bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PEMILIHAN METODE PENGURANGAN NOISE PADA CITRA ULTRASONOGRAFI OVARIUM
Authors: Eliyani Eliyani , Maulana Ahmad Riyadi
Published: August 2020

Pengurangan noise merupakan upaya untuk memperbaiki kualitas citra yang akan memudahkan tahapan selanjutnya dalam pengolahan citra. Noise Reduction atau mengurangi noise untuk menghasilkan citra lebih baik sehingga informasi data citra tidak hilang dan citra dapat diintepretasikan oleh mata manusia. Penelitian ini menggunakan data gambar ultrasonografi ovarium untuk membantu menganalisa kondisi kesehatan ovarium perempuan. Gambar ultrasonografi ovarium biasanya terdapat noise, metode pengurangan noise yang akan digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah Median Filtering dan Adaptive Median Filtering. Hasil filtering dari 2 metode tersebut akan dibandingkan menggunakan Mean Square Error(MSE) dan Peak Signal To Noise Ratio(PNSR). Ukuran kernel untuk Median Filtering dan Adaptive Median Filtering dipilih sebagai 3x3, 5x5, dan 7x7. Penelitian ini menghasilkan metode filtering dengan kinerja terbaik yaitu Adaptive Median Filtering dengan ukuran window 5x5 yang ditunjukan dari nilai Mean Square Error dan Peak Signal To Noise Ratio .
INFORMASI ARUS DAN SUHU TRAFO 150/20 KV PADA GARDU INDUK SEGOROMADU BERBASIS MIKROKONTROLER DAN SMS
Authors: Suhardi Jarot , Misbah Misbah
Published: August 2020

Pada operasi penyaluran tenaga listrik Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) menjadi elemen vital yang mutlak dibutuhkan. Tranformator dapat dikatakan jantung tranmisi dan distribusi dalam kondisi ini, secara umum perubahan data Arus dan Suhu dapat sewaktu - waktu berubah,Bila terjadi beban lebih pada Tranformator, petugas gardu induk akan mendapatkan informasi dari alat informasi Arus dan Suhu Tranformator 150/20 KV 60 MVA pada Gardu Induk Segoromadu berupa sms. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan mikrokontroler ATMega16 sebagai control unit yang akan memproses data yang diterima dari sensor Arus ACS712 dan sensor Suhu LM35 dan ditampilkan pada layar LCD 2x16, dan dikirim melalui sms ke petugas Gardu Induk Segoromadu.Sensor Arus ACS712 yang dipakai pada alat ini mampu membaca arus listrik 0 sampai 5 Ampere, output dari Sensor Arus ACS712 pada saat tidak ada beban adalah 2,5V dan jika ditambahkan beban akan bertambah ±185mV/Ampere. Sensor Suhu IC LM35 yang dipakai pada alat ini mampu membaca -55°C - 150°C, Dari hasil pengujian diketahui tegangan keluaran sensor naik sebesar 10mV untuk setiap kenaikan 1°C atau 10mV/°C dan apabila terjadi beban lebih pada trafo 150/20 Kv 60Mva pada set poin 3 Ampere Arus CT (Current Transformer) atau suhu >50°C maka memberi informasi berupa Sms, sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai sistem informasi yang lebih cepat memberikan informasi apabila terjadi ganguan beban lebih. Tingkat akurasi dari sensor ACS712 dibandingkan dengan clamp Ampere meter memiliki nilai error maksimum pada sensor yaitu 1,39% dengan beban yang diukur sebesar 3 Ampere.
Inclusive Education Quality Management Based on Conception of Universal Design for Learning
Authors: Kovyazina Ekaterina Sergeevna , Volosnikova Lyudmila Mikhailovna
Published: August 2020

The paper aims to identify peculiarities of inclusive education quality management based on the conception of universal design for learning. The article presents the authors’ viewpoint on essence of inclusive education and on specificity of quality management in this sphere. Difference between the notions “special education” and “inclusive education” is revealed. The analysis of the current state of inclusive education quality management is conducted; the basic problematic areas are identified. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the authors clarify the notions “quality management”, “universal design for learning” taking into account inclusive education, develop diagnostic tools to assess the level of inclusive education quality management based on the conception of universal design in education. The research findings are as follows: the authors analyse the notion “inclusive education” and conclude that relevant problems of inclusive education quality management can be solved using principles of universal design for learning of children with special educational needs.
The Effects of Different Sucrose Concentrations on The Regeneration Area of Riccia Fluitans L., A Medicinal Aquatic Plant
Authors: DOĞAN Muhammet
Published: August 2020

Carbon sources are very important for plants in vitro growth and development. Sucrose is one of these carbon sources. Determination of sucrose concentration for optimum plant production is required. In this study, the effects of different sucrose concentrations on the in vitro production of the Riccia fluitans L. were investigated. Surface sterilization of the R. fluitans was achieved after 5 min of application with 15% hydrogen peroxide. Four-week-old plants grown in sterile culture medium were equally divided and transferred to MS medium supplemented with 0, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 mg/L sucrose and 0.25 mg/L Zeatin. Shoot regeneration values were obtained as 100% in all culture media. Regeneration area values of R. fluitans were determined between 12.63 ± 1.79 - 22.34 ± 1.82 cm2. The maximum regeneration area was obtained in MS nutrient medium including 30 g/L sucrose (22.34 ± 1.82 cm2), which is 76.88% more than control. Generally, the regeneration capacity of the plant increased up to 30 g/L sucrose application. The minimum regeneration area value (12.63 ± 1.79 cm2 was determined in the control group and then recorded in cultures containing 5 mg/L sucrose (14.44 ± 0.92 cm2). Plants produced in in vitro conditions were accustomed to external conditions successfully. These results can help the production of R. fluitans with tissue culture techniques.
The View From Late Antiquity
Authors: Fruchtman Diane Shane
Published: August 2020

How and why should scholars of pre-modern topics in Religious Studies responsibly incorporate politics into the classroom? This piece introduces the reader to these questions and our motivations for asking them as scholars of late antiquity. It orients readers to this Special Issue, framing the contributors’ motivations for wanting to engage politics in the classroom and for producing this special issue. It introduces “late antiquity” and addresses the question of how religious studies instructors, whether teaching late ancient topics or not, can responsibly address the political present.
Accepting the Inevitability of Politics in the Classroom
Authors: Fruchtman Diane Shane , Park Chan Sok
Published: August 2020

Once we acknowledge that we cannot escape politics in the classroom, it is imperative that we, as instructors, adapt our pedagogy accordingly, with the knowledge that our choices in the classroom will replicate, reinforce, or resist the political status quo. The political embeddedness of religion makes this all the more urgent for instructors of Religious Studies, as we attempt to guide students through explorations of communities, identities, histories, ideologies, and representations of human experience which all have political implications in the present. This article delineates several parameters for crafting our pedagogical initiatives, offering classroom climate considerations to keep in mind while we establish our own best practices. It then offers several suggestions—structural, instructor-focused, and student-focused—of best practices to implement in the Religious Studies classroom so as to achieve optimal learning outcomes for all of our students. Key among our conclusions is that inclusive pedagogy is effective pedagogy in Religious Studies.
“Keepin’ it Real”—When Scholarship Meets the Political
Authors: Fruchtman Diane Shane , Smith Shanell T.
Published: August 2020

In this conversation, the Reverend Dr. Shanell Smith shares her strategies for incorporating politics into the classroom via an explicitly politicizing technique, “Keepin’ it Real.” She discusses the process of considering what to include and how to include it (and why we must!), and offers a window into how it might look in the classroom, using examples from a class on Mary that she teaches in an online seminary setting. Smith emphasizes the importance of modeling personalized scholarly inquiry for our students, including and especially the openness and vulnerability that make our scholarship matter both to us and to the world we share.
Reorganizing the Use of Theory in Health Promotion: Lessons from Ecology
Authors: Cummins Kevin
Published: August 2020

The discipline of health promotion is currently struggling to attain networks of strong and exclusively accepted theories. Other scientific disciplines, such as ecology, have also experienced challenges in developing genuine scientific theory that organizes the field and facilitates powerful engineering tools for interventions. Ecology is similar to health promotion in that the units of study are not exchangeable and include processes with large numbers of interacting determinants. Additionally, both ecology and health promotion have limited access to system-wide experimentation. The early dialogue within ecology regarding the benefits of theory parallels discourse found in the health promotion literature. However, ecology has taken a different route in its approach to theory. Ecology's progress provides justification for expanding health promotion's vocabulary to improve the delineation and characterization of its conceptual devices. It is posited that an expanded lexicon will facilitate improved understanding of related methodological recommendations and underscore that suggested benefits of theory are achieved when using well-formed, severely tested theories. Ecology's history suggests paratheoretical approaches can be successful in realms of inquiry that are resistant to theory formation, such as health promotion. Ultimately, health promotion, and public health more broadly, can enhance its theory-aligned strengths by focusing its effort on modeling and developing general bounding principles.
The T-box transcription factor TBX3 is differentially expressed in non-small cell lung adenocarcinomas.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2020

Non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma (NSCLC) is a leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide (1, 2). We mined published microarray data (3, 4, 5) to discover genes associated with NSCLC. We identified significant differential expression of the transcription factor TBX3 in tumors from patients with NSCLC. TBX3 may be of relevance to the initiation, progression or maintenance of non-small cell lung cancers.
Intrinsic Intelligence
Authors: READ JOHN
Published: August 2020

In simple view, the universe consists of coherent, organizational sentience that we can call Intelligence. This builds organizationally from sub-quantum through the cosmos. An axiom rather than a theory — this a priori millenia-old assumption provides fruitful means for fundamental advance in all scientific investigation. We re-posit and reinvigorate it, as a prelude to further work, with extensive consequences.
Potential Explanations for the Limited Empirical Evidence in Support of Theory in Health Promotion
Authors: Cummins Kevin , Pitpitan Eileen V. , Reed Mark B , zuniga maria luisa , Brown Sandra A
Published: August 2020

Persuasive arguments for the use of theory have been influential in health promotion. The benefits of theory are expected to be substantial for the improvement of interventions and scientific advancement of the discipline. However, the empirical evidence indicating that those benefits has been realized is murky. This can be attributed to the confounding in the evaluation studies. An additional contributing explanation is that the field has yet to broadly recognize that many of its conceptual devices that are treated as theory function more as models, thus biasing the assessments. Further, all theories of any evidentiary status are given equal treatment in the analyses. These reasons can help explain why the body of evidence to support the use of theory in the development of interventions has not coalesced around a definitive conclusion. Other fields have harnessed scientific theory to provide powerful tools for engineering and understanding the world. Many of the conceptual devices labelled as a theory in health promotion may not possess the characteristics of theory that are needed to provide those benefits. A refined and comprehensive characterization of theory in health promotion can ultimately benefit the field through an improved alignment between theory’s promises and realized successes.
ANALISIS LIKUIDITAS, DAN SOLVABILITAS PADA PT. BANK PERKREDITAN RAKYAT JORONG KAMPUNG TANGAH PARIAMAN
Authors: Astuti Rani , Putra Yosep Eka
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine how the Liquidity and Solvency Ratio of PT. BPR JKT-Pariaman. The research method used is qualitative data analysis methods and quantitative data types used are secondary data obtained from the Financial Services Authority report and BPR publication reports for the 2016-2018 period. The results of this study indicate that the bank's Quick Ratio level is still in an unhealthy position. Cash Ratio also shows that the bank is in an unhealthy condition in the company's financial management. Debt to Asset Ratio banks are still in an unhealthy position. And the bank's Debt to Equity Ratio is still in an unhealthy position. In the fourth financial position, this ratio can be categorized as being in an unhealthy condition because the value of assets owned is too large than the average standard value, so the value of assets owned to cover current debt is greater than the ratio contained in the assets or the value settles.
Problematika Kebijakan Pendidikan Di Tengah Pandemi Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Proses Pembelajaran Di Indonesia
Authors: Saleh Ahmad Muzawir
Published: August 2020

Pandemi covid-19 telah merubah seluruh tatanan kehidupan manusia, khususnya di dunia pendidikan. Hal tersebut mengharuskan pendidikan berubah dan beradaptasi secara cepat untuk tetap melanjutkan proses pembelajaran. Tujuan dari artikel ini untuk meninjau dampak-dampak yang ditimbukan kebijakan menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia tentang Work From Home (WFH) di dunia pendidikan. Artikel ini ditulis dengan meninjau artikel-artikel dan referensi terkait tentang kebijakan pembelajaran online yang dianggap sebagai solusi untuk tetap melanjutkan proses pembelajaran ketika sekolah-sekolah ditutup untuk menghindari penyebaran virus. Namun, di lain sisi kebijakan tersebut telah memberikan dampak terhadap proses tranformasi ilmu pengetahuan baik terhadap peserta didik, guru maupun orang tua atau keluarga.
PENGGUNAAN PERANGKAT LUNAK APLIKASI UNTUK PEMBELAJARAN GRAMMAR
Authors: MABAROH BAROTUN , suyatiningsih ninik
Published: August 2020

Buku berjudul Penggunaan Perangkat Lunak Aplikasi untuk Pembelajaran Grammar ini merupakan karya hasil penelitian atas Program Penelitian Dosen Pemula (PDP), Kemenristekdikti RI tahun pelaksanaan 2019. Buku ini memuat kajian komparatif tentang penggunaan perangkat lunak aplikasi NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL pada pembelajaran grammar di Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, STKIP PGRI Pasuruan.Di bab pertama, tim menyajikan deskripsi komparatif antara menu dan fitur yang dimiliki oleh NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL. Dengan mengetahui deskripsi ini, tim penulis berharap pembaca akan dapat menginisiasi strategi pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan mahasiswa dan juga sesuai dengan kegunaan menu serta fitur yang terdapat di NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL. Oleh karena itu, di bab kedua, tim menjabarkan penerapan strategi dalam proses pembelajaran grammar dengan menggunakan NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL. Bab ketiga menjelaskan tentang capaian yang dihasilkan dari proses proses pembelajaran grammar dengan menggunakan NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL. Bab ketiga ini terdiri dari tiga sub bab yang membahas capaian mahasiswa secara kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik. Pada bab terakhir, tim menyajikan fenomena unik yang terungkap pasca pelaksanaan pembelajaran grammar dengan menggunakan NST TOEFL Explorer dan Genius TOEFL. Fenomena ini adalah grammar berdasarkan feeling yang tentu memiliki dimensi beragam terkait sebab dan klasifikasi jenisnya.
ANALISIS KINERJA PT. BANK NAGARI MENGGUNAKAN CAMEL
Authors: Warzukni Wazukni , Putra Yosep Eka
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine how the Bank's Soundness at PT. Bank Nagari. The research method used is the CAMEL method that manages qualitative and quantitative data. The type of data used is secondary data obtained from financial reports from the Nagari Bank annual report in the 2017-2019 period. The results of this study indicate that the CAR level is in a healthy position. KAP level is in a healthy position, NPM level is in an unhealthy position, Level. ROA and BOPO are in a healthy position, and LDR is in a healthy position
ANALISIS RASIO LIKUIDITAS, SOLVABILITAS DAN PROFITABILITAS PADA BANK NAGARI PUSAT
Authors: Ramadanti Asyfa Zahra , Dona Elva
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this study is to study how the financial ratios and the development of the Central Nagari Bank by ussing liquidity, solvability and profitability ratios. The research method used is and descriptive data analysis methods. The type of data used is secondary data obtained from the Financial Services Authority report and Bank Nagari publication reports for the 2017-2019 period. The results of this study indicate that the bank's liquidity ratio is stated in a healthy condition. The solvability ratio also shows that the bank is in a healthy condition because the bank can pay its long-term loans and obligations. In the profitability ratio, the bank shows that according to BI standards it is still in the good category.
Dyslexia: An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of diagnosis and treatment
Authors: Catts Hugh William , Hogan Tiffany P.
Published: August 2020

Dyslexia is a significant developmental disorder that is associated with a host of negative consequences. Most states in the US have recently passed legislation requiring the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia in school settings. Whereas this legislation brings needed attention to children with dyslexia, diagnosis and treatment are often delayed until several years after school entry. By this time, reading problems and other negative consequences are well underway. In this paper, we argue for an alternative, prevention-based approach that focuses on the early identification of children at risk for dyslexia and the provision of instruction/intervention that is matched to their needs.
Predicting fear and perceived health during the COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning: A cross-national longitudinal study.
Authors: Eder Stephanie Josephine , Steyrl David , Stefańczyk Michał , Pieniak Michał , Molina Judit Martínez , Pešout Ondra , Binter Jakub , Smela Patrick , Scharnowski Frank , Nicholson Andrew
Published: August 2020

***this preprint has since been published: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247997 (Open Access)*** During medical pandemics, protective behaviors need to be motivated by effective communication, where finding predictors of fear and perceived health is of critical importance. The varying trajectories of the COVID-19 pandemic in different countries afford the opportunity to assess the unique influence of ‘macro-level’ environmental factors and ‘micro-level’ psychological variables on both fear and perceived health. Here, we investigate predictors of fear and perceived health using machine learning as lockdown restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were introduced in Austria, Spain, Poland and Czech Republic. Over a seven-week period, 533 participants completed weekly self-report surveys which measured the target variables subjective fear of the virus and perceived health, in addition to potential predictive variables related to psychological factors, social factors, perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD), and economic circumstances. Viral spread, mortality and governmental responses were further included in the analysis as potential environmental predictors. Results revealed that our models could accurately predict fear of the virus (accounting for approximately 23% of the variance) using predictive factors such as worrying about shortages in food supplies, and perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD), where interestingly, environmental factors such as spread of the virus and governmental restrictions did not contribute to this prediction. Furthermore, our results revealed that perceived health could be predicted using PVD, physical exercise, attachment anxiety and age as input features, albeit with smaller effect sizes. Taken together, our results emphasize the importance of ‘micro-level’ psychological factors, as opposed to ‘macro-level’ environmental factors, when predicting fear and perceived health, and offer a starting point for more extensive research on the influences of pathogen threat and governmental restrictions on the psychology of fear and health.
Dual Impedance Cardiography: An Inexpensive and Reliable Method to Assess Arterial Stiffness
Authors: Scudder Mark R. , Jennings J. Richard , DuPont Caitlin Marie , Lockwood Kimberly , Gadagkar Shrenik H. , Best Belen , Jasti Swetha P. , Gianaros Peter J.
Published: August 2020

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a common measure of arterial stiffness. Non-invasive methods to measure PWV are widely used in biomedical studies of aging and cardiovascular disease, but they are rarely used in psychophysiology. Barriers to wider use include the prohibitive costs of specialized equipment and need for trained technicians (e.g., ultrasonographers). Here, we describe an impedance cardiography method to measure PWV. By this method, impedance signals are dually collected from the thorax and calf. Combined with ensemble averaging of vascular signals, this dual impedance cardiography (d-ICG) method allows for the measurement of aortic flow onset and the arrival time of peripheral pulse waveforms to compute PWV. In a community sample of adults (aged 19–78 years), PWV measured with d-ICG exhibited a strong positive correlation with age. Moreover, age-specific mean PWV values were within the normative reference intervals established by large scale studies using other techniques. PWV derived from d-ICG exhibited high test-retest reliability across several days, as well as excellent inter-rater reliability. Lastly, PWV exhibited expected associations with known cardiovascular disease risk factors and indicators of autonomic cardiovascular control. d-ICG is an inexpensive and reliable method to assess arterial stiffness.
PENGANTAR KEWIRAUSAHAAN TEORI DAN APLIKASI
Authors: Hidayat Wastam Wahyu
Published: August 2020

Buku Pengantar Kewirausahaan, Teori dan Aplikasi ini digunakan bagi Mahasiswa S1 Manajemen, S-1 Akuntansi, S-1Teknik Mesin/Elektro/Informatika, pendekatan penulisan lebihdisederhanakan agar mahasiswa dapat memahami dengan mudah sebelum mengambil mata kuliah derivasi lainnya, selain itu buku ini juga meletakan pemahaman yang mendasar tentang bagaimana memilih dan mengelola usaha/bisnis dengan baik dan sukses.
EVALUATION THE EFFECT OF WASTE LO-DENSITY POLYTHLENE AND CRUMBRUBBER ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT
Authors: Abo Almaali Yassir , Al-Busaltan Shakir
Published: August 2020

Nowadays, Polymer Modified Binder (PMB) is necessary due to its valuable characteristics on asphalt pavement layers with increase in traffic volume and loads. However, current trend in asphalt modification is prefer the waste and by product materials for ensuring the sustainability and cost effectiveness. Therefore, to analyze the effect of waste Crumb Rubber Modifier (CRM) and waste Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) on the asphalt binders’ physical properties, CRM/LDPE modified asphalts with different contents were prepared and investigated in this study. Measured physical characteristics were softening point, penetration, ductility and viscosity tests. Conversions of CRM and waste LDPE to functional materials have been introduced in this research study as a practical approach to improve the asphalt binder’s physical properties. CRM and LDPE in the form of fine having a particle size under 250 µm were used as additives to liquid asphalt, individually and collectively by weight of virgin asphalt, i.e., (5.0%, 15.0% and 25.0% of CRM) and (2.5. %, 5.0%, 7.5% and 10.0% of LDPE), after mixed with CRM and LDPE, the asphalts showed decrease in penetration, increase in softening point and rotational viscosity. This referring that both intermediate and high temperature rheological characteristics of the asphalts have been improved by the modification of waste CRM and LDPE, because that mean the stiffness of asphalt binder increases when changing these characteristics and Thus, the asphalt mixture will become more stiff and resistant to possible failures, the Physical properties of the CRM or LDPE modified asphalts are largely dependent on the waste CRM or LDPE content, and many other enhanced characteristics of the mechanical aspect can be targeted using the composite of both CRM and LDPE. However, such result confirms the validity of waste polymer in modifying the asphalt binder.
DIGITAL CYBER FORENSICS CONTRIBUTION FOR EMAIL ANALYSIS
Authors: Dakheel Hamdi Sally , Merhej Radhi Abdulkareem
Published: August 2020

In the past two decades, the Internet has become as open, publicly and widely used as a source of data transmission and exchanging the messages between criminals, terrorists and those who have illegal motivations. Moreover, exchanging important data between various military and financial institutions, even ordinary citizens. From this view, there is one of the important means of exchanging information widely used on the Internet medium is e-mail. Email messages are digital evidence that has been become one of the important means to adopt by courts in many countries and societies as evidence relied upon in condemnation. This paper presents a distinct technique for classifying emails based on data processing and mining, trimming, refinement, and then adapts several algorithms to classify these emails and then using SWARM algorithm to obtain practical and accurate results also using hybrid English lexical dictionary SentiWordNet3.0 for email forensic analysis then deal with a machine learning algorithm. The proposed system is capable of learning in an environment with large and variable data. To test the proposed system, have to select available data which Enron Data set. A high accuracy rate (95%) was obtained, which is higher than the classification rates mentioned in previous research papers presented in section 2 in this paper.
THE EFFECTS OF ADDING NANO ZrO2 ON THE PHYSICAL AND SOME MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENT PASTE
Authors: Hussein Ali Ahmed , Ramaid Gharkan Mohammed , Imad Ibrahim Sarmad
Published: August 2020

The aims of this work are study the effects of adding nano zirconia ZrO2 particles (NZ) on the physical and some mechanical properties of cement paste like: porosity, dry density, water absorption and compressive strength, where different cement replacement weight percentages of NZ particles, 0%, 0.75%, 1.5%, 2.25%, and 3 % by weight of cement, had used in cement paste. Physical properties of the prepared specimens had been tested and evaluated after various curing times, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days, while compressive tests had been performed after 28 days. The results showed direct decreasing in porosity, water adsorption and increasing in density and compressive strength with increasing weight fractions of NZ. The maximum increasing in density and compressive strength were 13% and 21% respectively of that of plain cement paste, while porosity and water adsorption decreasing were about 43.5 % and 43.7 % respectively of that of plain cement paste, when using 2.25 wt. % NZ cement replacement, after curing for 28 days.
HEAT TRANSFER INSIDE BUILDING- CLADDING SOLAR COLLECTOR
Authors: Mohsin Abdulmalik Ahmed , Freegah Basim , Salman Khalaf Basima , H. Alhamdo Mohammed
Published: August 2020

In this work numerical and experimental investigation have been adopted to collect and store solar energy in exterior-wall cladding, Various improvements have been investigated inside and outside the duct to increase the efficiency of thermal heating. ANSYS software has been used to simulate current case. Results show that there is a good agreement between experimental and numerical results and this agreement increases as air velocity increases. The average percentage error for air inside duct at velocity of air 1 m/s, 3 m/s and 5 m/s is 8%, 16.5% and 5% respectively. Several vertical cooper cylinders with 12 mm diameter were added inside basin to increase the surface area. It has been found that the enhancement in temperature of air between this case and Smooth Duct, Smooth Cover base model for air velocity of 1,3and 5 m/s is 3, 4 and 11 % respectively. The effect of increasing surface area by using granular (corrugated) duct on the air temperature distribution along the duct. Have been also investigated the percentage enhancement in temperature of air between this case and previous base smooth duct case for velocities of 1, 3 and 5 m/s is 19.4, 28.6 and 16.5 % respectively. The enhancement in heat transfer when using both granular hollow sphere duct with vertical metal cylinders for air velocity of 1, 3 and 5 m/s is 27.5, 33 and 35.2 % respectively.
NANO - SILICA (SiO2) CONTRIBUTION TO MECHANICAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE PAVEMENT
Authors: Yassoub Ahmed Nahla , Fahem Alkhafaji Fatimah
Published: August 2020

High performance concrete pavement appears to be the best choice for layer with high strength and low cost. In this paper, the mechanical properties were investigated which considered essential for design and requirements of rigid highway pavement. These properties were examined by compressive strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity. Previous test investigations were imposed for concrete mixes with different Nano SiO2 (size of 30 nm) percentage (0, 0.5, 1,1.5, & 2) % by wright of cement as mineral admixture. Also, X- Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) tests were conducted to indicate the chemical composition of the used admixture. Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) was conducted to visualize the micro structural behaviour of concrete during hydration process. Wet and dry mixing methods were utilised to prepare the modified concrete mixes and the results of the more effective method, were adopted. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was utilized to investigate the microstructure and morphology of nano concrete mixes. The results of SEM indicated that the microstructural distribution of C-S-H gel were comparable for all the nano mixes. The decrease in thickness of nano concrete layer was associated with the increment in the percentage of nano silica add to the mixes when the other factors remain the same. The best percentage of nano silica was 1.5% by weight of cementitious materials (by using dry mixing method). This percentage satisfied all requirements of fresh and hardened concrete mixes for highway pavement and achieved well microstructure with significant decrement in the thickness of concrete layer which positively reflected on construction cost.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ABOUT LITHIUM BROMIDE-WATER AND LITHIUM CHLORIDE-WATER SOLUTIONS IN PUMPLESS ABSORPTION SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS IN IRAQI CIRCUMSTANCES
Authors: Abdalwahid Hashim Noora , Sabah Kassim Muna
Published: August 2020

A comparative study between two solutions which they usually work as a working pairs in pumpless absorption cooling system is achieved analytically with aid of ESS (Engineering Equation Solver) 9.43 software. The pump in this system is replaced by a vertical pipe (lift tube) to ensure the pressure difference between the condenser and the evaporator. These working pairs are Lithium Bromide-Water and Lithium Chloride-Water. The study intends Iraqi summer weather as an ambient circumstance. A thermodynamics model is designed to find the energy and Energy loss in each of system components. By solving the thermodynamic model, and assuming the same generator, absorber, condenser and evaporator temperatures in each case. It’s found that the system coefficient of performance is relatively the same while the probability of agglomeration in case of Lithium Bromide-Water system is higher because of the large salt concentration. It’s concluded that the Lithium Chloride-Water is most suitable in Iraqi circumstances in spite of high values of total energy loss which is obtained in case of Lithium Chloride-Water system if it is compared with the energy loss value in case of Lithium Bromide-Water system.
Editorial
Authors: Débora Fernandes Pessoa Madeira
Published: August 2020

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Direitos Humanos e violência contra mulher: realidade ou utopia?
Authors: Victor Pereira Avelino  , Melgaço Barbosa Ycarim
Published: August 2020

As políticas públicas de enfrentamento à violência contra mulheres criadas pelo Governo Federal brasileiro não foram capazes de impedir as agressões físicas em ambientes privados. Para compreender como os direitos humanos das mulheres continuam sendo violados, apesar das conquistas alcançadas pelos movimentos feministas em diversas áreas como saúde, trabalho e assistência social, a pesquisa analisa os boletins de ocorrência que receberam a tipificação criminal de violência doméstica registrados no ano de 2019 pelas Polícias Civil e Militar do Estado de Goiás nos vinte e nove Municípios goianos que compõem a Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno (RIDE/DF), demonstrando que a residência familiar está longe de ser um espaço de privacidade e proteção para as mulheres, já que elas respondem por mais de noventa e quatro por cento das vítimas e, em mais de sessenta e seis por cento dos casos notificados, a relação com o agressor é íntima e de afeto, sendo as agressões perpetradas por amantes, maridos, ex-maridos, companheiros, ex-companheiros, namorados ou ex-namorados.
Menores conectados y riesgos online: contenidos inadecuados, uso inapropiado de la información y uso excesivo de internet
Authors: Garitaonandia Carmelo , Karrera-Xuarros Inaki , Jiménez-Iglesias Estefanía , Larrañaga Nekane
Published: August 2020

This article presents some of the most relevant results of a survey of 2,900 Spanish minors aged between 9 and 17 years who are Internet users and who were asked about their online habits. It focuses on an analysis of their exposure to inappropriate content on the Internet, typified as information about injury to others or self-injury, ways to commit suicide, anorexia, bulimia, hate messages, drug use, or violent images. It also analyzes the exposure to experiences with viruses or malware and online fraud, and risks related to the misuse of personal information, sharenting, and excessive use. Differences are observed by age groups, and also by gender, for example, regarding the exposure to hate messages against certain groups, which during adolescence is noticeably more frequent among girls than among boys. The results, which are partially comparable to those of two equivalent surveys carried out in 2010 and 2015, allow us to conclude that the exposure to online risks has increased in recent years.

Resumen
Se presenta parte de los resultados más relevantes de una encuesta realizada a 2.900 menores españoles de entre 9 y 17 años usuarios de internet a quienes se preguntó sobre sus hábitos de navegación online. Se centra en el análisis de su exposición a contenidos inadecuados en internet, tipificados como información sobre formas de lesionar o autolesionarse, formas de suicidarse, anorexia, bulimia, mensajes de odio, consumo de drogas o imágenes violentas. También se analiza la exposición a experiencias con virus o malware y fraudes online, y riesgos relacionados con el mal uso de la información personal, el sharenting y el uso excesivo. Se advierten diferencias por franjas de edad, y también de género, por ejemplo, respecto a la exposición a mensajes de odio dirigidos contra ciertos grupos, que es notablemente más frecuente entre las adolescentes que entre los adolescentes. Los resultados, que son parcialmente comparables con los de sendas encuestas equivalentes realizadas en 2010 y 2015, permiten concluir que la exposición a los riesgos online se ha incrementado en los últimos años.
Neurological Complications after Liver Transplantation According to Immunosuppressive Therapy
Authors: Tortolero Laura , Tortolero Laura , Nuño Javier , Luengo Patricia , Gajate Luis , Buenadicha Adolfo , Serrano Ana , Liaño Fernando , Peromingo Roberto , López Hervás Pedro
Published: August 2020

Background: Neurological complications (NC) after liver transplantation (LT) are frequent, appearing in
up to 60% of patients. Etiology is often related to immunosuppressant neurotoxicity and opportunistic
infections. The use of basiliximab allows for less toxic immunosuppressive therapies. The aim of this study
was to evaluate the neurological complications present during the first 30 days after LT and to evaluate its
relationship with renal function, immunosuppressive therapy, and mortality.
Methods: A total of 231 recipients were included in the retrospective, longitudinal, and nonrandomized
study under 2 different immunosuppression protocols (with -group B- or without basiliximab -group A-).
Results: NC were present in 14.3% of patients (n: 33), the average age of these patients was 55.4 years. The
incidence of NC was significantly higher in group A than in group B (19.5% vs. 9.3% p <0.05), with no
differences in the incidence of infection or rejection between both groups. The incidence of acute renal
failure, the need for renal replacement therapy, the days of admission to the ICU, the days of hospital
admission, as well as mortality during admission and one year after LT were higher among patients with
NC. However, when analyzing patients with a neurological complication, patients in group A had a higher
incidence of complications than in group B.
Conclusion: The use of immunosuppressive therapies that apply lower doses of anticalcineurinics and with
a later onset, classically called nephroprotective as used in group B, could also be neuroprotective, reducing
the appearance of neurological complications and, therefore, morbidity. These findings most be verified in
studies with a larger number of patients and randomized.
Sobre a constituição de corpora para línguas com poucos recursos
Authors: Teixeira de Sousa Lílian
Published: August 2020

O uso de corpora em estudos linguísticos é bastante antigo, já a área da Linguística de Corpus é relativamente nova, tendo sua origem vinculada à ampliação do acesso a computadores e, consequentemente, ao Processamento de Linguagem Natural (PLN). À medida que a área foi ganhando influência na pesquisa linguística, o conceito de corpus foi se tornando mais específico e elementos como amplitude e referência, além de legibilidade por máquina e tamanho finito, passaram a se tornar fundamentais para a composição de amostras na área. Ao mesmo tempo, no entanto, foram surgindo corpora menores e bem menos amplos constituídos com objetivos bastante distintos, como, por exemplo, para a realização de documentação de línguas ameaçadas. Partindo disso, o presente artigo tem por objetivo discutir as diferenças entre corpora “prototípicos” criados segundo os pressupostos da Linguística de Corpus, e os corpora de línguas com pouca presença digital (less-resourced languages). Mostro que os corpora de línguas com pouco recursos tendem a ser mais especializados e, dificilmente, cumprem todos os critérios exigidos de um corpus amplo e representativo de uma língua. Apesar dos limites impostos por questões específicas de cada língua, concluo que a constituição de corpora para línguas com poucos recursos, ainda que não cumpram todos os critérios propostos pela Linguística de Corpus, devem ser realizados, e os resultados devem ser aproveitados de diversas formas, seja gerando novas tecnologias, servindo de suporte empírico para teorias linguísticas ou promovendo a língua na comunidade.
Product Brand Loyalty and Purchase Decision
Authors: Naeem Muhammad , Abdul Sami
Published: August 2020

The present study was an examination of the relationship between product brand loyalty and purchase decision of automotive customers. The study focused on comparative analysis of two famous brands of automobile i-e Honda City and Toyota Corolla Xli and the various effects of product brand loyalty on purchase decision of automotive customers. A cross sectional quantitative research design was employed in the research study. In today’s competitive business world, now most of the marketers and manufacturers of various brands have encountered with multiple variables through which they can not only influence the purchase decision of their customers but also secure their buying preferences. The variables that are used and relevant to this study are product brand loyalty, perceived quality, price, and purchase decision. During examination of the relationship between these variables, study investigated that there is a positive association between product brand loyalty, product perceived quality, price and purchase decision.
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in raised intra-cranial pressure and in intracranial circulatory arrest
Authors: Hassler Werner , Steinmetz Helmuth , Gawlowski Jan
Published: August 2020

✓ Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography was used to monitor 71 patients suffering from intracranial hypertension with subsequent brain death. Among these, 29 patients were also assessed for systemic arterial pressure and epidural intracranial pressure, so that a correlation between cerebral perfusion pressure and the Doppler ultrasonography waveforms could be established. Four-vessel angiography was also performed in 33 patients after clinical brain death. With increasing intracranial pressure, the transcranial Doppler ultrasonography waveforms exhibited different characteristic high-resistance profiles with first low, then zero, and then reversed diastolic flow velocities, depending on the relationship between intracranial pressure and blood pressure (that is, cerebral perfusion pressure). This study shows that transcranial. Doppler ultrasonography may be used to assess the degree of intracranial hypertension. This technique further provides a practicable, noninvasive bedside monitor of therapeutic measures.
Percepción social sobre megaproyectos eólicos en el estado de Yucatán: el caso del Parque Eólico Chicxulub
Authors: Fernández Xicotencatl Rosa Isela , Munguía Gil Alfonso
Published: August 2020

Este trabajo analiza la percepción social en torno a la instalación del Parque Eólico Chicxulub en los municipios de Ixil y Motul, en el estado de Yucatán. Se consideró un método de investigación mixto. Se obtuvieron datos cuantitativos a través de cuestionarios, e información cualitativa a través de la aplicación de entrevistas no estructuradas. Los resultados muestran respuestas negativas por parte de la población hacia el proyecto del parque eólico, ya que existe desconfianza hacia las autoridades estatales, municipales, las instituciones reguladoras de la política ambiental, así como hacia la empresa que lo desarrollará, por lo que se concluye que existe baja aceptación hacia dicho proyecto debido a la percepción de que existen problemas de desigualdad, discriminación, corrupción y relaciones de poder en la aplicación de la política energética mexicana, lo cual ha llevado a la población a considerar que las empresas transnacionales se aprovechan de la vulnerabilidad de los ejidatarios.
UNIVERSALITAS BAHASA DALAM KONSTELASI PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DI INDONESIA
Authors: Putra Wahyu Hanafi
Published: August 2020

This study aims to generalize the concept of language universality and its axiology in the context of learning Arabic in Indonesia. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The primary data was the regulation of the Minister of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia No. 2 of 2008 concerning the direction of the Arabic learning curriculum in Indonesia. Secondary data in the form of integrative Arabic learning discourse which helps the validity of primary data. Data were collected through documentation, while data analysis used Miles and Hubermen model, namely data reduction, data presentation, drawing conclusions and verification. A good Arabic learning must have a universality of language value. The universality language is a system of sound symbols that must be complemented by the full and systematic dimensions of language. The principles which have to be followed in the universality of language including phonology, morphology, syntac, and semantic principles. Thus, Arabic language learning constellation in Indonesia using language universality system will be better to improve language dignity.
La justicia como valor
Authors: Vela Sánchez Luis
Published: August 2020

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Esperando la Ley Sindical
Authors: Feijóo Eugenio A.
Published: August 2020

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Method of generalized functions in boundary value problems of thermoelastic rod dynamics
Authors:   nstitute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling, Alexeyeva L.A. , Akhmetzhanova M.M. ,   nstitute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling
Published: August 2020

The method of generalized functions (GFM) has been developed to solve transientand vibrational boundary value problems of thermoelastic rod dynamics using a model of coupled thermoelasticity. Thermoelastic shock waves arising in such structures under the influence ofshock loads and heat flows are considered. Conditions on their fronts were obtained. Thesingularity of the assigned boundary tasks taking into account shock waves has been proved.On the basis of GFM, a system of algebraic resolving equations is built for a wide class ofboundary problems to determine their analytical solutions. Dynamics of the rod under the actionof forces and heat sources of various types, including those described by singular generalizedfunctions, which allow modeling the effect of pulsed concentrated sources, are studied. Computerimplementation of solutions of one edge problem at stationary oscillations was carried out, resultsof numerical experiments of calculation of rod thermodynamics at low and high frequenciesare presented. These solutions and algorithms can be used for engineering calculations of rodstructures to evaluate their strength properties.
VIRTUAL SCREENING TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INHIBITOR OF ARGINASE OF LEISHMANIASIS
Authors: Sandesh Behera  , Bhawani Prasad Bag
Published: August 2020

Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania protozoan parasites transmitted by the female phlebotomine sandfly. The current treatment regimen of leishmaniasis is not up to the mark and there is a huge scope of improvement. Hence, the need to approve new drugs, a complete understanding of the pathophysiology of the parasite is required. Since polyamines are required by the parasites for their infection cycle, inhibitors of polyamine pathway can be targeted by the new drugs for restricting the infection. In Leishmania, the polyamine biosynthetic pathway comprises of four compounds: arginase (ARG), ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), spermidine synthase (SPD), and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (ADOMETDC). To identify these novel medicines like compounds, a structure-based screening system was utilized against downloaded drug-like compounds. In total, 1279 compounds were downloaded from the ZINC database dependent on the properties like the known inhibitor nor-NOHA [N(omega)- hydroxy-nor-L-arginase]. Virtual-ligand screening approaches were applied to identify drug-related like compounds utilizing sub-atomic docking program AutoDockVina in PyRx 0.8, and five best novel medication like compounds were chosen and their hydrogen ties with the receptor were decided.ZINC84057569, ZINC87440467, ZINC04617649, ZINC33978586, ZINC01677572 and ZINC35794928, ZINC33978586, ZINC84057569. ZINC53751324, ZINC00204059 were finalized as inhibitors against Human Arginase I and L. mexicana arginase individually contrasted with nor-NOHA, based on their binding efficiency. These inhibitors may become the base for formulating new drugs against Leishmania's, focusing on both the protein for example Human Arginase I and L. mexicana arginase.

Keywords: Leishmaniasis, Human Arginase I, Leishmania mexicana arginase, nor-NOHA, Polyamine pathway, Molecular docking, Virtual screening.