bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 pneumonia detection using chest X-ray processing
Authors: Chimote Gunjan , Karandikar A. M.
Published: May 2022

COVID-19 is one of the most fatal diseases and get increases rapidly through close contact with somebody infected or holding virus-contaminated objects. Another infectious illness referred to as Pneumonia is usually caused by infection because of a bacterium within the alveoli of the lungs. When contaminated tissue of the lungs has inflammation. To see if the patient has these diseases, experts conduct physical exams and identify their valetudinarian through Chest X-ray, ultrasound, or biopsy of the lungs. Misdiagnosis, inaccurate treatment, and ignored disease will cause the patient’s loss of life. Due to increasingly frequent cases, the number of COVID-19 test kits available in hospitals is decreasing. To prevent COVID-19 from spreading among humans, an autonomous detection method should be established as a quick, alternative diagnostic. For this purpose, three different deep learning models: Xception, VGG16, and Basic CNN have been proposed in this analysis for the diagnosis of patients infected with coronavirus, and pneumonia using an X-rays dataset of 6432 images is applied to prove the execution of the model. Xception model has the best efficiency among the two other models (VGG16 and Basic CNN). In terms of predicting cases, however, the Xception network outperformed the other models.
Performance analysis and implementation of approximate multipliers on spartan 6 FPGA
Authors: Shobana G , Chithiraimuthu R , Adhithyavel A
Published: May 2022

Multiplication is a frequently utilized mathematical operation in numerous applications, including signal processing, image processing, and multimedia applications, where multipliers are key components. The speed and large area typically limit their performance. Approximate computing has been critical. These programs are unable to take precise values in specific methods. In them, they like approximate values. Approximate computing methods are used to solve this problem. Approximate multipliers and compressors are constructed by utilizing approximate computation approaches. Because more complicated circuitry is used in many applications, such as DSP, these approximate multipliers and approximate compressors are useful. The suggested work is simulated with Verilog and synthesized with Xilinx ISE 14.6 before being implemented in Spartan – 6. The hardware, size, and speed performance of the suggested multipliers. Both signed and unsigned multipliers are subjected to the multipliers.
Micro filtration of Moringa Oleifera juice using hallow fibre membrane technology for clarification
Authors: Tiwari Soumitra , Saha S. N.
Published: May 2022

Moringa Oleifera plant is growing many countries including tropical and sub tropical region. It contain numerous nutrition due to vitamins and proteins.  The plant leaf extract having phenolics and flavanoids such as gallic acids, chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, kaempferol, ellagic acid, vanillin and quercetin. The juice is convenient to herbal health drinks combination of different medicinal juices, read to use and serve beverages etc. Moringa Oleifera leave juice has been extracted by grinder then juice were treated with enzyme and centrifuged. The treated juice were clarified by using hallow fibre micro membrane for cold pasteurization. The turbidity, total soluble solid, pH, refractive index, viscosity colour and clarity were analysed on different treatment. It was concluded that best results were obtained in terms of Clarity (47.62%T), Turbidity (5.333 NTU), TSS (5.933°B), pH (5.2725%), Viscosity (1.136667 mPa) for micro filtered juice. The optimum values for the operating condition of micro filtration were 98.0665 kpa pressures with 0.45 µm pore size.
Medical negligence in India
Authors: Tiwari Daya Shankar
Published: May 2022

Medical negligence, now days have become one of the serious issues in India. Our experience tells us that medical profession, one of the noblest professions, is not immune to negligence which at times results in death of patient or complete / partial impairment of limbs, or culminates into another misery. There are instances wherein most incompetent or ill/under educated doctors, on their volition, have made prey the innocent patients. The magnitude of negligence or deliberate conduct of the medical professionals has many times led to litigation. The present paper aims to analyze the concept of negligence in medical profession in the light of interpretation of law by the Supreme Court of India.
Ultrasonography (Grey scale imaging and colour Doppler) in evaluation of acute scrotal pain
Authors: Rathore Rajesh Kumar , Desai Manav , Shah Krunal , Shah Bhavya
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Ultrasonography with high frequency linear probe and Color Doppler is very important in evaluation of scrotal pathology in patients with acute scrotal pain. Computed tomographyeexposes testicles to theeradiation and MRI is not so easily available. Thereforefultrasound with color Doppler is the bestdsuited modality for the evaluation of scrotal pathologies in patients with acute scrotal pain asqit is simple, noninvasive, reproducible, relatively inexpensive and widely available investigation that will not exposeqthe testis to radiation. Aims and Objectives: Toqclassify (etiologically) and to evaluate various scrotal pathologies in patients with acute scrotal pain using ultrasonography and describe the role of High resolution ultrasound transducer (7-11 MHz) and colour doppler in their diagnosis and differentiation. Materials and Methods: The study was done on 60 patients over period of One year (2021-2022) who were referred to the radiology department by the General Surgery and department of urology for scrotal ultrasound and Doppler study at Dhiraj Hospital,S.B.K.S medical institute and research centre, Pipariya, Waghodia, Baroda. Results: Ofethe 60 patientsestudied, incidence of various pathologies were as follows -inflammatory pathology in 75%, torsion in 13.3%, trauma in 6.7%, and others in 5%. Imaging features of different pathologies causing acute scrotal pain are described.
study of fetal central nervous system anomalies by the means of antenatal 2D ultrasound examination in varying trimesters
Authors: Patel Kalpeshkumar , Shah Bhavya Rohit , Nagrani Siddharth , Desai Manav
Published: May 2022

Aims and Objectives: 1) Objective is to study the range of Congenital neurological anomalies occurring in utero; 2) To evaluate the incidence of congenital anomalies in varying trimesters; 3) To confirm the diagnosis by post natal examination or autopsy as and when possible. Material and Methods: This is a prospective study which was conducted in the Radio-diagnosis department in Dhiraj General hospital, from January 2021 till February 2022. Ultrasound screening of pregnant women was performed. Pregnancy with ultrasound findings of central nervous system anomalies were followed up. Prenatal ultrasound findings were confirmed by post MTP examination in cases of therapeutic abortions and fetal losses. In case of live birth postnatal findings were noted. Results: After conducting a ultrasound screening in all three trimesters, a total of 30 congenital neurological anomalies were diagnosed. It was seen that majority of anomalies were detected in 2nd trimester. Among the neurological anomalies, most common anomalies were found to be hydrocephalus (4), Anencephaly (3) and lumbar myelo-meningocoele (3). Ultrasound findings were matching in 87 % of cases with post natal examination findings. In this study rare congenital neurological syndromes like Meckel Gruber syndrome and iniencephaly like disorders were also detected via ultrasound.
Development and validation of reversed phase HPLC method for determination of apremilast in bulk and pharmaceutical dosage form
Authors: Kolsure Anuja , Soni Rupesh , Bhat Mahesh
Published: May 2022

The present study describes a novel Reversed Phase High-Performance LC method for the determination and estimation of Apremilast (APR) in bulk and pharmaceutical formulation. The chromatographic separation was carried out on Agilent 1120LC Compact system with Binary gradient system connected to UV- Absorbance Detector. Acetonitrile:   (30mM) Potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer pH adjusted to 3.0 with o-phosphoric acid (60:40 v/v), and flow rate 1.0ml/min with an injection volume of 20 μL was selected as it gave sharp symmetric peak for APL with minimal tailing and with desired elution graph.The separation was carried out at a room temperature and the eluents were observed by UV - Vis detector set at 236 nm. The retention time of APR obtained was at 4.46 minutes. The calibration curve for APR was linear (r2= 0.995) over thetested concentration range of 10 - 60 μg/ ml with LOD and LOQ of 0.93 μg/ml and 2.82μg/ml respectively. A recovery of APR in tablet formulation was observed in the range of 98.40 -100.00 %. Thus the proposed method for APR was found to be feasible for the estimation of APR in bulk as well as pharmaceutical dosage form.
Hepatoprotective action of vegetables
Authors: Divyashree J , Tomar Sapna , Singh Akhand Pratap
Published: May 2022

India is a culturally diverse and traditional country. This region has its own set of dietary customs and medicinal practises. In India, a variety of traditional medical methods, including folk medicine, tribal medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani, rely on herbal resources for therapeutic purposes. However, it has been discovered that most of the plants and their components, such as leaves, seeds, fruits and medicinal rooted substances contains antioxidants, flavonoids, tannins, and other phenolic compounds. Around 7,500 plants are said to be employed in the tradition of local health in rural and tribal regions in India. The true therapeutic efficacy of over 4,000 plants is either unknown or unknown to the general public. Around 1,200 plants are used in ancient medical systems like as Ayurveda, Siddha, Amchi, Unani, and Tibet. The liver plays an significant role in performance, maintenance and control of homeostasis in the body. It comprises a range of metabolic growth pathways, disease control, nutrition storage and supply. Additionally, it functions as a metabolic centre for the metabolism of nutrients such as proteins, lipids and carbohydrates, as well as the excretion of metabolic waste. Bile, which is secreted by the liver, plays a crucial function in digestion.
Improved remote mental health illness assessment and detection using facial emotion detection and speech emotion detection
Authors: Rathod Vasundhara , Chohan Abhishek , Nema Sakshi , Nawghare Adhney , Devikar Prateeksha , Agrawal Rahul
Published: May 2022

The use of Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare sector has been recently observed. Projects are being made that integrate AI and therapeutic sessions[1]. A new area of study evolved where doctors, along with technicians, collaborate to create projects which will help give the old school therapy an advanced technical form. This study uses the original therapy techniques for mental health assessment and integrates it with machine learning models for facial emotion recognition and speech pattern recognition to get a better understanding of a patient’s mental health condition and help them deal with it. This project assists the patient in the diagnosis of 11 different mental health conditions where the patient’s emotional state is taken into consideration while diagnosis. Patients’ social interactions are also being checked and analyzed regularly. This project calculates a verdict which declares whether the patient suffers from the diagnosed illness or whether they should retake the tests. In addition, the project maintains records of the patient's emotional and mental health journey.
technical review on knowledge intensive NLP for pre-trained language development
Authors: Awachat Snehal , Raipure Shwetal , Kalambe Kavita
Published: May 2022

In today’s world where data plays the very important role, we have various sources of pre-data like online books, equation analysis, encyclopedia, common-sense reasoning, common-sense knowledge, etc. The increasing capacity of pre-training language models have given knowledge intensive natural language processing (KI-NLP) a new boost for advanced functionalities for establishing a stable, flexible, robust and efficient model. Though pre-trained models have its own drawback for handling the KI-NLP tasks, we are here to discuss the challenges faced in this field. A wide variety of pre-trained language models enhanced with external knowledge sources have been proposed and are in rapid development to meet this difficulty. In this research we have also discusses the challenges in NLP in terms of generation of knowledge intensive models. We have also defined some mathematical model and its framework dependability for pre-training different language in NLP. Finally, we have also discussed about variety of literature reviews based on we intend to describe the present progress of pre-trained language model-based knowledge-enhanced models (PLMKEs) in this work by deconstructing their three key elements: information sources, knowledge-intensive NLP tasks, and knowledge fusion methods.
Genome sequencing using machine learning with a special focus on tuberculosis
Authors: Raipure Shwetal , Awachat Snehal , Amudhavel J. , Kalambe Kavita
Published: May 2022

Machine learning is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, in the discipline of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, it is not a popular use case. Machine learning techniques are used in only a few technologies. The majority of the tools are built using deterministic techniques and algorithms. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a biological macromolecule composed up of deoxyribonucleic acid. Its main function is to store data. Due to breakthroughs in sequencing technology, DNA sequence data is presently rising at an exponential pace, ushering the study of DNA sequences into the big data age. Machine learning is also a powerful tool for massive processing it learns on its own from large volumes of data. We've talked about machine learning techniques and how they can be used to improve genome sequencing accuracy. In our review we have also discussed about genome sequence for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is because of the bacteria, Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is considered one of the leading the reasons for dying all over the world. MDR-TB is a form of germs that cause tuberculosis that is not susceptible to anti-TB medications such as isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RMP).
novel approach of drug repurposing in immuno-oncology therapeutic agents using machine learning algorithm
Authors: Srivastava Deepak , Kumar Pramod , Ghildiyal Sunil
Published: May 2022

Drug repurposing processing plays a significant role in evaluating Drug Target identification in the field of Drug discovery. Today Machine learning algorithms based automated systems are gaining attention for creating new device applications in the field of artificial intelligence. [2] The present study used machine learning approaches to develop a computational predicted model for predicting the unknown pharmacological effects with immune-oncology compound. The authors applied similarity features on drug and disease to see indication also authors observed that if number of descriptor is increased then accuracy of model is also increased. Classification linear and nonlinear algorithms such as logistic regression,Support Vector Machine (Kernel) and Random Forest were used to build the computational models. We used 10 fold Cross-validation on dataset for train and test data to performed best (Accuracy = 0.932, AUC-ROC = 0.971), finally, the developed model was used to anticipate probable indications for currently available medications for cancer protein.
Correlation of serum ferritin levels and COVID-19 severity in Makassar
Authors: Maghfirah Andi Ita , Esa Tenri , Widaningsih Yuyun , Bahrun Uleng
Published: May 2022

Background: Covid-19 pandemic has become a global problem. One of parameters to assessed the severity of Covid-19 disease was ferritin. Limited researches of ferritin with Covid-19 in Makassar. Aim: Determine relationship between serum ferritin levels and severity of Covid-19. Method: A cross-sectional by taking primary data of Covid-19 patients aged ≥18 years in 67 samples at Unhas Hospital Makassar in September 2020-May 2021. Pregnant women and have a history of chronic infection were excluded. Serum ferritin levels(ng/mL) was measured by the Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay(ELFA) method, mini VIDAS Biomerieux. Kruskal Wallis difference test and Spearman correlation test were performed. ROC curve to determine the cut-off point. Results: Total of 67 confirmed Covid-19 patients aged 18-63 years, with highest number being women(53.7%). Total of 27(40.3%) had comorbidities. Covid-19 patients at mild(53.7%), moderate(23.9%), and severe(22.4%). There is significant difference between serum ferritin levels and severity of Covid-19(p<0.001). Ferritin levels were also strongly positively correlated with severity of Covid-19(r=0.754, p<0.001). Cut-off ferritin at mild-moderate patients=153.89 ng/mL, and cut-off ferritin at mortality=1145.54 ng/mL.Discussion: Ferritin is a major mediator of immune dysregulation. Ferritin contributes cytokine storms. So serum ferritin levels can be used as a predictor severity of Covid-19.
Ensuring the security for cloud storage data using a novel ADVP protocol by multiple auditing
Authors: Joseph Libin M , Fredrik E. J. Thomson
Published: May 2022

The increasing growth of storage data in the cloud and virtual reality allows it a significant challenge to maintain the security of data that is outsourced by the data owners. The existing protocols for the auditing of cloud storage normally use post-quantum cryptography to monitor data integrity to solve this issue. Nevertheless, these protocols use strong cryptography to create data tags that reduce their reliability and extensibility. In this research work, we propose a novel protocol named "Advanced Distribution Verification Protocol (ADVP)" to design secure cloud storage to track the quality of cloud-saved data with the help of "Multiple-Third Party Auditors" (mTPAs) and not a "Single-TPA" (sTPA). This protocol requires several SUBTPAs that operate throughout the single TPA, which then needs to be spread equally throughout the SUBTPAs to guarantee that every SUBTPA is checked throughout the entire section. It then has strict safety evidence of malicious cloud resistance and a promise of privacy. It would also broaden the suggested protocol and include additional implementation scenarios to enable data dynamics and batch audit. It sums up a structured process to establish security as a further contribution.
Liver injuries in blunt abdominal trauma
Authors: Tadvi Hitesh , Patel Tejas , Nisarata Himmatlal , Parikh Chirag
Published: May 2022

Background and Aim: Liver trauma can occur as a result of fall from height, vehicular accidents,bull gore injury, assault and in sports injuries . The present study was conducted to identify the etiology, modes of presentation, diagnostic modalities, and validity of grading systems and to analyze the different modalities of management and final outcome in patients of liver trauma due to blunt abdominal injuries. Materials & Methods: Over a 36-month period, 30 hemodynamically stable patients with blunt hepatic were evaluated prospectively. ISS was used to assess the extent of overall injury. Hepatic injuries were graded using AAST grading for solid organ injuries. Frequent measurement of vitals and estimation of hemoglobin and hematocrit was done. Results: Patients with AAST grade IV splenic injury, massive hemoperitoneum and increased transfusion requirements were associated with a higher risk of failing conservative management. Initial pulse rate, systolic blood pressure, ISS and hemoglobin did not appear to influence the outcome of the study. There were no deaths reported in the study. Conclusion: On the basis of the present investigation, it can be concluded that conservative management of blunt splenic and/or hepatic injury is safe and effective in a carefully chosen set of patients.
Evaluation of nurse-midwives practices related to the preventive measures for TORCH diseases in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon Province/Iraq
Authors: AL-Jaleel Marwa Mohammed A. , Humade Saadya Hadi , Shakoor Jenan Akbar
Published: May 2022

Background: Some infections are more common, but all of them need to be prevented as the primary infections of Toxoplasma, other infections (like a varicella-zoster virus, hepatitis B), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus (TORCH) diseases. Objectives: to evaluate nurse-midwives’ practices and to find out the relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices and demographic characteristics. A descriptive design study was conducted on (138) nurse-midwives in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon province using observation checklist questionnaires. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). A chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables. The P-value was determined using a P-value of 0.05 to determine statistical significance. The majority of the sample (37.7%) was reported to be between the ages of (21 and 30) years. The majority of the study participants (69.6%) had no prior knowledge of TORCH diseases. The level of knowledge regarding TORCH disease prevention measures was low (63% of nurse-midwives). A significant relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices of TORCH diseases and their years of experience and training sessions at a p-value of (0.05).
Role of ultrasound in evaluation of ovarian lesions and its correlation with histopathological findings
Authors: Rathore Rajeshkumar , Nagrani Siddharth , Shah Bhavya , Shah Krunal
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Ovarian lesions are the most common pathology in gynaecology. They present with pelvic pain, menstrual abnormalities. Sonography is non-invasive, radiation-free, cost effective and widely available. The characterization of ovarian masses and distinguishing between benign and malignant pathology is of utmost importance to enable decisions regarding optimal treatment. Material And Methods: A prospective study was done in a sample of 100 patients suspected of having ovarian lesions on the basis of history and clinical examination. All the patients were subjected to transabdominal sonography with full bladder technique using 3.5 - 5.5 MHz curvilinear transducer and 10 MHz linear transducer. TVS was performed whenever required to obtain additional findings. Histopathological findings were correlated with the findings on sonography. Results: A total of 100 patients with clinically suspected ovarian pathology were examined by ultrasound and histopathological comparison was done.Out of 70 patients with benign lesions, 66 patients were correctly diagnosed on ultrasonography (94%). Out of total 30 patients with malignant tumours, 26 (87%) patients were correctly diagnosed on ultrasonography. Conclusion: The present study evaluates ovarian mass by USG considering histopathological examination of post operative specimen as gold standard.
Molecular detection of GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms and their association with prostate cancer risk
Authors: Abdulla Ali Jabbar , Jawad Zainab Nizar
Published: May 2022

The role of the current study in the detection of polymorphisms appears in genes GSTT1& GSTM1 polymorphisms ,They are genes that have polymorphisms and have an important role in the occurrence of diseases, especially cancers such as prostate cancer, and Samples for the study were collected from 50 patients with prostate cancer (from the patients of the Imam Al-Hussein Center - peace be upon him - for cancerous tumors and blood diseases at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital, peace be upon him - Holy Karbala Governorate – Iraq)  After diagnosis by the oncological surgeon and 50 samples collected from phenotypically healthy individuals as a control group the (DNA) was extracted from the blood of both patients group and healthy group.  Molecular detection of the nucleotide polymorphism in the genes under our study was carried out using Multiplex- PCR .t
Effect of simulation assisted training program (SATP) vs mobile app based training program on first aid (FA) and basic life support (BLS) among undergraduate nursing students of selected universities of Haryana
Authors: Sen Sheuli , Selvi A. Tamil
Published: May 2022

The study’s basic aim was to assess nursing students' understanding of first aid (FA) and (BLS) procedures and to educate them about FA and BLS by doing comparative study to evaluate the effectiveness of Simulation Assisted Training Program (SATP)Vs Mobile App based training Program on First Aid and BLS. A quasi-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Simulation Assisted Training Program (SATP) Vs Mobile app-based Training Program (MABTP) on First Aid (FA) and (BLS) on knowledge and practice among the undergraduate nursing students in selected Universities of Haryana. In SATP group; the posttests mean score of knowledge was 52.40±12.520. In MABTP group, the posttests mean score of knowledge was 49.64±8.480. The mean difference was 2.760. The t48=.913, p=.366which indicate that non-significant at 0.05 level. In SATP group; the posttests mean score of practice was 189.96±28.940. In MABTP group, the posttest mean score of practice was 166.24±38.505. The mean difference was 23.72. The t48=2.462p=.017which indicate that significant at 0.05 level.In SATP group; the posttests mean score of knowledge was 72.56±7.665. In MABTP group, the posttests mean score of knowledge was 57.72±9.298. The mean difference was 14.840. Here in dependent ttest was applied to find out statistically significant result.
Molecular detection of three Coleopteran species found in stored rice from some provinces in Iraq
Authors: Mzhr Nassreen N. , Jawad Mohammed M. , Sabr Ahmed J.
Published: May 2022

Insect pest infestations on stored rice cause both quantitatively and qualitatively significant damage and this affects the economy and food security of the country . The samples were collected from different geographic regions which represented by some of the provinces in Iraq; ( Mosul, Baghdad, Saladin, Diyala and Dhi Qar). The current study showed three main beetles that infect stored rice: Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Tribolium castaneum and Sitophilus oryzae. showed the highest abundance of Oryzaephilus surinamensis in all stores that investigated , while S. oryzae was the less abundant. The genetic relationships among the local species were studied using molecular techniques. The study was performed using a phylogenetic tree, with the diagnosis confirmed using sequencing of mtDNA COI and 16s rRNA  genes. The results showed differences in the nitrogenous base sequences of both genes when comparing the local sample with the reference sequences that published in NCBI as well, there was genetic diversity of species within and between in different provinces appeared in the form ofsubstitution mutations. The tree of genetic relationships between local species was drawn and the results were compared with the standard samples.
Fingerprint analysis for age estimation using deep learning models (ResNet50 and VGG-16)
Authors: Jayakala G. , Sudha L. R.
Published: May 2022

Automatic detection of age from biometric traits is gaining attention from researchers due to its application in many fields. Even though substantial work has been carried out for finding the age using face, gait and speech, very few efforts have been made using fingerprint. This is because of the complexity of extracting distinguishable features.  In our proposed work, a ResNet50 model is trained and tested by a fingerprint database namely, house database of digital fingerprint, which contains 1000 images of size 103×96 where 900 are training images, and 400 are testing images. By this model, we have estimated the age of a person under four groups such as 1-8, 9-15, 16-25, 25-60. Experimental results reveal the efficiency of the proposed approach.
AI enabled legal assistance system: A case study
Authors: Lalitha Y. Sri , Raju N. V. Ganapathi , Teja V. Ram , Sravani P. , Reddy E. Sridhar
Published: May 2022

Given a Case, finding the related prior cases and their judgements is a time consuming job of a Lawyer. The lawyer has to go through huge volumes of law books and prepare his case.  An automated tool that retrieves the relevant past cases and their judgments is a very useful application for lawyers.  It is a complex task especially in Indian context, the cases and their judgments are un-structured, and there is no standard format of case and judgement presentation.  It is understandable for a lawyer but, a most difficult task for a machine. The work here presents a case study to retrieve judgments given in the past for a given factual description. The dataset considered for this work is selected from FIRE-2019, AILA track.  The previously developed models showed best average precision of 0.149 using BM25, which itself demonstrates the challenging aspect of the given task.   In this work LDA, a probabilistic algorithm for Topic Modelling is explored and studied. The proposed method has shown improved precision.
Association overweight and obesity with dietary habits and some socio-demographic variables among students in Southern Technical University
Authors: Dekan Abeer Khiry , Ahmed Jabbar Taresh , Issa Sajjad Salim
Published: May 2022

Overweight/obesity is a health problem that many young people suffer from, as a result of their unhealthy eating habits and changing their lifestyles, especially when they move to university life and makes them responsible for preparing their food meals. This study aims to find out the relationship between the dietary habits of university students and body mass index. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 randomly selected students (simple random sample) from Southern Technical University (College of Health and Medical Technology, Administrative Technical College, Technical College of Engineering, and Basrah Technical Institute). Data collection lasted for .6 months that started on November   2021 and ended on April 2022. Data were collected by direct interview with students by the researcher, using a detailed self-report questionnaire form .Use the height and weight scale to determine the body mass index .Regarding of food habits, use a questionnaire containing items related to the food habits and lifestyle that followed by the student. The results of our study showed that the lifestyle and dietary habits of Southern Technical University students, in addition to some demographic variables, had a significant effect on body mass index.
Study on COVID-19 awareness and vaccination in Indian scenario
Authors: Gaikwad Vinita , Mudholkar Pankaj
Published: May 2022

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which originated in the city of Wuhan, China, has quickly spread to various countries, with many cases being reported worldwide. As of May 8th, 2020, in India, 56,342 positive cases have been reported. India, with second largest population in the world, more than 1.34 billion, will have difficulty in controlling the transmission of this virus which leads to severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is necessary to spread awareness about Covid-19 symptoms, precautionary measures to be taken, vaccination and its importance to the citizens of Indian. The study is an attempt to understand the views of the Indian people about Covid-19, level of awareness amongst them about the symptoms, protective measures and vaccination which in turn would help in controlling the spread of the virus.
Randomized controlled study comparing a isobaric levobupivacaine to a conventional dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine for infra umbilical surgeries
Authors: Vangapalli Nagesh , Annepu Kiran Kumar , Priyadarshini Priyanka C. , Alugolu Mrunalini
Published: May 2022

Levobupivacaine is an attractive alternative to racemic bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia due to the lower potential for cardio-toxicity and faster recovery profile. Present  study  is  undertaken  to  compare  hemodynamic   and analgesic  characteristics  using   an  isobaric levobupivacaine  to  a  conventional   dose  of  hyperbaric bupivacaine  for infra umbilical surgeries. A prospective randomized double blind study was conducted involving 60 patients belonging to ASA gr I & II coming for elective lower abdominal surgeries. They were randomly divided into 2 groups of 30 each. Group I received 3ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine, group II received 3ml of 0.5% isobaric levobupivacaine.  Hemodynamic parameters like heart rate, NIBP and SpO2 were monitored every 15mins till end of surgery  and  for 2  hours  post  operatively.  Incidence  of  side  effects  such  as hypotension, bradycardia and nausea and vomiting  were noted. Demographic parameters in both groups were comparable. Onset of sensory block was slow in group L . Level of sensory block was comparable and duration of analgesia at L1(L1regression) was significantly shorter with Levobupivacaine compared to Bupivacaine.  Onset of motor blockade was slower and duration of motor blockade was also shorter with levobupivacaine compared to bupivacaine. However all the patients in either group attained complete motor blockade.
TRANSANDANTAL DEDÜKSİYONUN DEKONSTRÜKSİYONU
Authors: ÜNAL Anıl
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışma Immanuel Kant’ın transandantal idealist felsefesinde öznenin kuruluşu meselesinin yakın okumasını sunmaktadır. Okumada Saf Aklın Eleştirisi, Prolegomena ve Pragmatik bir Bakış Açısı ile Antropoloji metinlerinden faydalanılmış ve metinler arası bağlamda meselenin Kant’ın felsefesinde nasıl aporia olarak belirdiğine işaret edilmiştir. Okuma Martin Heidegger’in Kant metinlerini ele aldığı fenomenolojik yorumlarından faydalanmışsa da çalışma özünde fenomenolojik değil gramatolojiktir. Çalışma öncelikli olarak Transandantal İdealizm kavramsallaştırmasını irdelemiş ve aporiaya dönüşen meselenin özünü hem idealist felsefeye içkin – transandantal dedüksiyon bağlamında – hem de dışsal dinamikler bağlamında – Kant’a yöneltilen eleştiriler ekseninde – nasıl şekillendiğini ortaya koymuştur.
ON THE DEFENSIBILITY OF AESTHETIC JUDGMENTS IN CRITICAL THEORIES OF BEARDSLEY AND ISENBERG
Authors: AVCI Nil
Published: May 2022

In the 20th century one of the most controversial questions in aesthetics for American philosophers is the question of the defensibility of aesthetic judgments. The main reason is that its answer determines whether aesthetic criticism can be a well-founded intellectual enterprise or not. Monroe C. Beardsley is one of the American philosophers who believe that aesthetic evaluations are defensible and he proposes a rationalist theory of objective criticism. According to him, there are normative principles governing aesthetic evaluations and critics can justify their critical verdicts on the artworks by inferring their evaluations from these principles. With regard to this proposal, the questions are as follows: Can such a rationalist theory maintain the essential feature of the aesthetic judgment which demands an internal response, a particular feeling, in addition to its cognitive aspect? If not, can there be an alternative theory for the defensibility of aesthetic evolutions which saves its essential emotive ingredient? In this paper, these questions will be responded to by examining Beardsley’s theory and its critical rejection by Arnold Isenberg. As a result, it will be demonstrated that Isenberg formulates the alternative theory which gives equal weight in aesthetic criticism both to the internal emotive aspect and to the validity of an aesthetic judgment.
WALTER BENJAMIN’İN FİLM KURAMI: FİLMİN POLİTİK ETKİSİ
Authors: ERKEK Fatma
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada Walter Benjamin’in film kuramı ele alınacaktır. Onun “Teknik Aracılığıyla Yeniden Üretilebilir Olduğu Çağda Sanat Eseri” adlı makalesinde sanat ve estetik deneyime ilişkin ortaya koyduğu düşünceler uzun bir süre felsefe tarihinde güncelliğini korumuştur. Benjamin, bu makalede teknik alanındaki gelişmelerle birlikte sanat eserlerinin üretiminde ve kitlelerin sanat ile olan ilişkilerinde büyük değişmeler meydana geldiğini ileri sürer. Sanat eserlerinin teknik aracılığıyla yeniden üretimi ile bu eserlerin auralarını kaybettiğini vurgulayarak kitlelerin onları alımlama biçimlerinin ve estetik deneyimlerinin değişime uğradığını söyler. Benjamin bu bakımdan özellikle film sanatına dikkati çeker. Filmin, auratik, kült öğelerden yoksun bir sanat olduğunu, bu nedenle auratik sanat eserinin alımlayıcıyı tefekküre, yoğunlaşmaya davet eden alımlama biçiminin bu sanat karşısında ortadan kalktığını ileri sürer. Ona göre film, montaj tekniği sayesinde izleyicide şok etkisi yaratarak onun dikkatini dağıtır. Aynı zamanda film, kamera sayesinde şeyleri ve olayları bize daha fazla yaklaştırarak dikkatimizden kaçan, önemsiz görünen şeyleri görünür kılar ve film parçalanmış modern yaşamı bütünlüklü bir şekilde deneyimlememize imkân sağlar. Benjamin’e göre film izleyicide aktif bir tutumun oluşmasına neden olarak izleyiciyi sorgulamaya ve eleştirmeye yöneltir. Böylece izleyiciyi politik kılar.
Discussion of Interaction of Foods and their Main Components with Water
Authors: Ioelovich Michael
Published: May 2022

This article discusses the interaction of foods and their main components with water. In particular, the processes of sorption and desorption of water vapor, as well as the role of moisture in food storage are considered.
Does Career Development Effect on Professionalism?
Authors: Iskamto Dedi
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Career Development on the professionalism of employees' work. In analyzing the data obtained from this study, the author uses linear regression method, hypothesis testing using SPSS software version 26. From the partial test results show that career development has a significant effect on Employee Professionalism. Based on the calculation of the coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.782. This means that the Career Development variable has an effect of 78.2% on the Professionalism of Employees' Work. While the remaining 21.8% is influenced by other variables outside of this study.
The Influence of Work Discipline on Employee Health and Safety in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Srimulatsih Mahbubah
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of work discipline on occupational health and safety. The research was conducted in a private company in Riau Province. This research is a quantitative research using SPSS version 25 to test hypotheses and data processing.The results of the analysis found that work discipline had a positive and significant effect on the Occupational Safety and Health of Employees. Based on the determinant test, the value of R square is obtained at 0.594 or 59.4%, which means that work discipline has an influence on Occupational Health and Safety.Employeethe remaining 40.6% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study.
Effectiveness of Employing the E-mind Mapping Strategy in Scientific Courses: Adopting the Blended Learning Approach at Emirati Private Preparatory Schools
Authors: Alderbashi Khaled Younis , Moussa Moustafa Kamal
Published: May 2022

This article explored the effectiveness of employing the e-mind mapping strategy in scientific courses in Emirati private preparatory schools in the light of adopting the blended learning approach. It explored that from the perspective of students. The researchers adopted the descriptive analytical and quantitative approaches. They used a survey that was developed by them based on several studies. Those studies were published in peer-reviewed journals. The forms of the survey were uploaded to the web through using the use of Google Form. The purposive sampling method was employed. For instance, the researchers sent the link of the survey to 400 students in five Emirati private preparatory schools. Two schools of those ones are located in Ajman, one school in Abu Dhabi, one school in Dubai and one school in Sharjah. However, 182 forms were filled. The response rate is 45.5%. The researchers used descriptive statistical methods. They found that the effectiveness of employing the e-mind mapping strategy in scientific courses in Emirati private preparatory schools in the light of adopting the blended learning approach is high. This strategy promotes innovation within students and improves their learning skills. It enables students to carry out self-learning practices. It improves students’ ability to do writing-related tasks. The researchers recommend holding courses for teachers for teaching them the way of creating e-mind maps through using various software.
Interdisciplinary Community Based Learning to Enhance Competence of Digital Citizenship of Social Studies Pre-Service Teacher’s in Thai Context: Pedagogical Approaches Perspective
Authors: Jarupongputtana Chainarong , Mangkhang Charin , Dibyamandala Jarunee , Manokarn Monnapat
Published: May 2022

The objectives of this research were to 1) synthesize competency of digital citizenship and concepts of interdisciplinary community-based learning and 2) propose guidelines of interdisciplinary community-based learning management for promoting digital citizenship of pre-service teachers in the Thai context. The research was qualitative research conducted by using content analysis according to the grounded theory to obtain study results according to the objectives. The study results were as follows: 1. The results of synthesizing competency of digital citizenship and concepts of interdisciplinary community-based learning revealed that digital competencies which led to digital citizenship were as follows: Digital Access, Digital Literacy, Digital Commerce, Digital Safety and Resilience, Digital Participation and Agency, Digital Emotional Intelligence, Digital Creativity and Innovation, Digital Communication, Digital Ethics, Digital Health, and well-being. For concepts of interdisciplinary community based learning through pedagogical approaches, they consisted of Academically Based community Service / Civic learning / Environmental Education / Placed-based Education / Service Learning / Work-based Learning/Tech Pre /Ethical Case Studies/Social Engagement/Discipline-Based Model Problem-based Learning / Capstone course (a short course emphasizing self-study from actual and complicated problems) /Service Internship / Youth Apprenticeship / Community-Based Action Research Model /Experience-Based Career Education Volunteerism / Pre-Service Teacher /Field Education / Independent Study Modal and 2. Guidelines of managing interdisciplinary community based learning for promoting digital citizenship of pre-service teachers in the Thai context revealed that important issues leading to interdisciplinary community based learning management consisted of Contextaul Knowlegde / Academic study /Citizenship/ Community-based Learning/ Interdisciplinary approach/ Environmental Education/ Experiential Learning / Lifelong Learning.
Hots Questions and Narrative Writing Ability of Lower Primary Pupils in a Vernacular School
Authors: Su Xin-Li Elizabeth , Yamat Hamidah binti , Mohd Said Nur Ehsan bin , Hua Tan Kim
Published: May 2022

Narrative writing is a skill given emphasis by the Ministry of Education (MoE) through the specific Content Standards (CS) and Learning Standards (LS) stipulated in the Curriculum Standard and Assessment Document (DSKP) and aligned to the Common European Framework of References (CEFR) scales. However, lower primary pupils; particularly in urban areas still struggle to produce narrative writings that show quality. This paper presents and discusses an Exploratory Case Study on the use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions to improve pupils’ narrative writing skills. The study involved 6 purposively chosen lower primary pupils in a vernacular school in Sarawak. Data were collected through classroom interactions, WhatsApp interviews and document analysis. This was to ensure the validity and reliability of the data. Findings of the students’ interview responses indicated that they felt the HOTS questions helped improve their narrative writing as evident in the analysis of their writing tests. Discussions on the findings imply pedagogical, theoretical and policy implications relevant to the Malaysian education and students aspirations outlined in the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025. Meanwhile, areas for further research can focus on the effectiveness of HOTS on improving other language skills and competency.
Some computations on Seiches in Lake Fife at Khadakvasla, poona
Authors: JANARDHAN S.
Published: May 2022

Chrystal has worked out a number of formulae for seiche-periods under various assumptions regarding the shape of the bed of the lakes where these seiches are excited. Based upon his method, periods of seiches that could be excited in Lake Khadakvasla have been computed, The period of the uninodal, binodal, trinodal and quadrinodal seiches are obtained approximately  1 ¼ hours, 2/3 of hour 5/12 of an hour  and 1/3 of an hour respectively.

 

Hidaka's method of solving Chrystal's differential equation by the use of the theorem of Ritz in the calcuius of variation, has been used for the case, where the like's bottom is assumed parabolic. The uninodal period there by worked out or Lake Fife comes out to be 1 1/4 hours.

 

For a test of these computed values computed values, experimental observations are required and it is suggested that a suitable limnograph be set up for the purpose of recording these oscillations when natural phenomena excite them.
The suitability of the Cape Comorin area for testing cloud seeding techniques
Authors: RAGHAVAN K.
Published: May 2022

The areal distribution of rainfall in the southwest corner of the Peninsula is studied for the month of July. Suitability of control and target stations for testing seeding techniques in the area of Cape Comorin is discussed and essential conditions for the test are stipulated.
Some further results of investigations on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting over selected area in north India
Authors: BANERJI S , RAO VLN , JULKA ML , ANAND OM
Published: May 2022

The present paper gives results on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting involving application Lat. 30°N would of the forecasting model to each of the days of two monsoon months, viz., July and September 1962, Further, in order ions, In this to simplify these computations and reduce the computational time, partial divergence tables have been prepared for the triangular grid comprising of Allahabad, Calcutta and Gauhati, which covers the area under investigation. In addition a nomogram has been prepared to facilitate further reduction in computational time in estimating precipitation rates from a knowledge of vertical velocities and moisture content in the vertical. The computation of rainfall made at intervals of twelve-hour period for the two months has then been compared with the actuals which have been evaluated as the arithmetic mean of rainfall recorded by a. representative number of raingauges within this grid.

 

            The results of this comparison show that the computed amounts are in general, an over estimate over the observed amounts, Although it has not been possible to assess the reasons for such variation, to be of any theoretical importance, the computed values have shown that they account for almost all the actual heavy rainfall situations, this in itself forming an interesting result of the investigations.