bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reaction Thotas Vinetti. Mondain, Pouris and Beck (Ann. De 1. Inst. Pas t., 1926, No. 5)
Authors: Gruzdev V.
Published: September 2021

Reaction Thotas Vinetti. Thomas and Winetti once noticed that normal and cancer sera have the ability to restore (discolor) methylene blue solutions in the presence of an extract from cancer tumors, and cancer sera have this ability to a much greater extent than normal ones.
The influence of the environment on the fate of bone grafts. Vereshchinsky (West. Khir., Book 19, 1926)
Authors: Friedland M.
Published: September 2021

The influence of the environment on the fate of bone grafts was extremely thoroughly traced experimentally by Vereshchinsky (West. Khir., Book 19, 1926), having set up 4 series of experiments.
New and old in operative obstetrics. Doderlein (Dent. Med. Woch., 1925, no. 36)
Authors: Tizyufeev A.
Published: September 2021

An article of this title touches on Doderlein (Dent. Med. Woch., 1925, No. 36) a number of important practical issues for the obstetrician. When applying forceps, the main attention should be paid to the indications, and not to the model of the instrument.
To the therapy of metropathiae haemorragicae. Bakscht (Zentr. F. Gyn., 1926, No. 21)
Authors: Zabolotskaya E.
Published: September 2021

In cases of persistent uterine bleeding of endocrine origin, which Pankow classifies as metropathiae haemorragicae, Bakscht (Zentr. F. Gyn., 1926, no. 21) received very good results from the injection of the patient's own hemolyzed blood.
On the treatment of nervous diseases at the Essentuki resort. E. Nielsen (Kur. Delo, 1925, No. 11-12)
Authors: Klyachkin L.
Published: September 2021

Nervous patients, according to E. Nielsen (Kur. Delo, 1925, No. 11-12), make up a significant% of the total number of patients visiting the Essentuki resort, and the predominant contingent of them consists of neurasthenics, whose treatment gives good results.
Canned food, vitamins and public health. Serger (Pharm. Cent. 67, 65,)
Authors: Bening K.
Published: September 2021

Serger (Pharm. Cent. 67, 65,), discussing the effect of various food processing, in particular their preservation, on the content of vitamins in them, points out. that in relation to t vitamins A and B are more persistent, and C is less.
Preservation of hydrogen peroxide from rapid decomposition. S. K. (Chem.-Pharm. West., 1926, No. 1-2)
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: September 2021

For this purpose, SK (Chem.-Pharm. West., 1926, No. 1-2) considers acetanilide, added to a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide in an amount of 0.3-0.5 per kilo, to be the best remedy.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Aşırı Enformasyon Yükü ve Aşırı Haber Enformasyon Yükü Algılarına Dair Bir Alan Araştırması: Atatürk Üniversitesi Örneği
Authors: ARASLI Osman , YILDIRIM Besim
Published: September 2021

İletişim ve gazetecilik alanında sınırlı sayıda araştırmanın konusu olan “Aşırı Enformasyon Yükü” (AEY),
bireylerin enformasyonu faydalı ve etkin bir şekilde kullanmalarını engelleyen bir sorundur. Bu bağlamda
yurttaşlar enformasyonun çok ve yoğun olduğu medya ortamında kendilerinin beklenti, istek ve ihtiyaçlarını
karşılayacak haberleri bulmakta zorlanabilirler. Haberlerin aşırı miktarda olması “Aşırı Haber Enformasyon
Yükü” (AHEY) sorununa da dikkat çeker. Diğer yandan AEY konusu haberle ilişkili olmasına rağmen, haber
ekosistemi ve haber tüketimi doğasına yönelik araştırmalar sınırlıdır ve haber dışında konuya genel olarak
yaklaşılmaktadır. Bu bakımdan çalışma, konuyla ilgili mevcut iletişim literatürüne katkı sunarak gazetecilik
alanında özgün bir yer edinebilmeye çalışmaktadır. Çalışmada Genel Aşırı Enformasyon Yükü (GAEY) ve
AHEY algıları arasındaki farklılık ve bağlantıları ortaya koymak amacıyla Atatürk Üniversitesi’nde bir alan
araştırması gerçekleştirilmiştir. “İlişkisel Tarama Modeli”ne dayalı araştırmada veri toplama tekniği olarak
Lee, Kim ve Koh’un (2016) geliştirdikleri Genel Aşırı Enformasyon Yükü Algısı (GAEYA) Ölçeği ve Aşırı
Haber Enformasyon Yükü Algısı (AHEYA) Ölçeği’ne dayalı anket kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara
göre GAEY algısı kadınlar, 25-29 yaş aralığındakiler, aylık iletişim gideri genellikle yüksek kişiler arasında
göreli olarak daha fazladır. Kadınlar ve aylık harcama oranı genellikle yüksek kişilerin AHEY algısı artış
eğilimindedir. Diğer yandan yeni ve geleneksel iletişim araçlarından günlük haber takibine göre iki yük
algısında değişen bir durum yoktur. Ayrıca, GAEY algısı ile AHEY algısı birbiriyle bağlantılı problemlerdir.
Nueva estrategia de control para la reducción de oscilaciones en turbinas eólicas flotantes
Authors: Aboutalebi Payam , M’zoughi Fares , Garrido Izaskun , Garrido Aitor J.
Published: September 2021

En este trabajo se ha propuesto una nueva estrategia de control para mejorar la estabilidad de turbinas eólicas flotantes (FWT). Al objeto de estudiar la reducción de oscilaciones no deseadas en el sistema, y en particular en los movimientos de cabeceo de la plataforma y de proa-popa de la nacelle, se ha considerado una plataforma tipo barcaza de forma cuadrada y equipada con cuatro columnas de agua oscilantes (OWC) colocadas de manera simétrica. De esta forma, las válvulas de control de flujo de aire de las cámaras de captura permiten operar las citadas columnas de aire para controlar los movimientos de la barcaza causados por la dinámica oscilatoria de la ola incidente. Para ello, se ha efectuado un análisis de los operadores de amplitud de respuesta (RAO) que permite implementar una nueva estrategia de control de conmutación para regular adecuadamente la transición apertura/cierre de las válvulas de control de flujo. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la topología de plataforma híbrida propuesta, dotada de sistemas controlados OWC, presenta un mejor rendimiento que una plataforma análoga tradicional.
Molecular Generators and Optimizers Failure Modes
Authors: Manavalan Mani
Published: September 2021

In recent years, there has been an uptick in interest in generative models for molecules in drug development. In the field of de novo molecular design, these models are used to make molecules with desired properties from scratch. This is occasionally used instead of virtual screening, which is limited by the size of the libraries that can be searched in practice. Rather than screening existing libraries, generative models can be used to build custom libraries from scratch. Using generative models, which may optimize molecules straight towards the desired profile, this time-consuming approach can be sped up. The purpose of this work is to show how current shortcomings in evaluating generative models for molecules can be avoided. We cover both distribution-learning and goal-directed generation with a focus on the latter. Three well-known targets were downloaded from ChEMBL: Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) (Bento et al. 2014). We preprocessed the data to get binary classification jobs. Before calculating a scoring function, the data is split into two halves, which we shall refer to as split 1/2. The ratio of active to inactive users. Our goal is to train three bioactivity models with equal prediction performance, one to be used as a scoring function for chemical optimization and the other two to be used as performance evaluation models. Our findings suggest that distribution-learning can attain near-perfect scores on many existing criteria even with the most basic and completely useless models. According to benchmark studies, likelihood-based models account for many of the best technologies, and we propose that test set likelihoods be included in future comparisons.
Co-exploring the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihood of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh
Authors: Das Adity Shayontony , Bonny Fatema Akter , Mohosin Arifa Bente , Rashid Sabina Faiz , Hasan Md Tanvir
Published: September 2021

Background: According to World Health Organization (WHO), vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities are facing severe impacts of the pandemic. There has always been significant challenges and hurdles in terms of achieving adequate and equitable inclusivity of persons with disabilities in all sections of social life. Education and employment of persons with disabilities were least focused which created more marginalization for the community. The long term impact of these marginalization has also led to the lack of jobs and social security of persons with disabilities, which is very clear now given the crisis in place. In low and middle income countries like Bangladesh the situation is even worse. To better understand the conditions of persons with disabilities in this crisis situation, the present study was initiated to explore the dimensions of livelihood with respect to income and wellbeing of persons with disabilities and to generate evidence for developing policies around these issues.Methods: A qualitative study was undertaken among 30 persons with disabilities from 8 different geographical divisions of Bangladesh. The interviews were conducted through telephone calls due to the existing COVID-19 crisis and mobility restrictions. The respondents were purposively selected based on gender, type of disability, area of resident (urban, rural) and their ability to communicate, therefore most (25/30) respondents were persons with physical disability. Thematic analysis was conducted to generate the findings of the study.Findings: Study findings revealed that majority of the respondents were involved in informal jobs. Predominantly males were daily wage-earners and often the sole breadwinner of the families, very few females were involved in economic activities. Since they had no stable income, the economic shock from the COVID-19 pandemic had affected them badly even leading to household level famine. The study identifies low level of education and informal job security as the primary causes of socio-economic insecurity among persons with disabilities, resulting in challenges in ensuring a stable livelihood during crisis situations, such as COVID-19.Conclusion: Constant alienation of persons of disabilities from the formal sector results in the deterioration of their livelihood standards which even worsen during any emergency crisis such as COVID-19. The study pinpoints that only aided services are not adequate to ensure persons with disabilities' rights rather there is an urgent need of disability inclusion in formal job sector and livelihood training for persons with disabilities. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and to irradiate the inequality towards persons with disabilities in the society it is important for the Government and concern bodies to focus on the inclusiveness with better implementation and monitoring strategies.
Bringing the Pandemic Home: The Shifting Realities of Intimate Violence for Disabled People in the Time of COVID-19
Authors: Shelton Sam Z.
Published: September 2021

In this article, I explore the shifting realities of intimate violence for disabled people in the midst of a global pandemic. I argue that the social and political vulnerabilities of these pandemic times, which have (often deliberately) been compounded by conservative political regimes (like the Trump administration in the United States), make it urgent for anti-violence advocates/activists to root our organizing in the intersectional crip framework of disability justice. I suggest several avenues for intervention and resistance that are grounded in radical visions of care and access advanced by such disability justice theorists as Mia Mingus (2017), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (2018), and Sins Invalid (2016). In particular, I describe how engaging with these visions and concepts opens up alternative pathways for a more inclusive, liberatory, and transformative anti-violence praxis. My purpose in writing this article is to promote further conversation about the impacts of COVID-19 on intimate violence and to support critical action centered around the lived experiences and access needs of disabled/crip peoples, especially those who have been most directly impacted by the pandemic (e.g., poor and homeless disabled people, queer and trans disabled people, and disabled people of color).
"Don't Be a Knucklehead": Moralizing Disability in New Jersey's Pandemic Response and Rhetoric
Authors: Brooks Emily
Published: September 2021

Policy failures impacted, sickened, and killed disabled New Jerseyans from the beginning of New Jersey's reign as an epicenter in the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative content analysis of Governor Phil Murphy's coronavirus press briefings, I argue that New Jersey's public health messaging relies on ableist and eugenicist conceptions of intelligence through both an insistence on individual "smartness" to combat the pandemic and a shaming of individual actions which are rhetorically connected to "stupidity." The official state government messages reflect a moralizing, individualizing focus on behavior and shaming of "unintelligent" actions, which shifts attention from leadership and statewide policies to personal responsibility for safety during a public health crisis. In this way, the State of New Jersey abdicates responsibility for illness and death, no matter the personal cost to marginalized populations.
Analysis of prognostic factors and complications following decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury
Authors: Gopalan Ranjith Chittikappil , Abu Shaji Urambath , Kollannur Ljo John , Louis Rony
Published: September 2021

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a common surgery done for patients with TBI. An analysis of factors that determine the outcome and complications will go a long way in improving the prognosis of such patients.Methods: This is a single‑center, retrospective study of TBI patients who underwent DC from March 2016 to February 2020 at a tertiary care hospital in South India. Demographic profile, clinical data, radiological findings, intraoperative observations, postoperative complications, and Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS) at discharge were noted.Results: 164 patients underwent DC. Road Traffic Accident was the most common cause (116 patients) 71%. The mortality rate among patients with a motor score of M1 was 73.8%, 77.8% in the M2 group, 54.4%, 34.6%, and 10.6% in M3, M4, and M5 groups respectively. The survival rate among patients with bilaterally dilated pupils was 18.1%. 48.3% and 62.1% in those with unequal and equal reactive pupils respectively. The most common pathology was subdural hemorrhage in 108 (65.9%). External cerebral herniation was seen in 62 cases (37.8%). The mortality rate was 39% (64 patients). Persistent vegetative state was noted in 6.1% (10 patients) and severe disability in 24.4% (40 patients). Poor outcome was seen in 69.5% (114 patients). Primary DC was done in 113 patients (68.9%) with a mortality rate of 39.8% (45 patients) and secondary DC in 51 patients (31.1%) with a mortality rate of 37.2% (19 patients).Conclusions: Preoperative low motor score and dilated pupils were associated with higher mortality rate. The most common pathologies were subdural hemorrhage (SDH) and contusion and external cerebral herniation was the most common complication. Primary DC had a higher mortality rate than secondary DC.
Hamartomatous lesion at the base of tongue: A rare entity
Authors: Gupta Neelam , Blaggan Ankush , Dubey Vikas , Kashyap Mehak , Kaur Nechal
Published: September 2021

Hamartomas are benign proliferative lesions with no metastatic properties. The hamartoma of the tongue is usually rare. It is usually difficult to diagnose grossly. But can be diagnosed definitely with help of histopathological examination. Our case study is on a 5-year-old female who was asymptomatic and presented with cystic swelling at the base of the tongue which was initially diagnosed as a cyst but was diagnosed histopathologically as a hamartoma.
Carcinosarcoma of uterine corpus – A case report
Authors: K Aloorker Uttara , R Patil Narendra
Published: September 2021

Uterine carcinosarcomas comprise a distinct rare entity of uterine malignancy with a very aggressive nature and poor prognosis. They make up to less than 5% of all uterine cancers. We report a case of 45yr old lady who presented with the complain of vaginal bleeding since two months and was a known case of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Postoperative histopathological examination of the hysterectomy specimen revealed the diagnosis of uterine carcinosarcoma.
Doğu Akdeniz'deki Tsunamijenik Depremlerin Sosyal Risklerinin Monte Carlo Yöntemi Değerlendirmesi
Authors: YAVUZ Cüneyt , KENTEL Elcin
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmada tarihdeki büyük depremlere benzer bir tsunamijenik depremin Türkiye’nin Doğu Akdeniz kıyısında yer alan kritik bölgelerde yaratacağı olası sosyal riskler analiz edilmiştir. Deprem kaynağı olarak 365 Girit, 1222 Paphos ve 1303 Girit depremlerinden yararlanılarak Monte Carlo yöntemi ile rastgele depremler oluşturulmuş ve Nami-Dance yazılımı kullanılarak deprem kaynaklı tsunamiler modellenmiştir. Türkiye’nin Doğu Akdeniz kıyısında bulunan yerleşim yerleri, tarım alanları, limanlar ve havaalanları gibi kritik bölgeler için tsunami dalga yükseklikleri ve bağıl sosyal risk seviyeleri hesaplanmıştır. Alanya Kıyı Şeridi ve Çukurova Tarım Alanı’ndaki bağıl sosyal riskler her üç deprem lokasyonu için de “Çok Yüksek Sosyal Risk” seviyesinde çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları ileride yaşanması muhtemel deprem kaynaklı bir tsunamiden korunabilmek için alınacak tedbirlerin belirlenmesi açısından yerel otoriteler ve kamu kurumlarına bilimsel bir kaynak olacaktır.
HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DNIESTER ESTUARY BY SURVEYS IN THE SUMMER’S OF 2003–2019
Authors: Gazyetov Ye. І. , Medinets V. І. , Snigirov S. M. , Kovaleva N. V. , Medinets S. V.
Published: September 2021

Problem Statement and Purpose. The Lower Dniester delta and the Dniester estuary are very important because they are natural filters of the river water from pollution and suspended matter, as well as they are the habitat of a large number species of flora and fauna. The construction of reservoirs on the Dniester River in past completely changed the hydrological regime of the river itself and of the Dniester estuary. For these reasons a constant environmental monitoring of the aquatic environment are required. Since 2002 Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University has been carrying out a wide range of environmental studies in the Dniester estuary, one of aspects of which is observation of hydrological characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to study long-term changes in transparency, temperature and electrical conductivity of the Dniester estuary water in the summer periods of 2003–2019.
Materials & Methods. Measurements of transparency, temperature and electrical conductivity of water in the Dniester estuary in the indicated years were carried out according to standard methods at 19 ecological stations. Statistical processing, analysis and mapping of the measurements results were conducted in EXCEL, ARCGIS, SURFER software’s. Data analysis was based on a graphical representation of the spatial distribution of characteristics, as well as by identifying the features of long-term changes in these characteristics.
Main Results and Conclusions. On the basis of the summer surveys during 2003–2019 more than double decrease of water transparency mean values in the Dniester estuary has been established. It was found that the maximum transparency values were observed in the central parts of the estuary, far from settlements. For theseyears, an increase of the mean water temperature for the estuary northern part and its decrease in the middle and southern parts has been recorded. Also, for the summer period of these years, an increase of the mean water electrical conductivity in all parts of the estuary was established. The established features of spatial distribution of hydrological characteristics indicate to the river runoff, intrusion of seawater into the estuary, and wind activity as the determining factors in formation of the estuary hydrological regime. Recorded long-term trends of the means transparency values decreasing and the means temperature and electrical conductivity increasing of the Dniester estuary water in the summer of 2003–2019 are considered as consequences of the river discharge decreasing due to long-term climatic changes over Europe and man regulation of river flow.
ABOUT CONCEPT FORMING OF «LANDSCAPE COVER» OF THE WORLD IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Authors: Shuisky Yu. D.
Published: September 2021

The purpose of the article is genetic systematization for the hierarchical lines of natural complexes within Earth Geographical Mantle on the Land (mainland and islands), it is being notion “landscape” and “natural system” are synonyms. In base of the article did hostage information of long time the author′s geographical expeditions on the Land, in the Ocean and in the Coastal Zone, and analysis of published scientific information by other authors. At the same time, the main research method was integral. Landscape development reliable discovered boundaries of natural systems, its structure, diversity, natural properties, which were conceived and evaluated within land as geosystems and geocomplexes. Solely, within the Land should be logic is development “landscapes” as a natural system. Every of natural systems with different hierarchical the scale of ranks have name “aquaschaft” within the coastal zone surrounding and “thalassogen” within the Ocean surrounding. The article has inheriting character from working out of classic geographers of last century, especially during up to end of 1900th, before 2000. In the period theory of landscape science formed as a most full weight. What is why I developed scientific materials of second part of 1900th. Thus, the natural (anthropogenic and natural) systems complexes are not only the landscape system that is specific to mainland. The complexity and diversity of different akvashaftes and talassohenes are well-organized aggregate of various levels of organization in the coastal zone and the open ocean. Moreover, in the Ocean the largest megasystems serve the water and the ocean bottom. The process of differentiation of megasystems, the three main environments of the geographical envelope, is continuous and covers them simultaneously. This phenomenon is a reflection of the interaction between landscapes, aquascapes and thalassogens. The materials and conclusions outlined in this article open the perspectives for the positive development of landscape science and the rest of the geographical sciences. Further defining the hierarchical ranks of each mega-system requires detailed descriptions of each taxon to be used in the natural justification of any practical/economic projects. Oceanic natural systems (“complexes”) in the Ocean water layer were called thalassogens in 1940th yet. In the contact’s zone environment between them, they were called aquaschafts. Each of the shell parts has its separate hierarchical series, in which each taxon differs from the adjacent ones. In total, their area is 361 mln km2, or 70.78% of the area of the geographical envelope. In addition, including 9.95% is occupied by the coastal zone of the Ocean (aquaschaft), or 7.8 million km2. The remaining 60.83% is accounted for by the thalassogen area.
INFLUENCE OF TECTONIC DISTURBANCES OF COAL LAYER ON HIS GAS DYNAMIC STATE
Authors: Zberovskyi V. V. , Pashenko P. S. , Pazynich A. V. , Stefanko S. V.
Published: September 2021

Problem Statement and Purpose. At one of the coal mines of the Donetsk basin, there was a sudden release of coal and gas. The peculiarity of this case is that the accident happened in the place of the alleged development of a geological disturbance, but without any visible signs of this. Inspection of the ejection site and adjacent horizons made it possible to conclude that the emergency site is located in the place of the plicative disturbance development. Thus, it is necessary to study in more detail the influence of disturbed zones hidden nature on the gas-dynamic state of the reservoir, as well as to develop and implement methods for determining such zones.
Data & Methods. To achieve this goal, a new method was tested, based on the property of structureless substances to form crystal-like units. This phenomenon has been studied for decades; therefore, such new formations have long been given the name quasicrystals. It was noted that the increase in the concentration of such forms is associated with the presence of geological disturbances. Consequently, the increase in quasicrystals in the rock is an indicator of its disturbance due to the influence of tectonic pressure. Thus, in order to test the technique and reveal the hidden geological disturbance of the coal seam, coal samples were taken, microstructural features were studied, and the strength of the coal seam was measured at 56 points.
Result. As a result the values of the concentration of quasicrystals, data on the strength of the formation were obtained, a schematic map of the development of the disturbance in this area was built, its contours were determined, the center of the disturbed zone was identified and the role of such disturbances in the outburst hazard of the formation was substantiated. It has been established that geological disturbances, even of plicative nature, have a high degree of fracturing. Such pores and cracks in coal reduce the strength properties and are able to concentrate sufficient volumes of gas for manifestation of GDP.
Implementation of pharmacist-led services in primary care: A mixed-methods exploration of pharmacists’ perceptions of a national educational resource package
Authors: Preston Kate , Weir Natalie M. , Mueller Tanja , Newham Rosemary , Bennie Marion
Published: September 2021

Background: To help alleviate the global pressure on primary care, there has been an increase in the number of clinical pharmacists within primary care. Educational resources are necessary to support this workforce and their development within this role. An educational resource package was developed in Scotland to support the General Practice Clinical Pharmacists (GPCPs), containing a hard copy Competency and Capability Framework (CCF), an online platform (TURAS) and both clinical and educational supervisors in 2016.

Objective: To examine the implementation of a competency-based educational resource package through the exploration of pharmacists’ perceptions of its adoption, acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility.

Methods: Participants were GPCPs who had been part of a national training event between 2016 and 2018. The participants were given the opportunity to complete an online questionnaire or a semi-structured telephone interview. Both data collection tools were based on Proctor’s model of implementation outcomes: adoption, acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility. Areas covered included GPCPs’ perceptions and level of adoption of the educational resource package developed to support them in their role.

Results: Of a potential 164 participants, 52 (31.7%) completed the questionnaire and 12 (7.3%) completed the interview. GPCPs indicated widespread adoption and were accepting of the resources; however, it was suggested that its value was undermined, as it was not associated with a qualification. The appropriateness and feasibility of the resources depended on GPCPs’ individual situation (including current role, previous job experience, time available, support received from peers and supervisors, and perceptions of resources available).

Conclusions: The suitability of the CCF was evidenced by participants’ adoption and acceptance of the resource, indicating the necessity of a competence-based framework to support the GPCPs’ role. However, its suitability was hindered in terms of varied perceptions of appropriateness and feasibility. Despite the limited sample size, the results indicate that the value of these resources should be promoted across primary care; nevertheless further facilitation is required to allow GPCPs to fully engage with the resources.
Analiza sentimenta komentarjev hotelov z uporabo slovarjev in metode Naivni Bayes
Authors: Murks Nina , Omerzu Anže , Bošković Borko
Published: September 2021

V £lanku smo predstavili pristop k analizi sen-timenta komentarjev hotelskih gostov s pomo£jo slovarjev in metode Naivni Bayes. Najprej smo zgradili slovarja sentimenta, ki sta vsebovala n-grame, ter njihove verjetnosti, da pripadajo pozi-tivnemu ali negativnemu razredu. Nato smo s po-mo£jo zgrajenih slovarjev klasificirali komentarje hotelov, pri £emer smo uporabili metodo Naivni Bayes. Pri klasifikaciji komentarjev s mo ra£u-nali klasifikacijske vrednosti o z. verjetnosti, da so posamezni komentarji pozitivni ali negativni. Komentarje smo klasificirali s p omo£jo unigra-mov in bigramov, ter rezultate primerjali z re-zultati iz literature. Pri unigramih smo dosegli natan£nost 0,92, pri bigramih je natan£nost zna-šala 0,80. Klasifikacijske v rednosti posameznih komentarjev smo si shranili, pri £emer smo pri komentarjih, ki smo jih klacificirali kot negativne, dodali negativen predznak. Predzna£ene klasifi-kacijske vrednosti smo nato sešteli, za vsak hotel ter na tak na£in izra£unali hotelom pripadajo£e to£ke. To£ke hotelov so v našem primeru poka-zatelj splošnega zadovoljstva hotelskih gostov, ki ga najdemo v komentarjih. Glede na to£ke smo hotele uredili po vrsti in prišli do lestvice hote-lov, pri katerih najdemo najbolj pozitivne komen-tarje.
Časovni razporejevalniki in brezstrežniško okolje
Authors: Zagoranski Uroš
Published: September 2021

V prispevku smo se osredotočili na časovne razpo-rejevalnike (ang. cron job schedulers) v brezstre-žniškem (ang. serverless) okolju in njihovo zane-sljivo uporabo. Primerjali smo razporejevalnike, implementirane s pomočjo zabojnikov s tistimi, ki so gostovani v oblaku z uporabo pristopa funk-cije kot storitve. Ugotavljali smo, katere so po-sebnosti časovnih razporejevalnikov v brezstrežni-škem okolju in kdaj je le-te sploh smiselno upo-rabiti. Na praktičnem primeru smo predstavili, kako jih lahko vključimo v večji sistem in na ka-kšen način najlažje rešimo morebitne težave, ki jih ob izbiri brezstrežniškega okolja zavestno pre-vzamemo. Ugotovili smo, da so razporejevalniki v FaaS (ang. Function as a Service) okolju naj-primernejši zaradi enostavnega in hitrega razvoja ter nizkih stroškov obratovanja.
Zero-Knowledge Authentication
Authors: Jakob Povšič Jakob , Brodnik Andrej
Published: September 2021

Zero-Knowledge proofs (ZKPs) enable proving of mathematical statements, revealing nothing but their validity. We design an authentication sys-tem with a ZKP as a password verification mech-anism within the Extensible Authentication Pro-tocol (EAP) framework. Designing a secure pass-word authentication system requires us to adopt security practices for protecting ourselves against the vulnerabilities of passwords. Integrating said practices is not trivial because of the tight cou-pling with the password verification method.
Leaf Segmentation of Rosette Plants using Rough K-Means in CIELab Color Space
Authors: Das Arunita , Ghosal Daipayan , Gopal Dhal Krishna
Published: September 2021

Segmentation of Plant Images plays an important role in modern agriculture where it can provide accurate analysis of a plant’s growth and possi-ble anomalies. In this paper, rough set based partitional clustering technique called Rough K-Means has been utilized in CIELab color space for the proper leaf segmentation of rosette plants. The eÿcacy of the proposed technique have been analysed by comparing it with the results of tra-ditional K-Means and Fuzzy C-Means clustering algorithms. The visual and numerical results re-veal that the RKM in CIELab provides the near-est result to the ideal ground truth, hence the most eÿcient one.
Interactive Evolutionary Computation Approach to Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problem
Authors: Keršič Vid
Published: September 2021

Artificial intelligence and its subfields have be-come part of our everyday lives and eÿciently solve many problems that are very hard for us humans. But in some tasks, these methods strug-gle, while we, humans, are much better solvers with our intuition. Because of that, the ques-tion arises: why not combine intelligent methods with human skills and intuition? This paper pro-poses an Interactive Evolutionary Computation approach to the Permutation Flow Shop Schedul-ing Problem by incorporating human-in-the-loop in MAX-MIN Ant System through gamification of the problem. The analysis shows that combin-ing the evolutionary computation approach and human-in-the-loop leads to better solutions, sig-nificantly when the complexity of the problem in-creases.
Funkcja turystyczna Świętokrzyskiego Parku Narodowego w świetle badań ruchu turystycznego
Authors: Włodarczyk Bogdan
Published: September 2021

W artykule podjęto próbę scharakteryzowania funkcji turystycznej Świętokrzyskiego Parku Narodowego na podstawie szczegółowej analizy ruchu turystycznego. Przeprowadzone badania pozwoliły na określenie tej funkcji jako „ponadregionalna o wybitnie ukierunkowanym, krajoznawczym charakterze”.
Psychometric Evaluation of the School Nurses' Awareness and Perceptions Survey (SNAPS) for Youth At-Risk of Trafficking
Authors: Fraley Hannah , Aronowitz Teri
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

Estimates suggest approximately 244,000–360,000 schoolaged children in the United States are at risk of being trafficked. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the School Nurses' Awareness and Perceptions Survey (SNAPS).

Methods

A multi-phase approach for reliability and validity using correlation, exploratory, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with samples of school nurses from Massachusetts (Phase I) and nationally (Phase II).

Results

SNAPS is a 32-item 5-point Likert scale with a potential score range of 32–160. Cronbach's alpha was .94 with sub-scales ranging from 0.84–0.94. CFA revealed a three-factor scale with a cumulative variance of 70.79% (Chisquare 3.13, df 461, p < .001; RMSEA .10; GFI .80; CFI .78; TLI .76).

Conclusions

Strong psychometric properties were found for the new measure allowing assessment of school nurses' knowledge of youth trafficking.
Measuring Anticipated Loss of Aging Parents: Development of the Parent Anticipatory Loss Scale
Authors: Kartoz Connie R. , Wells Munira , Hammell Paige
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

Research indicates non-caregiving adult children with aging parents experience anticipatory loss for parents that consists of feelings of gratitude, sadness, and worry. The purpose of this research was to develop the Parent Anticipatory Loss Scale.

Methods

Interview data from non-caregiving adult children and extant literature formed the basis for creating items measuring three components of Parent Anticipatory Loss. Expert content validity was established prior to administering the survey to a convenience sample of non-caregiving (N = 315), mostly Caucasian (n = 182, 57.6%) men (n = 202, 63.9%). The crowdsourcing platform, Mechanical Turk, provided an innovative method for sample recruitment.

Results

Questi ons were eliminated as indicated during analysis, yielding a 19-item scale (α = 0.93) with three subscales (α = 0.897 for Gratitude, α = 0.841 for Sadness, and α = 0.833 for Worry). Exploratory factor analysis (Varimax rotation) showed gratitude accounted for 46% of the variance, with sadness and worry accounting for 9.5% and 5.3%.

Conclusions

The Parent Anticipatory Loss scale demonstrates good initial reliability and validity and can be used to measure anticipatory loss for aging parents. Further testing with cross cultural samples is warranted.
Psychometric Analysis of the Arabic Translation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
Authors: Khalil Dalia , Templin Thomas , Giurgescu Carmen , Misra Dawn P.
Published: September 2021

Background

Social support has been related to postpartum depression (PPD) among immigrant women. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) has been translated to Arabic (MSPSS-AW) but not validated among postpartum women.

Purpose

To further replicate and refine the already existing MSPSS-AW to determine: (a) reliability and construct validity of the MSPSS-AW in immigrant Arab American postpartum women, and (b) relationship of dimensions of social support and PPD.

Methods

Using a cross-sectional design, 115 Arab American immigrant postpartum women completed demographic questionnaire, MSPSS-AW, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis replicated three- factor model for social support (Family, Friends, and Husband). Internal consistency reliability coefficients for the three subscales ranged from .65 to .79. The MSPSS-AW subscales were related to PPD symptoms controlling for years of education, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy.

Conclusion

The MSPSS-AW is reliable and valid for use with immigrant Arab American postpartum women.
Psychometric Evaluation of Persian Version of Hope Scale in Iranian Patients With Cancer
Authors: Nia Hamid Sharif , Rahmatpour Pardis , She Long , Abounoori Mahdi , Maddah Mohammad Moein , Sharif Saeed Pahlevan , Mohammadinezhad Mobin
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

Adult Hope Scale is one of the most popular tools for hope measuring. The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian Version of Hope Scale among Iranian patients with cancer.

Methods

In this methodological study, patients with cancer (n= 400) were recruited by convenience sampling from June to December 2019. The construct and content validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated.

Results

A two-factor structure for the scale was indicated with the factors being optimism life, and despair that explained 60.483% of the total variance of the scale. The model has the goodness of fit and acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha: .701–.897).

Conclusions

The Persian Version of Hope Scale demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability among patients with cancer.
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing Scale
Authors: Kouravand Zhaleh , Aein Fereshteh , Ebadi Abbas , Yadegarfar Ghasem
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale (CDMNS).

Methods

The original CDMNS was translated into Persian using the Beaton's guideline. Its qualitative face validity, qualitative and quantitative content validity, its construct validity, and reliability was assessed.

Results

Eleven items out of forty items were deleted due to factor loading values less than 0.3. Subsequently, model fit indices changed as follows: Chi-square value divided by degree of freedom (𝜒2/DF): 2.8, root mean score error of approximation (RMSEA): 0.07, standardized root mean square residual (SRMR): 0.06, comparative fit index (CFI): 0.93, goodness of fit index (GFI): 0.80, and adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI): 0.77. The Cronbach's alpha values and test.retest intraclass correlation coefficient of the 29-item scale and its subscales also increased afte deleted.

Conclusion

The 29-item Persian CDMNS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing Iranian nurses' perceptions of clinical decision-making.
Construct Validity of the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and Mark 3 to Measure Health-Related Quality of Life of Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities
Authors: Jones C. Allyson , Paudel Yuba Raj , Slaughter Susan E. , Ickert Carla , Jhangri Gian S. , Feeny David
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

The purpose is to evaluate the construct validity of two generic health measures, the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI2) and Mark 3 (HUI3) in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities, using a convergent/divergent validity approach, with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD) and Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 2.0 as comparators.

Methods

Health status of 130 residents with dementia residing in one of seven LTC facilities was evaluated by their Healthcare Aides who were their primary care assistants. A priori hypotheses on the magnitude and direction of the correlations were formulated by two clinician/researchers and a researcher familiar with the measures and this population. Predicted and observed correlations were compared.

Results

Mean overall HUI2 (0.48, SD 0.16) and HUI3 scores (0.31, SD 0.27) were indicative of severe disability. Of the 208 a priori hypotheses, 39.9% (n = 83) matched the observed correlations, 29.8% were underestimated and 19.7% were overestimated by one category.

Conclusions

Findings support the use of the HUI2 and HUI3 in measuring health-related quality of life in dementia-related research to complement disease-specific measures.
The Creation and Validation of Active Cooperative Behavior Scales for Nurses
Authors: Alexander Matthew , Horan Kristin Alyssa
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

General conflict management instruments are employed in healthcare settings despite their lack of focus on active and cooperative behaviors which are linked to positive outcomes. The purpose of this study is to create and validate active cooperative behavior scales for nurses.

Methods

Two convenience samples were collected via an online panel and a public registry of nurses to create and validate the new scales using factor analysis, and hierarchical regression in a nursing/healthcare sample.

Results

The newly created active cooperative behavior scales (ACBS) showed acceptable internal consistency and explained more variance on job satisfaction than a commonly used compromising subscale.

Conclusions

The ACBS can assist currently practicing nurses and hospitals in identifying easily implementable behaviors, active listening, appropriate assertiveness, and brainstorming, that lead to effective conflict management.
Psychometric Evaluation of the Collaborative Practice Scale in Certified Nurse-Midwife and Obstetrician Teams
Authors: Smith Denise C. , Thumm E. Brie , Trego Lori
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose:Team-based care has been proposed as a means of improving maternity care in the United States.Methods:The study evaluated the individual and group-level psychometric properties of the Collaborative Practice Scale (CPS) among 108 midwives and physicians who provided team-based care in military hospitals.Results:Psychometric properties of the CPS included Cronbach’s alpha of .98. Internal consistency was measured with item-to-total correlations from .83 to .94 and inter-item correlations from .71 to .88. Principal components analysis resulted in a single-factor loading, accounting for 80% of total variance. Properties of the scale at the group level; strong within team agreement (rwg(j)= .94) and between team variance (ICC1 = .15, ICC2 = .65).Conclusion:The CPS demonstrated reliability and validity of the instrument at the individual and group levels. The collaborative process can be measured among midwife-physician teams.
The Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of Individual Workload Perception Scale for Medical and Surgical Nurses
Authors: Özyürek Pakize , KILIÇ Ibrahim
Published: September 2021

Purpose:This study is aimed to analyze the validity and reliability of the Individual Workload Perception Scale in Turkish (IWPSTR).Methods:Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis, test–retest, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. The sample group of the study consisted of 569 medical and surgical clinic nurses working in hospitals.Results:The content validity index was .983. The factor loadings of the IWPSTRwere between .359 and .875, the variance accounted for in this study was 62.86%. Cronbach’s alpha value was found to be .923 for the IWPSTR, and between .721 and .937 for its subscales. Test–retest reliability correlation was found .826.Conclusions:It was concluded that the Turkish version of IWPSTR, which includes 29 items and 5 subscales, could also be applied to nurses in Turkey.
Conducting Online Healthcare Research With Open-Ended Questions in the Age of COVID-19: A Critical Review
Authors: Ukuhor Hyacinth O.
Published: September 2021

Background

Worldwide, there is a remarkable increase in Internet use, with a current penetration rate of 62%. This widespread Internet use and the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) preventive measures provide opportunities for data collection using the Internet in healthcare research. No recent studies have been conducted regarding the methodological issues of asynchronous Internet research that employed opened-ended questions to explore providers’ and patients’ experiences.

Purpose

This study utilizes prior research to explore methodological issues that affect online research using open-ended questions to obtain health data.

Methods

The electronic databases searched were PubMed, CINAHL, and full-text Ovid. Reference lists and the Journal of Medical Internet Research were manually searched. The search strategy was based on the PRISMA flow diagram. Articles published between January 2003 and May 2020 were searched. Inclusion criteria were asynchronous online researcher-led studies that used open-ended questions to explore healthcare issues. Methodological issues were extracted from the selected studies.

Results

The evidence suggests that factors such as technical/website study/survey design issues, smartphone study applications, use of reminders, incentives, overrecruiting participants, using a combination of asynchronous and synchronous methods, trustworthiness, ethical and security issues affect the quality of data obtained in online health research.

Implications for Practice

Asynchronous online research methods with open-ended questions could be used to collect high-quality data from patients, healthcare providers, and other participants in self-isolation, quarantine, and in diverse locations. However, researchers should be aware of the identified methodological issues. Future research could explore methodological issues and data quality in combined asynchronous and synchronous data collection methods.
Probabilistic Thinking: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis in the Context of Uncertainty in Chronic Illness
Authors: Meichlinger Jasmin , Kobleder Andrea , Mayer Hanna
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose

The Reconceptualized Uncertainty in Illness Theory (RUIT) includes the concept of “probabilistic thinking” intending to explain the positive reappraisal of uncertainty in chronic illness. However, the description of the concept is vague, thereby limiting the understanding of the theory. Thus, the aim was to develop a theoretical definition of probabilistic thinking in order to increase the explanatory value of RUIT.

Methods

We conducted a principle-based concept analysis by means of a conceptually driven literature search. Methods consisted of database, dictionary, lexicon, and free web searching as well as citation tracking. We analyzed the concept in terms of (a) epistemology, (b) pragmatics, (c) logic, and (d) linguistics.

Results

The final data set included 27 publications, 14 of them from nursing. (a) Probabilistic thinking is a coping strategy to handle uncertainty. It involves a focus on either possibilities (in nursing) or probabilities (in other disciplines). (b) There is a lack of operationalization in nursing, though three measurements focusing the handling of probabilities are offered in psychology. (c) Nursing authors interpreting probabilistic thinking as accepted uncertainty lacked logical appropriateness, since probability negotiates uncertainty. (d) Probabilistic thinking is used synonymously with positive thinking and probabilistic reasoning.

Implications for Practice

Nurses working with chronically ill patients should consider the findings for the application of RUIT. They should recognize whether uncertainty is perceived as a danger and encourage probabilistic thinking. Efforts are necessary to achieve a common language between nursing and other disciplines in order to avoid misunderstandings in clinical practice and research.