bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EVALUATION OF DENTINAL CRACKS AFTER ROOT CANAL INSTRUMENTATION WITH FOUR DIFFERENT ROTARY NITI FILE SYSTEMS: PROTAPER UNIVERSAL, PROTAPER NEXT, HYFLEX-CM AND WAVE-ONE
Authors: Rathee Mallika , Aggarwal Nidhi , Gupta Preeti , Parmar Shivani , Sharma Anuj Kumar , Pundir Priya
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Aim of the study was to observe and compare the dentinal cracks caused by instrumentation of root canal with rotary Protaper Universal, Protaper Next, Hyex CM and WaveOne systems. Methods: One hundred ten mandibular premolars with mature apex and straight single canals (<10°) were selected and stored in distilled water. Root canals were divided into control (uninstrumented) group (n=10), 4 experimental groups (n=25) instrumented with Protaper Universal, Protaper Next, Hyex CM, and WaveOne. Root canals were stained with 1% methylene blue dye and horizontal sectioning was done at 3mm, 6mm and 9mm from apex and viewed under 30-fold magnication of stereomicroscope and digital images were captured using camera attached to it to determine presence of dentinal cracks. Data was analysed using chi-square test. Results: The control group showed no cracks. All experimental groups showed presence of dentinal cracks. There were signicant difference between Protaper Universal group and Control, Hyex CM and WaveOne group (p<0.05) with Protaper universal group showing maximum cracks and Hyex CM and Wave One showing least number of cracks. No signicant difference was found between Protaper Next, Hyex CM and WaveOne group (p>0.05). Conclusion: Within limitations of the study, it can be concluded that Protaper Universal, Protaper Next, Hyex CM and WaveOne systems results in dentinal crack formation after instrumentation in roots canals
ISOLATION IDENTIFICATION AND IN-VITRO ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CANDIDA ALBICANS ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SPECIMENS
Authors: Choudhary Ajay Kumar , agnihotri Sakshita , Yadav Kuldeep
Published: March 2022

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate different species of Candida in-vitro antifungal susceptibility testing. Candida is an
opportunistic endogenous infection. The factors predisposing to opportunistic infections act either by altering the balance of normal microbial ora
of the body or by lowering the host resistance
Material and methods: Antifungal disks were placed on the inoculated plates and incubated at 27°C for 24–48 hours) diameter of the zone of
inhibition was measured. Results were interpreted as per CLSI guidelines.
Results: Candida albicans shows antifungal susceptibility against total 322 samples of Candida albicans. Amphotericin-B shows 316 (98.14%)
samples were sensitive and 6 (1.86%) were resistant for it. Fluconazole shows 240 (74.53%) samples were sensitive and 82 (25.47%) samples were
resistant. Variconazole shows 216 (67.08%) samples were sensitive and 106 (32.92%) samples were resistant for it. Itraconazole shows 274
(85.09%) sensitive out of total 322 samples of Candida albicans and 48 (14.91%) samples were resistant for Itraconazole. Nystatin was sensitive for
294 (91.30%) samples and 28 (8.70%) samples were resistance Candida albicans (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: In our study the important associated predisposing factors detected were persistent use of broad spectrum antibiotics, indwelling
devices, prolonged- hospitalization, steroid-therapy, Diabetes-mellitus, Renal-failure, hemodialysis, mechanical-ventilation, major surgeries and
extremes of age.
GENDER DIFFERENCE IN KNEE JOINT PROPRIOCEPTION IN HEALTHY ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.
Authors: M. Mehta Priyanshi , parikh Jalpa
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Proprioception is a sense of movement which is ability to perceive direction and velocity and sense of force,which is ability to
estimate amount of muscular force generated. It may vary due to may factors like degenerative changes, activity level,injury,age, gender and
dominence, so this study is to evaluate the difference of knee joint proprioception in both males and females.
Purpose:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the gender difference in knee joint proprioception in healthy asymptomatic individuals.
Methodology: 60 participants of both genders were included in this study, joint position error was assessed using goniometer in high sitting
position, with eyes blindfolded. Joint position senses of both knees were assessed at 15, 30 and 45 degrees, and the mean of 3 readings at each angle
was considered for analysis.
Result: Joint position sense shows: In Females at 15º:- Right (2.618±1.471) , Left (3.274±1.55) , 30º Right (5.362± 1.021) Left(5.797 ±1.074) , 45º
Right (6.585 ±1.883) Left (5.997 ±1.253) respectively. In Males at 15º Right (1.151 ±0.87) left (1.286 ±0.791); 30º Right (3.53± 0.855) Left
(3.641± 1.012);45ºRight (3.875± 0.894) left (3.985 ±1.018) respectively.
Conclusion: Gender difference found in knee joint proprioception in healthy asymptomatic individuals, females have less proprioception acuity
than males.
ROLE OF ZINC IN PERIODONTAL HEALTH AND DISEASE
Authors: Gupta Vishakha , Rastogi Pavitra , Ajay Sadhna , Singhal Rameshwari
Published: March 2022

Trace mineral zinc is present in our saliva and helps us ght bacteria as well as plaque that is responsible for dental caries and gum disease. Zinc in
dentifrices has the potential for hampering the acid production by Streptococcus mutans by up to 50% whereas when used along with uoride, it
proved to be bactericidal. Zinc can combat against Fusobacterium nucleatum and Prevotella intermedia, which are causative pathogens of
gingivitis. Role of zinc in periodontitis is mainly related to its inuence on oral mucosa, bone metabolism and host response. Zinc deciency affects
the functioning of immune cells and also increases the secretion of cytokines causing increased production of free radicals. Zinc deciency results
in signicant reduction in collagen synthesis and reduced alkaline phosphatase activity. There is an inverse relationship between serum zinc levels
and marginal alveolar bone loss. Therefore, its optimum levels are a prerequisite to maintain periodontal health.
A CLINICAL STUDY ON PRESENTATION OF HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Kumar Reddy B. Ashok , Kumar Reddy B. Sarath , Kumar G. Vijaya
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND:The clinical prole of hypertensive emergency patients presenting to hospitals in a developing country like ours is unknown.
The current study sought to assess the modes of presentation, clinical prole, and spectrum of target organ damage in hypertensive emergency
patients.
AIM:
Ÿ To evaluate the modes of presentations in patients with hypertensive emergencies.
Ÿ To evaluate the modes of clinical prole.
Ÿ To evaluate the modes of the spectrum of target organ damage in patients with hypertensive emergencies.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A six-month hospital-based prospective study was conducted in the Department of General Medicine,
Santhiram Medical College, and General Hospital after approval from the Hospital Ethics and Research Committee.
The study population included patients admitted to the hospital with severely elevated blood pressure and clinical evidence or laboratory evidence
of acute target organ damage. The clinical prole and laboratory proles of fty of these patients were examined.
RESULTS: Males were more likely than females to develop a hypertensive emergency. The most common symptoms were neurological decit,
dyspnea, chest pain, convulsions, and vision loss. The vast majority of the patients had a history of hypertension.
Higher blood pressure levels at presentation were linked to a poor outcome. Hyponatremia and hyperkalemia are two laboratory abnormalities
observed in these patients. The most common type of target organ damage observed was intracerebral haemorrhage. In the current study, there was
a 22% in-hospital mortality rate.
CONCLUSION: Known hypertensives are more likely to present with acute target organ damage due to a hypertensive emergency. The most
common mode of presentation is a neurological decit. The most common type of target organ damage in the current study was acute intracerebral
haemorrhage
A Novel Active Anomaly Discovery Method and its Applications in Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Shen Bo , Kong Zhenyu
Published: March 2022

Anomaly detection aims to identify the true anomalies from a given set of data
instances. Unsupervised anomaly detection algorithms are applied to an unlabeled
dataset by producing a ranked list based on anomaly scores. Unfortunately, due to
the inherent limitations, many of the top-ranked instances by unsupervised algorithms
are not anomalies or not interesting from an application perspective, which leads to
high false-positive rates. Active anomaly discovery (AAD) is proposed to overcome
this deficiency, which sequentially selects instances to get the labeling information and
incorporate it into the anomaly detection algorithm to improve the detection accuracy
iteratively. However, labeling is often costly. Therefore, the way to balance detection
accuracy and labeling cost is essential. Along this line, this paper proposes a novel AAD
method to achieve the goal. Our approach is based on the state-of-the-art unsupervised
anomaly detection algorithm, namely, Isolation Forest, to extract features. Thereafter,
the sparsity of the extracted features is utilized to improve its anomaly detection performance. To enforce the sparsity of the features and subsequent improvement of the
detection analysis, a new algorithm based on online gradient descent, namely, Sparse
Approximated Linear Anomaly Discovery (SALAD), is proposed with its theoretical
Regret analysis. Extensive experiments on both open-source and additive manufacturing datasets demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms the
state-of-the-art algorithms for anomaly detection.
Embedded Soft Sensing in Soft Ring Actuator for Aiding with the Self-Organisation of the In-Hand Rotational Manipulation
Authors: Hashem Ryman
Published: March 2022

Submitted in RoboSoft 2022, Accepted
iPET: Privacy Enhancing Traffic Perturbations for IoT Communications
Authors: Shenoi Akshaye , Karthik Prasanna , Sabharwal Kanav , Jialin Li , Divakaran Dinil Mon
Published: March 2022

IoT devices are vulnerable to different kinds of threats and attacks. The devices constantly communicate with servers over the Internet, allowing an attacker to extract sensitive information by passively monitoring the network traffic. Recent research works have shown that a network attacker with a trained machine learning (ML) model can accurately fingerprint IoT devices based on the (encrypted) traffic flows of the devices. Such fingerprinting attacks are capable of revealing the make and model of the devices, which can further be used to extract detailed user activities.

In this work, we develop and propose iPET, a privacy enhancing traffic perturbation technique that counters ML-based fingerprinting attacks. iPET uses adversarial deep learning, specifically, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), to generate these perturbations. Unlike conventional GANs, a key idea of iPET is to deliberately introduce stochasticity in the model. This approach inhibits an attacker from recreating an identical perturbation model and using it for fingerprinting. We evaluate the effectiveness of our defense against state-of-the-art fingerprinting models three different attacker capabilities. Our evaluations on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that iPET decreases the accuracy of even the most powerful attacker significantly.
The arm-shaped vessels in Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age: a morphological and contextual analysis
Authors: Fantoni Caterina
Published: March 2022

The so-called libation arms found in Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age, belong to the ceramic class Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware, characterized by a very fine fabric, a careful cooking and a red slipped and polished surface. Even if they were thoroughly analyzed, it was generally assumed that these objects were linked to religious or cultic activities and destined to libatory action. However, no systematic investigation was carried out in relation to their finding contexts. This paper presents the results of a morphological and contextual analysis of this specific artifact. It offers suggestions for production areas, function and distribution on the base of a catalog that collects all the pieces found so far and on the analysis of each finding context. The data seem to indicate an Anatolian type of production unrelated to that of the Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware, which is solely linked to religious activity.
A csikóbőrös kulacstól a kannás bordalig : A bordal változásai a magyar lírában
Authors: Horváth Csaba
Published: March 2022

A bordal, mint forma, illetve a mámor, mint téma szorosan összekapcsolódott az irodalommal. Amikor a magyar irodalomban a forma a XVIII. és XIX. században különösen népszerű volt, az egyén szerepeinek és a közösségi identitásnak a lehetőségét kínálta fel. Azt a tipikusan tizenkilencedik század eleji, a reformkorra jellemző művészeti-társadalmi-politikai egységet hordozta, amelyben a személyes szféra és az intézményes közösség még hitelesen összekapcsolódott. A szinte szertartássá váló borivás közösségi aktusa nem csupán az egyén és közössége harmonikus viszonyát tette lehetővé, de ez a harmónia az élet több területére is kiterjedt: a baráti asztaltársaság értékrendje esztétikailag és etikailag is közösséget képezett. A huszadik századra ez a kép alaposan megváltozott. A huszadik századi léttapasztalat megváltoztatta az egyén–közösség viszonyát és felszámolta azt az etikai – esztétikai közösséget, amely a bordal kollektív megszólalásának alapja volt. A mámorból önpusztítás lett, a társaságból magány. A tanulmány a magyar irodalom témába vágó reprezentáns művein keresztül mutatja be, hogyan változott meg a barátokkal töltött idő és közös ivás ünnepből tudatosult veszteséggé, hogyan vált a borozás magányos alkoholizálássá, a közösséget feltételező műfaj az egyedüllét létértelmező versévé.
Correlation of Ceramic Dust Content in Workplace with Lung Function in Ceramics Industry Workers of X Company, Mabar, Medan
Authors: Sirait Endy Todo , Tarigan Amira Permatasari , Nainggolan Nuryunita , Eyanoer Putri Chairani
Published: March 2022

Background: Workers in the ceramics industry are often exposed to silica content which is unwittingly inhaled and deposited in the lungs. Macrophages will release Interleukin 8 (IL-8), a chemoattractant that causes neutrophil recruitment to the alveoli and releases proteolytic enzymes that damage the lung parenchyma and cause a decrease in lung function. This study aimed to determine whether dust level correlate with IL-8 serum in ceramic industry workers. Method: This research is an analytic study with a cross-sectional design conducted in March–June 2019 in the X Ceramic Industry in Mabar, Medan. Personal Dust Sampler was used to measure dust level of the study subjects at work sites. Lung function was measured by spirometry. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: A total of 35 male workers were divided into 3 working sections, 11 (31.4%) in the pre-compression section, 13 (37.1%) in the compression section and 11 (31.4%) in the sintering section. Dust levels at each working section were 24.8, 29.2, and 6.11, respectively. The lung function examination showed restrictive impairment in 21 subjects (60%). Statistical analysis showed that the higher the level of dust in the workplace, the lower the value of Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (FEV1) and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) values, although this correlation was not statistically significant (r = -0.03 and -0.22 respectively; p> 0.05). Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between workplace dust levels and lung function in ceramic workers.
The Differences in Urokinase Plasminogen Activator System in Lung Cancer Patients Before and After Chemotherapy
Authors: Astuti Tri Wahju , Iskandar Agustin , Hasanah Mufidatun , Sumali Lindayanti , Nugrahenny Dian
Published: March 2022

Background: Lung cancer is still the leading cause of death for malignancies worldwide. Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), its soluble receptor (suPAR), and its inhibitor (PAI-1) play an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in the urokinase plasminogen activator system (uPA, suPAR, and PAI-1) in lung cancer patients before and after chemotherapy.Methods: This research was an observational analytical study with a cross-sectional design. The subjects were 30, consisting of 17 lung cancer patients before chemotherapy and 13 lung cancer patients after chemotherapy for 4 or 6 cycles. The levels of serum uPA, suPAR, and PAI-1 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: In lung cancer patients before chemotherapy, there were no significant (p>0.05) differences in levels of serum uPA, suPAR, and PAI-1 between patients with stage III and IV. The highest serum uPA and suPAR levels were found in adenocarcinoma cell types and the highest serum PAI-1 level in adenoepidermoid cell types. After chemotherapy, serum suPAR and PAI-1 were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in lung cancer patients. However, there were no significant (p>0.05) differences in the levels of serum uPA, suPAR, and PAI-1 between patients with chemotherapy responses for stable and progressive diseases. Conclusion: This study revealed that suPAR and PAI-1 levels were decreased in lung cancer patients who had received chemotherapy. This can occur due to decreased tumor cells activity.
Correlation between Measurement of Lung Diffusion Capacity Using Single Breath Methods (DLCO-SB) and COPD Group in Persahabatan Hospital Jakarta
Authors: Ismail Efriadi , Yunus Faisal , Damayanti Triya
Published: March 2022

Background: This was a preliminary study to measure DLCO-SB on COPD patients in Persahabatan Hospital to understand the prevalence of DLCO reduction among COPD patients.Methods: This was a cross sectional study of COPD patients who attended COPD-Asthma clinic in Persahabatan Hospital Jakarta. Spirometry and DLCO-SB were performed consecutively during May–July 2015.  Comorbidities were also recorded.Results: Spirometry and DLCO-SB measurements were conducted on 65 COPD subjects of which 10.8% subjects were in COPD Group A, 29.2% Group B, 32.3% Group C and 27.7% Group D. The mean age was 64.15; mean FEV1% was 46.05%, mean DLCO measured was 19.42 ml/min/mmHg and the mean DLCO% was 72.00%. The proportion of DLCO decline among COPD patients was 56.92%.  There were significant correlations between COPD group, GOLD COPD grade, FEV1, BMI and comorbidities with the DLCO value results. There were no significant correlation between DLCO value with sex, age, smoking history, Brinkmann Index, obstructive-restrictive criteria, comorbidities and length of COPD period. Conclusion: The proportion of DLCO decline among COPD patients was 56.92%. There were significant correlations between COPD group, GOLD COPD grade, FEV1, BMI and previous TB history with the results of DLCO.
Respiratory Emergency in Hospitalized patient with Intrathoracic Malignancy at H. Adam Malik General Hospital
Authors: Napitupulu Elizabeth , Soeroso Noni Novisari , Tarigan Setia Putra , Eyanoer Putri Chairani
Published: March 2022

Background: Increased number of intrathoracic malignancy cases (Lung tumor, Mediastinum tumor, Secondary lung cancer and Chest wall tumor) contribute in increased complications of respiratory emergencies such as superior cava vein yyndrome (scvs), massive malignant pleura effusion (mpe), central airway obstruction (cao), massive hemoptysis, lung thromboembolism and pneumothorax. This study aims to look at the proportions, outcomes, and factors that influence respiratory emergency in intrathoracic malignancy cases.Methods: This was a retrospective case series of inpatient respiratory emergencies in patients intrathoracic malignancy at H. Adam Malik Central General Hospital - Medan from 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016.Results: From 690 subjects intrathoracic malignancy, there were 137 (19.8%) patients with respiratory emergencies and mostly caused by lung tumors (83.9%). Massive MPE was is the most common emergency of 45 cases (6.5%) and massive haemoptysis of at least 4 cases (0.6%). The risk of death was higher in patients with respiratory emergencies. Mediastinum and location of tumor contribute in respiratory emergency appearance with respective OR of 3.9 and 1.5 (p value <0.005)Conclusions: Increased of mortality rate in patients with respiratory emergency and MPE massive is the most cases. Type of the malignancy and Right lung tumor contribute of respiratory emergency in intrathoracic malignancy cases.
Suggestions for State Laws on Biosimilar Substitution
Authors: Fox Gary
Published: March 2022

Biologic drugs offer major advancements over small-molecule drugs when it comes to treating serious diseases. Biosimilars, which mimic innovative biologic drugs, have the potential to further revolutionize the practice of medicine. States now have decades of experience regulating the substitution of generic, small-molecule drugs for their brand-name equivalents. But the complexities of biologic drugs and biosimilars force states to confront novel scientific and legal issues. Many states have begun tackling those issues by passing laws that regulate when pharmacists may substitute biosimilars for their corresponding biologic drugs. Other states have yet to do so. This Note surveys five provisions common throughout current legislation: interchangeability, indications to “Dispense as Written,” physician communication, patient notification, and recordkeeping. This Note goes on to argue that states without biosimilar substitution laws should embrace all of these provisions, except to the extent that notification provisions would allow patients to opt out of biosimilar substitution without a legitimate medical reason. If states can appropriately balance promoting biosimilars in the market while protecting patients’ safety, they can help more patients receive effective treatments while reducing spending on drugs.
Bank on We the People: Why and How Public Engagement is Relevant to Biobanking
Authors: Chang Chao-Tien
Published: March 2022

Biobanks emerged in the early 2000s and now facilitate scientific research through the provision of resources for research that requires a large scale of biospecimens and data. Biobank projects have also become intertwined with complicated socio-economic initiatives to boost economic development or to shape community identity. While legislators continue to debate the ethical and regulatory challenges associated with biobanks, the federal regulation over research involving human subjects, the Common Rule, is based on a traditional research model that fails to address the complex challenges unique to biobanking. Through an examination of the proposed revisions to the Common Rule concerning research using biospecimens and ethical controversies regarding informed consent, privacy, ownership, and benefit-sharing, this article highlights a participatory aspect of biobanking that calls for public engagement with respect to both ethics and norms. Many biobank projects try to appeal to a sense of civic engagement whereby citizens have rights as well as responsibilities with respect to participation in collaborative scientific projects. Domestic and international guidelines describe incorporating public engagement with biobanking as an essential means of protecting research participants and achieving good governance. International experiences with various approaches to public engagement have also proven that involving the general public is feasible. Moreover, the principle of democratic deliberation, which was proposed by the Presidential Commission for the Studies of Bioethical Issues to be a guiding principle for bioethics policy decisions further underscores the criticality of public engagement in biobanking.
Are We Meeting Best Practice Standards?: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mental Health Practices Within the Florida Child Welfare System with Implications for Child Well-being
Authors: Dunleavy Daniel
Published: March 2022

Best practice standards are one method by which medical providers ensure effective care, thus promoting well-being. Though formal guidelines have been recently implemented to direct and standardize children’s mental healthcare in Florida, little research has evaluated the extent to which they are executed in practice.
This study aims to fill this gap by analyzing Florida Medicaid data. Individual-level data will be collected from a 12-month period from a random sample of children, on Medicaid, with a mental health diagnosis; to: 1) Describe the type and frequency of mental health services provided to this sample, including to those in the child welfare system; 2) Evaluate the extent to which Florida’s Psychotherapeutic Medication Treatment Guidelines are adhered to; and 3) Analyze sociodemographic characteristics, to determine if there are predictive factors which account for undertreatment/overtreatment. Data will be coded for https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-0126congruence with these standards and analyzed using multinomial logistic regression
Mortalidade e Rendimentos Sustentáveis do Cachalote Colossoma macropomum no Orinoco Médio na Venezuela
Authors: González Suárez Angel , Márquez Aristide
Published: March 2022

A importância do Colossoma macropomum na pesca artesanal do Orinoco médio na Venezuela diminuiu consideravelmente desde os anos 80, quando se tornou a espécie mais importante nos desembarques, o que motivou o presente trabalho sobre a avaliação do atual nível de explotação da espécie, através de estudos de mortalidade e rendimento e biomassa por recruta. A mortalidade total foi determinada por três métodos baseados em frequências de comprimento, enquanto a mortalidade natural foi calculada por seis equações empíricas para reduzir as incertezas na estimativa da mortalidade por pesca. O rendimento e a biomassa por recruta foram determinados pelo modelo de Thompson e Bell, que, juntamente com a avaliação da taxa de explotação, demonstrou a existência de dois cenários que incluíam a existência de um recurso no limite da sua explotação, e um recurso em estado de sobrepesca. Desses dois cenários, o mais amplamente aceito foi o que indicou a existência de um recurso em estado de sobrepesca, causado pela sobre-explotação de pequenos peixes. A simulação do rendimento e biomassa por modelo de recrutamento para um tamanho mínimo de captura superior ao actual, mostrou a existência de um recurso que seria moderadamente explotado, podendo-se concluir que, entre as medidas necessárias a serem tomadas para a conservação do recurso, o aumento do tamanho de primeira captura deve ser da maior importância
A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Fiscal Policy under Economic Growth from the Perspective of MMT: Toward a Neoclassical Basis of MMT
Authors: Tanaka Yasuhito
Published: March 2022

We present a game-theoretic analysis of fiscal policy under economic growth from the perspective of MMT using a simple two-periods overlapping generations (OLG) model. We show the following results. 1) Sustained budget deficits are necessary to maintain full-employment under economic growth driven by population growth. 2) An excessive budget deficit triggers inflation, and after one period inflation full-employment is maintained by sustained budget deficits with constant price. 3) Insufficient government deficit causes involuntary unemployment, and we need extra budget deficit over its steady state value to recover full-employment. These budget deficits need not be, and must not be redeemed. Therefore, if it is institutionally and legally possible, they should be financed by seigniorage not by public debt.
Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report
Authors: Pitman Tim , Koshy Paul , Edwards Daniel , Zhang Liang-Cheng , McMillan Julie
Published: March 2022

This report details the findings of a feasibility study for the Department of Education and Training (DET) into the development of a higher education student equity ranking index. The purpose of study was to determine whether it was possible to measure higher education equity performance at the institutional level and convey each institution’s relative performance through an ‘equity rank’. The ranking was to be based on institutional performance in regard to equity-group students, including students from low socio-economic backgrounds; students from regional/remote areas of Australia; Indigenous students; students with disability; and students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
ORTAOKUL ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN TÜRKİYE’DE SALGIN SÜRECİNDE YAPILAN UZAKTAN EĞİTİME İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİ
Authors: DAŞDEMİR İkramettin , CENGİZ Ekrem
Published: March 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye’de Covid-19 salgını döneminde ortaokul öğretmenleri tarafından yürütülen uzaktan eğitim çalışmalarının öğretmenler tarafından nasıl değerlendirildiğini ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımı içinde yer alan özel durum çalışması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın katılımcıları ortaokullarda görev yapan ve uzaktan eğitim yapan öğretmenlerdir. Çalışmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan ve beş soru içeren açık uçlu anket formu aracılığıyla toplanmış olup içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Öğretmenlerin genel olarak MEB tarafından yapılan uzaktan eğitime yönelik olumlu görüşler ifade ettikleri, okul idarelerinin öğrenci-veli- öğretmen iletişimi için çaba sarf ettiği, öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitim yoluyla anlattıkları derslerde öğrencilerin anlama seviyelerini belirleyemedikleri bu çalışmadan çıkan sonuçlardan bazılarıdır. Çalışma sonucunda EBA canlı ders alt yapısının daha güçlendirilmesi ve öğrenci-veli iletişiminin sağlanması gibi bazı öneriler sunulmuştur.
EĞİTİMCİLERİN COVID-19 SALGIN SÜRECİNDEKİ OKUMA DAVRANIŞLARININ VE MOTİVASYONLARININ ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: EYÜP Bircan , KOBUL Mustafa Kerem , ALTUN Fatma
Published: March 2022

Bu çalışmada, eğitimcilerin COVID-19 salgın sürecindeki okuma davranışları ve motivasyonlarının çeşitli değişkenlerle incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Kesitsel tarama desenindeki bu çalışmanın örneklemini Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinde görev yapan 319 eğitimci (233 öğretmen, 86 akademisyen) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, Bilgi Formu ve Yetişkin Okuma Motivasyonu Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Yapılan analizlerde, çalışmaya katılan eğitimcilerin %39.6’sının salgın öncesine göre daha fazla, %16.9’unun ise daha az okuduğu tespit edilmiştir. Salgın sürecinde eğitimcilerin en fazla tercih ettikleri türler sırasıyla; kurgusal yazılar, bilimsel yazılar, düşünce yazıları, kişisel gelişim ve şiir olarak belirlenmiştir. Okuma motivasyonunun “yeterlilik” alt boyutunda akademisyenlerin öğretmenlerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek puan aldığı görülmüştür. Kadınların “benlik” alanındaki okuma motivasyonlarının erkeklerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan eğitimcilerin okuma motivasyonlarının “benlik”, “yeterlilik” ve “diğer alanlarda başarı” alt boyutlarında COVID-19 salgın sürecindeki okuma sıklığına göre anlamlı farklılıklar belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre; eğitimcilerin okuma motivasyonları bireysel faktörlerden olduğu kadar COVID-19 gibi olağanüstü bir çevresel faktörden kaçınılmaz olarak etkilenmiştir.
TÜRKİYE’DE ÖZEL YETENEKLİ BİREYLERİ TANILAMA SÜRECİ VE TANILAMADA KULLANILAN YÖNTEMLER
Authors: ŞAHİN Hüseyin , ZORLU Aziz
Published: March 2022

Özel yetenekli bireylerin eğitimleri tüm dünyada olduğu gibi ülkemizde de gün geçtikçe daha fazla araştırmalara konu olmakta; eğitimcilerin, araştırmacıların, yöneticilerin ve velilerin gündeminde daha fazla yer tutmaktadır. Ancak özel yetenekli bireylere sağlanan eğitimin etkili ve verimli olabilmesi için özel yetenekli bireylerin tanılanma süreçlerinin bilimsel bir biçimde ele alınması ve yürütülmesi önemlidir. Çünkü eğitimde istenen; öğrencilerin hem bireysel kapasitelerini en iyi şekilde ortaya koyup değerlendirmeleri hem de kendilerini iyi tanıyarak kendisi ve çevresiyle uyum içinde olmayı başarmış bireyler yetişmesidir. Bu yüzden özel yetenekli bireylerin de hem yetenek ve kapasitelerinin doğru tespit edilerek gerekli eğitim desteğinden yararlanmaları hem de kendilerini tanıyarak kendileri ve çevreleri ile uyumlu olmalarının sağlanması açısından tanılama süreci önemlidir. Aksi takdirde yapılan eğitsel müdahalelerden istenen etki ve verim elde edilemeyecektir. Bu çalışma ile Türkiye’de özel yetenekli bireyleri tanılamada kullanılan süreç anlatılmıştır. Çalışmada derleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Özel yetenekli bireylerin tanılanma süreci ile ilgili hazırlanan araştırma ve yayınlar incelenerek ve güncel bilgiler dikkate alınarak bu makale hazırlanmıştır.
COĞRAFYA DERSİNDE PODCAST KULLANIMI VE DERS BAŞARISINA ETKİSİ ÜZERİNE DENEYSEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: AKKURT ÇAĞLAR Ayşe
Published: March 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı öğrenme amacıyla podcast kullanmanın beşeri coğrafya ders başarısıyla ilişkisini belirlemek ve öğretmen adaylarına göre beşeri coğrafya dersine çalışırken podcastin etkili olup olmadığını değerlendirmektir. Araştırma Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenliği üçüncü sınıfa devam eden 102 öğretmen adayıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma tek deney gruplu zayıf deneysel desende yürütülmüş, çoktan seçmeli soruların olduğu final soruları ve araştırmanın amacına göre yapılandırılmış görüşme formu çalışmanın veri toplama araçlarını oluşturmuştur. Nicel verilerde betimsel istatistikler ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın nitel kısmında ise, tümevarımcı içerik analizleri yürütülmüş, tema ve alt temalara ilişkin frekans ve yüzde değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre öğretmen adaylarının podcast dinleme sıklığı ve coğrafya ders başarısı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu, podcastlerin dinlenme zamanları ile coğrafya ders başarısı arasında ise anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Öğretmen adaylarının büyük bir çoğunluğu podcastin beşeri coğrafya dersi için etkili bir yol olduğunu belirtmiştir. Etkili olmasının nedenleri incelendiğinde dinleyerek öğrenme sağlaması, hızlı ve kolay olması, kalıcılık sağlaması ilk üç neden olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Podcast ideal uzunluğu ise çalışmaya göre 3-5 dakika olarak belirlenmiştir.
İLKOKUL ÖĞRENCİ VE VELİLERİNİN PERSPEKTİFİNDEN COVİD-19 SALGINI SÜRESİNCE UZAKTAN EĞİTİM
Authors: ERTAN KANTOS Züleyha , YURTTAŞ Aslı , TAŞDAN Murat , TOPCU Zühal
Published: March 2022

Araştırmanın temel amacı covid-19 salgını süresince ilkokullarda yürütülen uzaktan eğitime ilişkin ilkokul öğrencilerinin ve velilerinin görüşlerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu araştırma nitel araştırma yaklaşımının bir türü olan betimleyici fenomenoloji desene göre tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Covid-19 salgını süresince 2019-2020 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar döneminde Ankara’nın Mamak ve Çankaya ilçelerinden MEB’e bağlı ilkokullarda eğitim-öğretime devam eden ilkokul öğrencileri ve bu öğrencilerin velileri oluşturmaktadır. Yapılan analizde akademik öğrenme ortamının uzaktan eğitime uygunluğu, uzaktan eğitim sürecinde yapılan eğitim-öğretim faaliyetleri, uzaktan eğitim süresince destek ve iletişim, uzaktan eğitim sürecinin değerlendirilmesi temalarından oluşmuştur. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre a)Uzaktan eğitim sürecinde öğrencilerin akademik öğrenme ortamının uygun olduğu, velilerin internete erişimlerinin olduğu fakat sınırlı internet kotalarının olduğuna ulaşılmıştır. b) Öğrencilerin yarısının bilgisayarlarının olmadığı fakat katılımcıların tamamının akıllı telefonlarının bulunduğu bilgisine ulaşılmıştır. c) Öğrencilerin uzaktan eğitimde zamanlarının büyük bölümünü ekran önünde geçirmelerine rağmen EBA Tv izlemedikleri sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. d) Ayrıca EBA’dan faydalanmanın yetersiz olduğuna ulaşılmıştır. e) Öğretmenlerin canlı ders yaptıkları fakat öğrencilerin ancak yarısının canlı derslere katıldığı bilgisine ulaşılmıştır. f) Hem veliler hem de öğrenciler yüz yüze eğitimi uzaktan eğitime tercih etmektedirler. Bu araştırma İlkokullara hazırlanan uzaktan eğitim süreçlerinin önündeki engelleri ve boşlukları görünür kılabilir.
Secure Patient Authentication Scheme in the Healthcare System Using Symmetric Encryption
Authors: Hamed Naba , Yassin Ali
Published: March 2022

Recently, the incorporation of state-of-the-art technology such as Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs), networks, and cloud computing has transformed the traditional healthcare system. However, security problems have arisen as a result of the integration of technology. Secure remote user authentication is a core part of the healthcare system to validate the user’s identification via an unsecured communication network. Since then, several remote user authentication schemes have been presented, each with its own set of pros and limitations. As a result, security, malicious attacks, and privacy concerns are considered one of the main challenges related to the healthcare system. In this paper, we propose a safe user authentication scheme for patients in the healthcare system that overcomes these flaws and confirms the security of the proposed work using scyther, a formal security tool. In the healthcare environment, our work provides an effective means to construct an environment capable of setting, registering, storing, searching, analyzing, authentication, and verifying electronic healthcare information in order to protect the information of patients. Furthermore, our suggested scheme uses symmetric encryption based on the crypto-hash function for accessing the anomaly of the patient’s identity and One-Time Password (OTP). Towards the end of the study, the performance analysis results indicate a delicate balance of security and performance that is frequently lacking in previous works.
Literatures in Translation: Literary Translation and Comparative Literature in the Turkish Context
Authors: Kırca Mustafa , Rundholz Rundholz Adelheid
Published: March 2022

As the latest American Comparative Literature Association reports (the ACLA state of the discipline reports) suggest, following the “translational turn” in comparative literature, novel intersections between translation studies and comparative literature have paved the way for further negotiations between these two subjects in a promising way. The aim of this article is to discuss the changing roles of translation and comparative studies of (translated) literature to reconsider the supposedly close relationship between the two adjacent fields in the Turkish context. We agree with Gürsel Aytaç that the intersection between translation and comparative literature occurs in literary translation. Literary translations are interventions of source texts into the receiving polysystem, meaningfully affecting the host culture and its literary system. Therefore, we argue that literary translations as rewritings should serve more as an object of investigation in the field of translation studies as well as comparative literature. We also argue that unorthodox approaches in comparative studies of translated literature can make these disciplines come together in more fruitful ways. The present study therefore encourages border-crossings in comparative literature and translation studies to open a space for new-fangled approaches in comparative studies of translated literature.
"Leave me alone!": Liminal Reverberations of Memory and Trauma in Marina Carr's Portia Coughlan
Authors: Baltaoğlu Sena
Published: March 2022

Marina Carr's Portia Coughlan (1996) is one of the elaborative representations of Irish culture and women within the boundaries of memory and trauma. It not only discusses the subject of Irish female identity but also offers an exploration of cultural memory using ghostly agents obscuring the liminal boundaries between the past and the present, culture and individual. Portia is depicted as a rebellious character who needs becoming independent of cultural restrictions and ghostly memories. In this paper, I aim to analyse the liminal reflections of memory and trauma by focusing on Portia’s struggles for reclaiming her identity within the scope of Jacques Derrida's theory of hauntology and Dominick LaCapra's trauma theory. In the light of these theories, I aim to explore how cultural and individual trauma is represented through spectral characters in Portia Coughlan. Derrida concentrates on the boundary between life and death and positions spectres in this purgatory. For him, haunting is intertwined with time and is a part of memory. LaCapra suggests that traumatic memory creates temporality and eliminates the boundaries between the past and the present. Portia is an in-between character trapped by the purgatory between the past and the present. Her rejecting traditional gender roles, such as her reluctance for domestic and familial issues, talking with her dead twin Gabriel, and her inevitable suicide display how she is traumatically dissociated from her cultural boundaries. Therefore, Portia Coughlan has a significant place within the scope of liminal, memory, and border theories in terms of its employment of Irish gender identity and traumatic memories.
A Feminist Critique of Body in Philosophy and Sociology
Authors: Ekmekçi Çelik
Published: March 2022

Since the existence of humanity, body has always been considered significant. It has not merely been analysed as a body, a living organism; rather, it has been analysed in terms of its socio-cultural facets and philosophical perspectives. Thus, the body has also been examined through its biological and cultural characteristics which resulted in arising oppositions between the body and soul and the body and mind. On this basis, philosophical and sociological evaluation of body is expressed briefly in this study. Furthermore, it is also within the purpose of this study to scrutinise socialised body characteristics in tandem with philosophical contexts through seminal critiques and theories. In this respect, Angela Carter’s narratives will also be mentioned since socialised body characteristics can also be seen in Carter’s characters, especially in the formation of their subversive body politics. Thus, selected works will be referenced to express sociological body movements of Carter’s characters and the representations of their socialised body politics.
Blue Rest-frame UV-optical Colors in z ∼ 8 Galaxies from GREATS: Very Young Stellar Populations at ∼650 Myr of Cosmic Time
Authors: Stefanon Mauro , Bouwens Rychard J. , Labbé Ivo , Illingworth Garth D. , Oesch Pascal A. , van Dokkum Pieter , Gonzalez Valentino
Published: March 2022

Deep rest-optical observations are required to accurately constrain the stellar populations of z ∼ 8 galaxies. Due to significant limitations in the availability of such data for statistically complete samples, observational results have been limited to modest numbers of bright or lensed sources. To revolutionize the present characterization of z ∼ 8 galaxies, we exploit the ultradeep (∼27 mag, 3σ) Spitzer/Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) 3.6 and 4.5 μm data, probing the rest-frame optical at z ∼ 8, over ∼200 arcmin2 of the GOODS fields from the recently completed GOODS Re-ionization Era wide-Area Treasury from Spitzer program (GREATS), combined with observations in the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS)/Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) and CANDELS/Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) fields. We stacked ≳100 z ∼ 8 Lyman-break galaxies in four bins of UV luminosity (M
UV ∼ −20.7 to −18.4 mag) and study their H
160 − [3.6] and [3.6]–[4.5] colors. We find young ages (≲100 Myr) for the three faintest stacks, inferred from their blue H
160 − [3.6] ∼ 0 mag colors, consistent with a negative Balmer break. Meanwhile, the redder H
160 − [3.6] color seen in the brightest stack is suggestive of slightly older ages. We explored the existence of a correlation between the UV luminosity and age, and find either no trend or fainter galaxies being younger. The stacked SEDs also exhibit very red [3.6]–[4.5] ∼ 0.5 mag colors, indicative of intense [O iii]+Hβ nebular emission and star formation rate (SFR). The correspondingly high specific SFRs, sSFR ≳10 Gyr−1, are consistent with recent determinations at similar redshifts and higher luminosities, and support the coevolution between the sSFR and the specific halo mass accretion rate.
A Comparison of Multiphase Magnetic Field Tracers in a High Galactic Latitude Region of the Filamentary Interstellar Medium
Authors: Campbell J. L. , Clark S. E. , Gaensler B. M. , Marchal A. , Van Eck C. L. , Deshpande A. A. , George S. J. , Gibson S. J. , Ricci R. , Stil J. M. , Taylor A. R.
Published: March 2022

Understanding how the Galactic magnetic field threads the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM) remains a considerable challenge, as different magnetic field tracers probe dissimilar phases and field components. We search for evidence of a common magnetic field shared between the ionized and neutral ISM by comparing 1.4 GHz radio continuum polarization and H i line emission from the Galactic Arecibo L-Band Feed Array Continuum Transit Survey (GALFACTS) and Galactic Arecibo L-Band Feed Array H i (GALFA-H i) survey, respectively. We compute the polarization gradient of the continuum emission and search for associations with diffuse/translucent H i structures. The polarization gradient is sensitive to changes in the integrated product of the thermal electron density and line-of-sight field strength (B
∥) in warm ionized gas, while narrow H i structures highlight the plane-of-sky field orientation in cold neutral gas. We identified one region in the high Galactic latitude Arecibo sky, G216+26 centered on (ℓ, b) ∼ (216°, +26°), containing filaments in the polarization gradient that are aligned with narrow H i structures roughly parallel to the Galactic plane. We present a comparison of multiphase observations and magnetic field tracers of this region, demonstrating that the warm ionized and cold neutral media are connected likely via a common magnetic field. We quantify the physical properties of a polarization gradient filament associated with Hα emission, measuring a line-of-sight field strength B
∥ = 6 ± 4 μG and a plasma beta

β
=

2.1

−
2.1

+
3.1

. We discuss the lack of widespread multiphase magnetic field alignments and consider whether this region is associated with a short-timescale or physically rare phenomenon. This work highlights the utility of multitracer analyses for understanding the magnetized ISM.
Branching Ratio for O + H3
+ Forming OH+ + H2 and H2O+ + H
Authors: Hillenbrand Pierre-Michel , Ruette Nathalie de , Urbain Xavier , Savin Daniel W.
Published: March 2022

The gas-phase reaction of

O
+

H

3

+

has two exothermic product channels: OH+ + H2 and H2O+ + H. In the present study, we analyze experimental data from a merged-beams measurement to derive thermal rate coefficients resolved by product channel for the temperature range from 10 to 1000 K. Published astrochemical models either ignore the second product channel or apply a temperature-independent branching ratio of 70% versus 30% for the formation of OH+ + H2 versus H2O+ + H, respectively, which originates from a single experimental data point measured at 295 K. Our results are consistent with this data point, but show a branching ratio that varies with temperature reaching 58% versus 42% at 10 K. We provide recommended rate coefficients for the two product channels for two cases, one where the initial fine-structure population of the O(3
P

J
) reactant is in its J = 2 ground state and the other one where it is in thermal equilibrium.