March 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease worldwide that causes death. Common clinical manifestations of patients with TB include anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and malnutrition. Most patients with TB are infected with coccus bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, that commonly attack the respiratory tract. However, the consumption of heme protein sources could improve the nutritional status of patients with TB. Fish comprise one of the most widely consumed sources of heme. The bloso fish (Glossogobius giuris sp.), considered a fish without economic value is a new alternative source of heme protein. This study aimed to develop supplements using bloso fish (Glossogobius giuris sp.). This study used an experimental pretest-post-test control group design. Seven male Wistar rats were used as the negative control group. Twenty- eight male Wistar rats were administered S. aureus, fed a protein-deficient diet, and divided into the positive control group, the K1 group, which received up to 675 mg/200 g of bloso fish flour, the K2 group, which received up to 67.5 mg/200 g of bloso fish oil, and the K3 group, which received up to 675 mg/200 g of bloso fish fluor from oil extraction dregs. Treatment was administered for 28 days. The hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Ht), platelet, and albumin levels in blood serum from the retroorbital vein were measured. Data were processed using a paired t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The results showed differences in Hb, Ht, platelet, and albumin levels were observed before and after treatment. Additionally, differences in Hb, Ht, platelet, and albumin levels were observed in the groups that received bloso fish flour and bloso fish oil. Bloso fish flour and bloso fish oil increased the Hb, Ht, platelet, and albumin levels of rats with hypoalbuminemia.
PENGARUH PERSEPSI TERHADAP KESIAPAN KERJA MELALUI KEPUASAN PRAKTEK KERJA LAPANGAN MAHASISWA PERGURUAN TINGGI VOKASI PARIWISATA
Authors: Priyanto Priyanto , Widiarto Setyo , Darmadi Roby , Rahayu Nurti
Published: March 2023

On the Job Training (OJT) as part of the tourism vocational education  curriculum is more than just a requirement to meet the adequacy of student graduation credits, OJT  is required to provide student experience and competence to work after graduation.  This study aims to determine work readiness which is determined by the perception and satisfaction of student OJT . This is a quantitative research utilizing the Structural Equation Model (SEM) as an analysis method. Utilizing the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) to quantify the level of student work readiness, the research results revealed that student perceptions did not significantly affect student  OJT satisfaction, student OJT perception and satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on work readiness, while an indirect relationship between student perceptions of work readiness through OJT satisfaction showed insignificant results.  These results conclude that factors that affect job satisfaction during the implementation of OJT have a significant impact on student work readiness. In the end, tourism vocational universities are required to be able to manage OJT well as an effort to create graduates who have competence and are ready to work and are highly competitive in the business world.
THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM VILLAGES: PARTICIPATION AS A MEDIATOR
Authors: Rukmiyati Ni Made , Mareni Ni Ketut , Tuwi I Wayan
Published: March 2023

Support from the community and village authorities is necessary for the development of a tourist village. The availability of funds to support the development of facilities and infrastructure is a crucial aspect in developing a tourist village. For this reason, the effectiveness of financial management in tourism villages is beneficial. Accountability, transparency, and community involvement are some of the characteristics that affect how well villages manage their finances. This research aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of accountability and transparency on village financial management through community participation as a mediating variable. Stewardship theory, which portrays a circumstance where management is not driven by individual goals but is more focused on their major results in order to develop the organization, offers as the theoretical foundation for this research. In this study, the partial least squares (PLS) data analysis method with structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to test the hypothesis. Whereas to test the mediating variable, we will use the testing method of the Sobel test, namely testing the path coefficient of indirect influence. The seven hypotheses offered were significant, according to the findings of hypothesis testing using partial least squares (PLS). These findings demonstrate that involvement can moderate the connection between accountability and transparency in financial management. Following the study's findings, participation, accountability, and transparency all have an impact on how effectively finances are managed. So that these three things can be a concern for the village government, It is hoped that further research will enable the development and addition of other independent variables that will influence the effectiveness of financial management variables.
Causes of Bacterial and Fungal External Eye Infections and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns Among Children in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Authors: Chigozie Mary Chukwuoha , Chukwudi Esenwah Emmanuel , John Adele Dongo
Published: March 2023

This study is a cross-sectional survey to isolate and identify the causes of bacterial and fungal external eye infections among children in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. It also considered the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of the organisms identified. Ocular samples of the discharge and corneal scrapings were collected from infected eyes of 460 children included in the study. Culture and microscopy with gram staining of samples, biochemical tests were used for the identification of bacterial and fungal colonies. Susceptibility tests were also carried out to ascertain the susceptibility pattern of the organisms. Statistical analysis was done with the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS), version 20.1,using chi-square, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation test and simple percentage. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Out of the ocular samples collected, 132(14%) yielded positive culture growth. Of this number, 126 (95.5%) yielded bacterial growth, while 6(4.55%) yielded fungal growth. Among the bacterial isolates, gram positive bacteria were the most prevalent (88.1%). Coagulase negative staphylococcus aureus was the predominant isolate (34.8%) causing bacterial eye infections, followed by staphylococcus aureus (22.73%). Aspergillus sp. was the common cause of fungal infections on the cornea. Ceftriaxone had the highest susceptibility effect on all bacterial isolates (96%), followed by vancomycin (95.6%). Gram positive isolates were highly sensitive to ceftriaxone and ofloxacin (95.4% each), clindamycin (91.5%) and vancomycin (90.8%) while gram negative isolates were totally sensitive to ciprofloxacin (100%) and highly sensitive to clindamycin and ceftriaxone (97.4% each).

Key words: Bacteria, Fungi, External eye, Isolation, Antibiotics, Susceptibility.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Birth Outcomes at Eku Baptist Hospital, Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Daniel Mbee Mbee, , Omorovbiye Aibangbee,
Published: March 2023

Globally, over 9million babies die each year during the perinatal period and nearly all of these deaths occur in the developing countries including Nigeria. In this paper, attempt is made to examine the relationship between the socio demographic characteristics of pregnant women and low birth weight outcomes at Eku Baptist Hospital. The study adopted the cross-sectional and participant observation research designs. Primary and secondary data were utilized in this study. Pregnant women who registered in the antenatal ward constituted the study population and they were 161. A census of the entire sample frame was taken since the number of pregnant women who indicated interest in the study was not large. Accordingly, the study instrument (questionnaire) was administered to the 161 pregnant women. Data analysis was done using simple percentage and multiple regression with Fisher’s exact test in the SPSS version 20.0 environment. The empirical finding suggests that age, income and level of education were significantly associated with low birth weight. The level of education of the participants was significantly associated with the birth weight of their babies (p < 0.001). More than half of the participants (66.7%) with primary level of education had low birth weight of <2.5kg while less than one-third (27.8%) of those with tertiary education delivered low birth weight babies. Also, 72.2% of women with income less than N20,000 had low birth weight while none (0.00%) of the women with family income greater than N100,000 had babies with low birth weight. The study established that there is statistically significant relationship between perinatal outcomes and socio demographic characteristics. Following the findings of the study, it is recommended that government at the local and sub national levels, corporate groups, health organizations and institutions should provide education and enlightenment to pregnant women to avoid infant mortality. Also, families should provide materially for pregnant women to avoid poor birth outcomes.

Key words: Socio demographic, women, pregnant and perinatal outcomes
Multi-Label Emotion Classification Using Physically Explicated Dataset
Authors: Spoorthi B Sowndarya , V Harshitha , N Nagasandesh , Sathya Pramod K , N Shashank
Published: March 2023

Multi-label emotions detection and classification in Facebook, Twitter, and other social media may be a demanding work because of general nature of the linguistics employed in these styles of platforms. Most of the previous studies mainly targeting single-label emotion detection, which detected only one emotion in a very given piece of text. But human expressions are multiplex, it should have multiple emotions with different semantics. So, during this study, we mainly target multi-label emotion classification which may classify possible different emotions in a very given text or data. Multi-label categorization has become the first solution among classification problems. Multi-label emotion categorizing may be a supervised learning that focuses on classifying multi-label emotions from a given data which contains a wide selection of implementations in Marketing, Electronic learning, education, and medical management, etc. to form the classification more efficient we use manually curated datasets labelled for basic eight emotion categories, these 8 basic emotions are based on Plutchik's model, which has the physiological purpose of each.
Single Phase Transformerless Switched Capacitor Multi Level Inverter for Solar PV Applications
Authors: Sathyanathan P. , Usha Rani P. , Ranjan Debnath Promod
Published: March 2023

Multilevel inverters (MLIs) have been proposed for the purpose of increase power level and to improve the power factor and total harmonic distortion (THD) in comparison with conventional two-level inverters. This technological advancement helps to achieve high performance and low cost, transformer less multi-level inverters which may commonly exploited in grid tied Photovoltaic (PV) generating systems. The application areas of MLIs are residential use in uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs); All these applications require increased reliability in terms of lower switching losses, increased power factor, and low total harmonic distortion (THD) for ensuring robust and smooth operation. Selection of control strategy for MLIs is one of the important aspects while designing of MLI. SPWM (Sinusoidal pulse width modulation) technique has been selected and same is used in the proposed transformer less switch capacitor based MLIs. SPWM which is based on comparing the modulating and carrier signal for generating the switching pulses, is the fundamental switching and control strategy generally used in MLI control. The PWM method used to control the switching sequences of inverters is directly responsible for controlling the output waveforms of current and voltage, while defining the efficiency of the inverter by managing the switching losses and THD ratios. This paper proposes high efficient nine level, eleven level, thirteen level & fifteen level switched capacitor-based inverter. Further total harmonic distortion for each level has been calculated using MATLAB simulation and the value observed for the same is compared for each level of MLI.
A Finger Vein Security System Using DNA Encryption, LSB Data Hiding and Image Scrambling
Authors: P. Wagh Dnyaneshwari , H. S Fadewar , G. N Shinde
Published: March 2023

Finger vein technology is a secure biometric solution, reliable and non-invasive that provides authentication from fast and highly accurate identity to access data or secure areas. The personal information security in cyberspace has gradually become an important topic nowadays, and biometric identification technology has emerged as the times require. Finger vein authenticated person information security is another prominent problem in the research area. So, by combining the information security and finger vein image security will improve the security of the whole system. This paper proposes a finger vein image security system using DNA encryption, image scrambling with LSB steganography technique. The secret data of the user is first encrypted using DNA encryption. LSB data hiding is used to hide this encrypted secret data in the finger vein image. This method consists of replacing the least significant bit, the last bit of each byte, of the pixels of an image with the bits of the information to be hidden. The security of the user is given importance by encrypting the details and then hiding the information. The stego image is then encrypted using image scrambling technique. To match a user’s vein, the image is descrambled and then compared to the finger vein based on the data extracted from the image. The proposed model provides security to the user information as well as the finger vein image.
Orientalism in the Narrative, Music and Myth of the Amok in the 1937 film Zamboanga
Authors: Buenconsejo José
Published: March 2023

Since the occupation of the Philippine Islands by the U.S. in 1899, Americans have viewed the Moslems of Mindanao as civilized yet aggressive. This orientalist-colonialist gaze is manifested in the film Zamboanga, a Filipino-American project directed by Filipino mestizo actor/ director Eduardo de Castro, with a cast of Filipino “natives” and an Euro-American crew. A spectacle full of local color, Zamboanga has a narrative based on the clichéd European trope, i.e., the abduction and recapture of the protagonist from the “seraglio”. Contradicting this narrative, the original musical score by noted Hollywood composer Edward Kilényi, Sr. is not Orientalist because it simply employed late-19th century romantic music conventionally used for such films, as well as the diegetic gong music accompanying Moslem war/martial dances. Yet, the intrusion into the film of musical sounds alien to the Zamboanga area, particularly the Hawaiian slack-key guitar and the Javanese pesindhen singing (normally accompanying a refined courtly dance), manifests musical Orientalism. These appropriations (perhaps by the director and producer) indicate the use of indexical sound icons as mere “signs of places” that disregard the specificities of cultural difference and local knowledge of Zamboanga and Sulu. The Hawaiian sound was meant to evoke the trope of a “tropical paradise” while the Javanese music depicted “Malay” civilization. Lastly, the myth of the amok is perpetuated to affirm an orientalist stereotype of the violent Moslem.
The Power of Anonymity: HIV/AIDS in the Philippines and the Internet
Authors: Austria Fernando Jr.
Published: March 2023

The stigma and discrimination associated with sexual orientation and gender identity complicate the struggles of those at risk of getting HIV and people living with HIV/AIDS. The ability to shift from real world identities to online anonymity becomes empowering for these individuals, as they are able to pursue their fight against the disease. Through the emails sent to and published by Pozziepinoy in his blog, “Living with HIV in the Philippines,” we see how sexual orientations and gender identities are suppressed and ignored, allowing these individuals to face the conditions and confront other problems associated with this disease.
The Ideologies of the Octagon: The Ultimate Fighting Championship as a Manifestation of the Postmodern Phenomenon
Authors: Berame Janyn
Published: March 2023

The postmodern moment creates paranoia in the grand narratives of patriarchy, masculinity, and heteronormativity. This paranoia is called pomophobia, the fear of the shift the postmodern moment created and continues to create in the hegemony. In response, the dominant views, particularly patriarchy, have regrouped themselves and created hegemonic masculinity present in athleticism, especially male-driven sports such that of Mixed Martial Arts. This study looks closely at Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as portrayed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and how its components exhibit self-reflexivity, to the point that it asserts rebuttals to the very ideologies it advocates. This study looks at MMA in UFC as a counterproposal to the meta-narratives of patriarchy and the universality of truths and how it manifests the postmodern phenomenon.
Representasyon ng Pagkalalaki sa Pelikulang Bakbakan ni FPJ
Authors: Rodriguez Rommel
Published: March 2023

Nakalunan ang pag-aaral na ito sa representasyon ng mga bidang lalaki sa ilang piling pelikula ni Ronald Allan Poe Kelly, o mas kilala sa pangalang Fernando Poe, Jr. (FPJ). Mula sa masinsin na pagbasa sa mga pangunahing bida, nakabuo ng mga bagong kategorya sa representasyon ng mga bidang lalaki sa pelikulang bakbakan. Natukoy ang infantilisado, trigger-happy at sadistang bida na patuloy na nilikha sa mga pelikula ni FPJ. Maituturing na bahagi ng kultural na pag-aaral ang pananaliksik kung saan ginamit ang palitan ng mga dayalogo at eksena sa pelikula sa paglikha ng representasyon ng pagkalalaki. Upang bigyang-katuturan ang mga kategoryang nalikha sa panunuri, kinailangang ilapat ito sa mas malawak na konteksto ng usaping panlipunan na nasa anyo ng biswal na kultura. Ginawang batayan ang mga nalikhang kategorya upang basahin ang proyektong Metro Guwapo ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sa panahon ng pamumuno ni Bayani Fernando. Bukod dito, ginamit din ang nalikhang kategorya upang basahin bilang politikal at kultural na teksto ang matrimonya ng estado at militar sa panahon ng dating Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Sa huli, ginamit na batayan ng pagbasa ang nalikhang representasyon ng pagkalalaki sa isang larawan ng dating U.S. Ambassador sa Pilipinas na si Kristie Kenny habang nagbibigay ng panauhing pananalita sa mga taga-Mindanao na pangalagaan ang Lake Lanao.
Representation of Masculinity in FPJ’s Action Films
Authors: Rodriguez Rommel
Published: March 2023

This study focuses on the representation of male protagonists in several selected films of Ronald Allan Poe Kelly, or more famously known as Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ). New categories of the representation of male protagonists in action films were arrived at after a thorough reading of the main heroes. The infantilized, trigger-happy, and sadist protagonists that FPJ’s films created were identified. This research, which uses dialogue exchanges and movie scenes to create a representation of masculinity, can be regarded as part of cultural studies. In order to give meaning to the categories created by this study, these need to be projected onto a wider context of social issues that take the form of visual culture. The produced categories became the basis with which to analyze the Metro Guwapo project of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) during the term of Bayani Fernando. In addition, these categories were also used to analyze the matrimony of the state and the military during the tenure of former President Gloria Macapagal-Aarroyo as a political and cultural text. Lastly, the created representation of masculinity was used as the basis with which to analyze a photo of former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenny as she was delivering the guest of honor’s speech urging Mindanaoans to take care of Lake Lanao.
Postcolonial Camp: Hybridity and Performative Inversions in Zsazsa Zaturnnah
Authors: Garcia J. Neil
Published: March 2023

There is a common presumption that queer theory is global and unproblematically so.This paper argues otherwise, by performing a postcolonial reading of Zsazsa Zaturnnah, an extremely popular Philippine “campy” text from 2003, which is easily assimilated into a queer reading that all too devastatingly overlooks its specificities as a postcolonial articulation. In particular, the paper differentiates contemporary Western camp from the postcolonial camp to be found in texts coming from the Global South, whose theories of subjectivity, even if pathetic, remain distinct from postmodernism’s understanding of agency, simply because they remain entirely utilizable in anticolonial and nationalist projects, as this text itself illustrates. Queer theory’s “doctrine” of gender performativity therefore needs to be reinterpreted from the perspective of postcolonial syncretism and/or hybridity, which indeed can be seen to challenge its most basic assumptions regarding the issues of agency and social transformation.
Sulyap sa Karanasan ng mga Asog: Isang Historical na Pag-aaral sa Karanasang Homosekswal sa Pilipinas
Authors: Quintos Jay Jomar
Published: March 2023

In contemporary Philippine society, homosexuals are discriminated against and viewed as a comedic symbols. This is in contrast to the accounts of Philippine history which feature a wealth of tales and lore that depict homosexuals as an accepted part of the society. This paper introduces an anthropological and cultural study on the history of homosexuals from the precolonial to contemporary Philippines. It analyzes the influence of colonizers in the modern perception of homosexuals in the media today.The paper traces the early experiences and portrayals of homosexuals in the confesionarios, diccionarios, guidelines, and manuals of Spanish missionaries. These experiences and portrayals are compared to the contemporary guidelines set forth by the Movie and Television Classification and Review Board (MTRCB). In the end, this paper aims to eradicate the misconception about the modern bakla and present more of their richer traditions as asog, bayoguin, and binabayi.
Beyond Face Value: The Dynamics of Talent- Talent Manager-Advertising Agency-Client Power Relations in the Production of Shampoo and Soap Television Commercials
Authors: Celades Recelo
Published: March 2023

This study analyzes power relations that influence the employment of talents for shampoo and bath soap television commercials. It explains how power dynamics affect the behavior of the talent, talent manager, advertising agency and client in the hiring process. Intensive interviews, participant and unobtrusive observations as well as the recollection of personal experiences of 34 informants comprise the basis for the conclusion that the hierarchy of powers in the hiring process is mainly structured as Client – Advertising Agency – Talent Manager / Agency – Talent. In any of the seven arrangements of power relations analyzed in this study, the existing inequalities of these relations profit the client.
A Glimpse Into the Asog Experience: A Historical Study on the Homosexual Experience in the Philippines
Authors: Quintos Jay Jomar
Published: March 2023

In contemporary Philippine society, homosexuals are discriminated against and viewed as a comedic symbols. This is in contrast to the accounts of Philippine history which feature a wealth of tales and lore that depict homosexuals as an accepted part of the society. This paper introduces an anthropological and cultural study on the history of homosexuals from the precolonial to contemporary Philippines. it analyzes the influence of colonizers in the modern perception of homosexuals in the media today.The paper traces the early experiences and portrayals of homosexuals in the confesionarios, diccionarios, guidelines, and manuals of spanish missionaries. These experiences and portrayals are compared to the contemporary guidelines set forth by the Movie and Television Classification and review Board (MTrCB). in the end, this paper aims to eradicate the misconception about the modern bakla and present more of their richer traditions as asog, bayoguin, and binabayi.
Phantom Limbs in the Body Politic: Filipinos in Foreign Cinema
Authors: David Joel
Published: March 2023

The Philippines’s experience with its last foreign occupant, the US, resulted in an entire package of fraught “special relations” that, coupled with the country’s problematic responses to the challenges of self-government, ultimately led to a global dispersal of the population, effectively turning the Philippines into the major Asian nation arguably most reliant on its citizens’ overseas remittances. This paper takes the position that diasporic Filipinos, for a variety of reasons starting with the effectiveness of maintaining unintrusive presences in alien cultures (including the acceptance of menial positions), have possibly developed and have enabled others to perceive them as silent and discreet figures once they step into the circuits of globalized labor exchanges. Just as overseas Filipino characters have started being acknowledged in non-Philippine overseas film productions, their presences therein partake of this self-effacing configuration of global citizenship.
Exploiting Indonesia: From Primitives to Outraged Fugitives
Authors: Barker Thomas
Published: March 2023

Indonesian exploitation films emerged from a particular political economy of the New Order and its film industry. From Primitif (1979) to Without Mercy (Outraged Fugitive) (1995), about 50 of these exploitation films were produced. Seen within the dominant paradigm of the time, these films were exploitative and contributed nothing to national development or national culture. However, the producers and filmmakers behind these films pioneered new transnational connections as they tried to tap into global film markets and networks. This article explores the historical and structural background to the Indonesian exploitation films, and the aspirations behind their production. By tapping into global film markets, and following genre trends, Indonesian producers hoped to emulate the success of exploitation films globally. By the mid-1990, just as the domestic film market collapsed and the arrival of television, Indonesian film producers had put Indonesia on the map of global cinema. Today Indonesian films of the period have begun to take on cult status as fans and others rediscover this colourful cinematic past.
Flood and Traditional Coping Strategy in Ahoada East (2012–2020), Rivers State
Authors: E.S. Azubuike , B.L. Godwin , M.E. Obuzor
Published: March 2023

This study focused on the traditional methods of dealing with flooding used by residents in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State, Nigeria. It aimed to address two research questions using ecological resilience theory as its theoretical framework. A sample of 173 individuals was taken from 10 randomly selected communities out of 81 villages in the LGA. Taro Yamen technique was used for sample selection. Results were analyzed using simple regression (ANOVA) and simple percentages. The findings showed that heavy rainfall was the most frequent cause of flood disasters, and recurrent flooding had a negative impact on people's livelihoods and well-being. The study concluded by recommending that traditional coping mechanisms be adopted by governments in their disaster preparation and response efforts for cultural relevancy programming.
Prematuridad y sensibilidad materna: Impacto en el desarrollo de infantes de pretérmino moderado a los 12 meses de edad corregida
Authors:   ,   Universidad del Desarrollo, Mira Olivos Andrea
Published: March 2023

Los infantes prematuros moderados son un grupo vulnerable y pueden presentar problemas en su neurodesarrollo. Tanto el hecho de nacer prematuros como las interacciones con sus cuidadores puedan impactar las trayectorias de su desarrollo. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo explorar la relación entre las características de los infantes de pretérmino moderado y la sensibilidad materna en su desarrollo a los 12 meses de edad corregida. Este estudio corresponde a una investigación cuantitativa de tipo longitudinal no experimental con un alcance correlacional. La población objetivo de este estudio fueron diadas constituidas por las madres y sus recién nacidos de pretérmino moderado hospitalizados en un servicio de neonatología. Se evaluaron variables relacionadas con los bebés, el estado emocional madres y la interacción entre ambos. Dentro de los resultados podemos mencionar que la sintomatología depresiva y el estrés parental pueden afectar la interacción de la diada durante la hospitalización. Se observó una relación entre la sensibilidad del cuidador y el desarrollo de los bebés prematuros moderados a los 12 meses y un efecto moderador de la Sensibilidad Materna sobre el desarrollo de las áreas de Comunicación, Resolución de Problemas y Socio Individual. Tanto el retraimiento social como el ser pequeño para la edad gestacional se identificaron como factores de vulnerabilidad para los bebés prematuros moderados. Cómo conclusión los bebés prematuros moderados y sus madres son una población vulnerable y requieren apoyo para favorecer la salud mental de la madres, interacciones sensibles y el desarrollo de los bebés