bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE MOTIVATION OF LEARNING CLASS V STUDENTS OF SDN 005 SIKAKAK IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING BLOOD IN THE PANDEMIC TIME COVID 19
Authors: Sri Marlina  , Islamuddin  , Yogi Riantanam Isjoni
Published: September 2021

This research is motivated by the existence of an online learning process during the Covid 19 pandemic, so it is necessary to understand the learning process that can increase student learning motivation. In the online learning process there are many obstacles that cause the discussion process to be not very effective and efficient during the online learning process so that students' motivation in learning also decreases so that their learning achievement also decreases. This study aims to determine the level of student motivation in the online learning process during the Covid 19 pandemic. This type of research uses a quantitative approach using a survey method. The study was conducted on 50 students who took mathematics, engineering using a questionnaire. Data Analysis Techniques Using the Gutman scale. The results of the study A total of 4 students were classified as very low motivation to learn, as many as 6 students who belonged to low learning motivation, as many as 15 students who belonged to the medium learning motivation category, while as many as 25 students stated high motivation, while 0 students stated the motivation is very high. Recommendations need a learning process by giving group assignments by means of video calls
The prevalence of mesiodens in orthodontic patients in western region of Nepal
Authors: Karmacharya Anjana , Kafle Dashrath
Published: September 2021

Background: Mesiodens are supernumerary teeth present in the midline of the maxilla.
Aims and Objective: The present study was conducted to know the prevalence of mesiodens among children aged 5 to 14 years in Pokhara, Nepal.
Materials and Methods: Data was collected from 1194 orthodontic patients coming to the department of Dentistry, in Manipal Teaching Hospital from 2009 till 2019. The files were reviewed to know the prevalence, demography and the complications associated with the presence of mesiodens.
Results: Our results showed that the prevalence of mesiodens was 2.84% in our population. The prevalence was significantly more among males. Children aged 10-14 years presented more than the children aged 5-10 years. Though, there were complications associated with the presence of mesiodens, none of them were symptomatic.
Conclusions: Mesiodens is the most common form of supernumerary teeth in the pediatric patients which occurs as a result of genetic and environmental factors. Their early diagnosis can reduce the treatment required and therefore prevent development of associated problems in the future.
Recurrent stroke in varicella zoster associated vasculopathy
Authors: Maurya Pradeep Kumar , Singh Ajai Kumar , Tiwari Ashutosh , Qavi Abdul
Published: September 2021

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is well known for its neurotropism, primary infection and reactivation after variable latency periods. After reactivation from spinal or cranial nerve ganglia, viruses can affect the central nervous system and cranial vasculature via transaxonal migration followed by transmural spread from the adventitial layer to the intima. Stroke can occur following primary infection by VZV (varicella) or after reactivation (zoster). These infectious vasculitides by VZV can lead to unifocal or multifocal ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke either after cranial nerve or spinal dermatomal zoster. Usual difference between immunocompetent versus immunocompromised individuals is involvement of unifocal large vessel vasculopathy in the former while multifocal small vessel in later. This vasculopathy in some cases may be progressive leading to recurrent stroke even after antiviral treatment. Diagnosis becomes challenging and needs a high degree of suspicion in immunocompetent, younger individuals, in absence of rash and when there are comorbidities. We report a case of elderly immunocompetent women, who developed multifocal infarcts followed by ventricular and subarachnoid haemorrhage after thoracic varicella zoster. Diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of anti-VZV IgG antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid. In view of the diverse clinic-radiological spectrum of VZV vasculopathy, early recognition of this clinical entity is warranted for improved outcome.
Kompetenzen von Data Stewards an österreichischen Universitäten
Authors: Gruber Alexander , Schranzhofer Hermann , Knopper Sabrina , Stryeck Sarah , Hasani-Mavriqi Ilire
Published: September 2021

Im April 2021 trafen sich die Projektmitarbeiter*innen von „FAIR Data Austria“ zu einem gemeinsamen Workshop, um die Kompetenzen der Data Stewards zu identifizieren und sie den drei Data Steward Modellen zuzuordnen. Diese Modelle wurden in einem vorangegangenen Workshop im Oktober 2020, im Hinblick auf den österreichischen Kontext, erarbeitet und bereits die Aufgaben und Profile der Data Stewards definiert. Im Vorfeld bereits erhobene Kompetenzen wurden von den Workshopteilnehmer*innen um neue Kompetenzen erweitert und/oder neue Aspekte hinzugefügt bzw. konkretisiert. In Gruppenarbeiten wurden die einzelnen Modelle mit den für sie passenden Kompetenzen aus dem Kompetenz-Pool gefüllt und im Plenum diskutiert. Die Data Stewards der TU Graz gaben Einblicke in ihre bisherige Arbeit und erklärten welche Kompetenzen ihrer Ansicht nach gebraucht bzw. gefordert werden. Mit den erarbeiteten Informationen sollen nun in einem nächsten Schritt geeignete Trainingsmodule erstellt werden, die maßgeschneidert auf die einzelnen Modelle angewendet werden können. Am Ende des Projekts soll ein Self-Assessment-Toolkit entstehen, welches alle Aspekte der Data Stewardship berücksichtigt und damit den Forschungseinrichtungen eine Orientierungshilfe gibt, welches Modell für sie am geeignetsten ist.
Optimasi Extended Genetic Algorithm Dalam Memecahkan Masalah Penjadwalan Perkuliahan Dengan Strategi Greedy
Authors: Gunawan Wawan
Published: September 2021

Penentuan jadwal merupakan proses yang cukup rumit karena melibatkan beberapa faktor determinan, bagi tingkat universitas penentuan jadwal mengajar dosen sangat ditentukan berdasarkan keahlian masing-masing dosen dalam mengampu mata kuliah dan juga ketersediaan waktu mengajar. Penjadwalan pada tingkat universitas akan dipengaruhi oleh jam mengajar, ruang kelas, dosen pengampu, mata kuliah, kelas. Pada penelitian ini kami mengusulkan penggunaan extended genetic algorithm (EGA) dalam penjadwalan dengan strategi greedy dan pembatasan jumlah mengajar dosen berdasarkan kebijakan universitas untuk masing-masing jenis dosen. Proses perhitungan berdasarkan algoritma dan juga kemudahan aplikasi telah sesuai atau belum. Hasil dari kuisioner penilaian yang dilakukan oleh 20 orang pengguna telah memberikan nilai 100% untuk kesesuaian proses perhitungan yaitu dari penilaian A – E, sedangkan untuk kenyamanan aplikasi dari point F – G adalah sebesar 92,5% yang menyatakan nyaman, dan 7,5% yang menyatakan kurang nyaman.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Transportasi Online Dengan Metode Simple Additive Weighting
Authors: Aryasa Devara Putra , Pakereng Magdalena Ariance Ineke
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah masyarakat citayam lebih sering menggunakan gojek atau grab. Dengan menggunakan metode SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) sebagai metode yang digunakan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan yang di alami, dengan melakukan menyebarkan kuesioner ke masyarakat Citayam. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui dan membandingkan tingkat peminat customer daerah citayam dalam memilih gojek dan grab. Dalam hal ini masyarakat mayoritas memilih grab dari pada gojek, bahwa gojek harus ditingkatkan karena memiliki nilai preferensi 0.94 dan grab memiliki nilai preferensi yaitu 0.95
Group sex in the time of COVID: Intimacy, learning and community-building in sexual communities during a pandemic
Authors: Fournier Anabelle Bernard , Fulcher Karyn , Shumka Leah , Lachowsky Nathan J.
Published: September 2021

COVID-19 has had a profound effect on every aspect of contemporary life, including sexuality. Physical distancing measures and limitations on large gatherings explicitly restrict in-person group sex events. We sought to understand how the pandemic and associated public health control measures have affected group sex practitioners and activities. We used a community-based participatory research approach. In fall 2019, we recruited a Community Advisory Board (CAB) of group sex key informants via community agencies, social media, and relevant websites (e.g., FetLife, Squirt). To be eligible, participants had to be at least 18 years old and have recently participated in a local group sex event (i.e. sex, broadly defined, with more than 3 people). Ethics approval was secured for the CAB as a longitudinal focus group study. Focus group meetings were audio recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. In December 2019, participants were asked about definitions of group sex. In May 2020, participants were asked about COVID-19 impacts. Key informants shared that due to COVID-19 restrictions, group sex events were cancelled and participants only had sex with others they were isolating with. Participants emphasized the challenges of isolation, the need to be patient, but also the opportunities associated with isolation. Participants reported attending online group sex events (e.g. Zoom orgies) as well as skill-building classes (e.g. rope bondage). Participants anticipated in-person events in the future, but felt that moving online opened up new opportunities for community-building. In conclusion, participants adhered to physical distancing protocols and quickly adapted to social isolation through innovative use of technology.
Examining Martin Crimp’s Political Aesthetic inThe CountryandThe City
Authors: Borato Meryl
Published: September 2021

This article compares Martin Crimp’s portrayal of the artist in The Country (2000) and The City (2008) to contextualize his oeuvre within late capitalism, suggesting that Crimp moves from a predominantly social critique of art as a transmitter of ruling-class ideology to a more nuanced exploration of the challenge of producing art that is not governed by dehumanizing laws of exchange. In The Country, Crimp uses pastoral imagery and the characterization of Corinne, the romantic protagonist, to espouse a social critique of art by showing how it has propped up a fundamentally conservative set of ideals and thus has preserved the status quo. The City, on the other hand, takes up an artistic critique of capitalism through metatheatre to reveal the ways in which human creativity and freedom are restrained by the logic of the market. By considering the role of the artist in these two plays, I argue that Crimp’s political aesthetic seeks to disrupt the exchange value of art and foreground the human impulse toward creativity.
April Sizemore-Barber. Prismatic Performances: Queer South Africa and the Fragmentation of the Rainbow Nation
Authors: Young Hershini
Published: September 2021

A series of fascinating case studies, April Sizemore-Barber’s Prismatic Performances contributes to the growing field of South African performance studies. While in need of greater theoretical and historical contextualization, this is a well-written and engaging text, based on meticulous ethnographic research.
Capacidades para la agencia en egresados del telebachillerato comunitario
Authors: Alanís Jiménez José Francisco
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es revisar los casos de 25 egresados de telebachillerato comunitario en el estado de Morelos a fin de rastrear sus principales aprendizajes no académicos y valorar su relevancia en términos de agencia desde una perspectiva de desarrollo humano. La vía metódica partió de la perspectiva fenomenológica, que se ajustó a un estudio de casos múltiples con unidades incrustadas según las orientaciones de Yin (2018). La aproximación teórica se apoyó en conceptos de capacidades y agencia, adaptados a procesos educativos con base en aportaciones de Sen (2019), Nussbaum (2012) y Appadurai (2013). Para el análisis, se retomó la codificación temática propuesta por Flick (2017). Las conclusiones resaltan la importancia de los aprendizajes no académicos para el desarrollo de la agencia y aportan propuestas prescriptivas para potencializar aún más sus beneficios en este servicio educativo de nivel medio superior.
La agencia de estudiantes de inglés en aprendizajes fuera de las aulas
Authors: Castillo Delgadillo Mónica , Cuevas de la Garza María Susana
Published: September 2021

Este artículo plantea la manera en que emerge el sentido de agencia de los estudiantes universitarios durante su aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera. La investigación tiene un enfoque cualitativo y abarcó dos etapas complementarias: de exploración y profundización. Los estudiantes narraron sus experiencias en relatos digitales en la primera fase, y en entrevistas en profundidad en la segunda. El sentido de agencia de los estudiantes se aborda a partir de las experiencias vividas en su aprendizaje, dentro y fuera del salón de clases. Los resultados muestran que la interacción entre las dimensiones intra- e interpersonales de los estudiantes y la estructura contextual de sus experiencias transforman estas últimas en significativas.
SYNTHESIS OF POLYESTERS BY THE METHOD OF EQUILIBRIUM POLYCONDENSATION
Authors: Chitrekashvili Ia , Papava Givi , Gelashvili Nazi , Gurgenishvili Marina , Gavashelidze Eter , Dokhturishvili Nora
Published: August 2021

Aromatic polyesthers were synthesized on the base of policiclicbisphenols and dichloroanhydride of aromatic dicarboxylic acid by the method of equilibrium polycondensation in solvent. The obtained polymers are characterized by high heat-and thermal stability, are well soluble in chlorinated hydrocarbons and they form transparent films from solutions which are characterized by good mechanical and dielectric properties.
DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEW MEAT PRODUCT FROM NON-TRADITIONAL RAW MATERIALS
Authors: Tamabaeva B. , Ashirbekova G.
Published: September 2021

Yak meat is a unique raw material for the production of new meat products. So that yaks live at high altitudes in a clean environment and provide environmentally friendly raw materials, yak meat products are of particular interest. This work is devoted to the development of a new product from yak meat.
THE MIGRATION OF VENA CAVA FILTER TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM - A CLINICAL CASE
Authors: Voskanyan V.
Published: September 2021

The implantation of a removable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter serves as an effective "bridge" to anticoagulant therapy. However, different types of recoverable inferior vena cava filter failures have been reported. Most of these failures were associated with endovascular treatment, device problems, filter hook intimal migration, filter disintegration, filter-related thrombosis, and right atrial / ventricular migration.
CLONING OF SHRNA SEQUENCE SPECIFIC TO ELASTASE OF MACROPHAGES INTO EXPRESSION VECTOR PGPV-17019250
Authors: Bondar V. , Mezencev A.
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND: Macrophage elastase/MMP12 is one of the most important matrix metalloproteinase that cells secrete into the extracellular space. Secreted and activated MMP12 is capable to digest the proteins of extracellular matrix, such as fibronectin, laminin and elastin, facilitating the migration of immune cells to the inflamed tissue.

AIM: The aim of our study was to create a vector that would express a specific small interfering RNA (shRNA) to suppress the expression of human macrophage elastase.

METHODS: The online tool "siRNA Wizard" was used to design cDNA encoding shRNA specific to human macrophage elastase. The restriction endonucleases BamH1 and EcoRI, as well as a commercial T4 DNA ligase we used to clone the named cDNA into the expression vector pGPV-17019250. The presence of the cDNA in the vector was confirmed by PCR and DNA-sequencing with vector-specific primers.

RESULTS: In this study, we obtained the sequence of cDNA, encoding shRNA specific to macrophage elastase. We also cloned the named cDNA into the expression vector pGPV-17019250 and confirmed its exact location in the vector.

CONCLUSION: The generated expression vector pGPV-17019250-EM designated to suppress human macrophage elastase in cultured cells.
MECHANISMS OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN ON THE GAS EXCHANGE FUNCTION OF THE LUNGS IN SARS-CO-2-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA
Authors: Savilov P.
Published: September 2021

The article discusses some mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygenation in COVID-19:

the effect of hyperbaric oxygen on the contractility of endotheliocytes of pulmonary capillaries, thrombogenic and arthrombogenic potential of pulmonary vessels.
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROTECTION PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY AIRPORTS MVL: DEFECTS OF SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION
Authors: Leontyev R.
Published: September 2021

The article discusses violations of the official procedure for conducting it, which became the documents governing state scientific certification in the Russian Federation, which are typical for the defense of the applicant for the research of the management of local airlines in the Far Eastern region at a meeting of the research council.
The role of atorvastatin in collateral circulation formation induced by encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis: a prospective trial
Authors: Wang Qian-Nan , Bao Xiang-Yang , Zou Zheng-Xing , Wang Xiao-Peng , Zhang Qian , Li De-Sheng , Zhao Ya-Qun , Duan Lian
Published: September 2021

OBJECTIVE

This prospective study was designed to confirm the role of atorvastatin in collateral circulation formation induced by encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS) in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD).

METHODS

Patients who were diagnosed with MMD at the Department of Neurosurgery in the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, between June 2017 and May 2018 were included. Blood samples were obtained from an antecubital vein and were analyzed using flow cytometry. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) were defined as CD34brCD133+CD45dimKDR+. All patients included in the study underwent EDAS. Patients voluntarily chose whether to undergo atorvastatin treatment after EDAS. The correlation between atorvastatin and good postoperative collateral circulation was evaluated.

RESULTS

A total of 106 patients with MMD were included in this study. Fifty-three patients (50%) received atorvastatin treatment. The baseline characteristics did not display statistically significant differences between the atorvastatin-treated and non-atorvastatin groups. Seventy-eight (42.9%) of the 182 hemispheres investigated postoperatively were classified as grade A collateral circulation, 47 (25.8%) as grade B, and 57 (31.3%) as grade C. Multivariate analysis revealed that only atorvastatin was significantly correlated with good collateral circulation after EDAS (p = 0.041).

CONCLUSIONS

The results of this prospective clinical trial have indicated that atorvastatin administered at 20 mg daily is safe and effective for the formation of postoperative collateral induced by EDAS.
Experimental animal models for moyamoya disease and treatment: a pathogenesis-oriented scoping review
Authors: Rallo Michael S. , Akel Omar , Gurram Akhilesh , Sun Hai
Published: September 2021

OBJECTIVE

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is an intracranial steno-occlusive pathology characterized by progressive narrowing of proximal large vessels, including the terminal internal carotid arteries (ICAs), middle cerebral arteries, or anterior cerebral arteries. Named for the “puff of smoke” appearance of the anomalous vascularization visualized on cerebral angiography, MMD lacks a well-defined etiology, although significant insights have been made, including the identification of a susceptibility gene, RNF213, in humans with the disease. A limitation to advancing the understanding and treatment of MMD has been the lack of experimental animal models that authentically reflect the clinical pathogenesis. In an effort to analyze characteristics of currently available models and identify strategies for future model generation, the authors performed a scoping review of experimental animal models that have been used to study MMD.

METHODS

A systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus was performed to identify articles describing animal models used to study MMD. Additional articles were identified via citation searching. Study selection and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers based on defined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

RESULTS

A total of 44 articles were included for full-text review. The methods used to generate these animal models were broadly classified as surgical (n = 25, 56.8%), immunological (n = 7, 15.9%), genetic (n = 6, 13.6%), or a combination (n = 6, 13.6%). Surgical models typically involved permanent ligation of one or both of the common carotid arteries or ICAs to produce chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. Genetic models utilized known MMD or cerebrovascular disease-related genes, such as RNF213 or ACTA2, to induce heritable cerebral vasculopathy. Finally, immunological models attempted to induce vasculitis-type pathology by recapitulating the inflammatory milieu thought to underlie MMD.

CONCLUSIONS

Models generated for MMD have involved three general approaches: surgical, immunological, and genetic. Although each reflects a key aspect of MMD pathogenesis, the failure of any individual model to recapitulate the development, progression, and consequences of the disease underscores the importance of future work in developing a multietiology model.
Hacia una gobernanza adaptativa centrada en los grupos domésticos rurales que habitan las Áreas Naturales Protegidas. El caso de La Sepultura, Chiapas, México
Authors: Meza Jiménez Amayrani , Parra Vázquez Manuel Roberto , Verschoor Gerard , Estrada Lugo Erin , García-Barrios Luis
Published: August 2021

Analizamos el efecto que el régimen socioambiental predominante en un Área Natural Protegida tiene sobre la gobernanza y sobre la reproducción económica de los grupos domésticos rurales de dos ejidos en la Reserva de la Biósfera La Sepultura (REBISE), Chiapas. Desarrollamos una investigación transdisciplinaria mediante el esquema conceptual de los Sistemas Territoriales Campesinos (SITCA). Esta incluyó talleres familiares sobre modos de vida, juegos de roles y entrevistas participativas con actores clave. Los resultados indican que la gobernanza ambiental de la REBISE ha tenido tres momentos de transición, y que el régimen socioambiental no ha propiciado el desarrollo territorial, ni la articulación de los actores locales para alcanzar el desarrollo sustentable. La participación de los grupos domésticos rurales podría desempeñar un papel fundamental en el diseño de procesos de gobernanza ambiental más eficientes, ya que éstos desarrollan una estrategia de vida multiactiva, aprovechan nichos ecológicos para producir bienes tradicionales, incorporan innovaciones socioambientales orientadas al mercado y transferencias gubernamentales, y despliegan su fuerza de trabajo. Pero integrando todos sus ingresos no alcanzan a reproducirse económicamente, carecen de capitales necesarios, y han perdido capacidad de acción, individual y colectiva. Para transformar esta situación, proponemos articular el SITCA mediante un modelo de gobernanza policéntrica y adaptativa focalizada en los grupos domésticos rurales.
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay: great “soft power” of a small country
Authors: Budaev Andrey
Published: September 2021

The article addresses the origins, characteristics and main manifestations of the Uruguayan “soft power” that tends to be tilted towards its traditionalist, classical model in the Latin American region. The appealing inherent features of this South American country, such as favorable geography and climate, national traditions and folklore, are harmoniously complemented by active and balanced foreign policy, universally recognized progress in the development of democracy and civil freedoms, economy, social peace, as well as achievements in culture, education and sports. The author concludes that the “soft power” of Uruguay is at the stage of its formation and reflection by local elites attempting to give it a touch of national identity – somewhat different from western concepts and their “advanced alternatives” in some developing countries – which increases capabilities and capacities of traditional diplomacy coupled with modern information and communication technologies.
Bestimmen wer die Macht besitzt? Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Elitenbegriff im Kontext nichtstaatlichen Peacebuildings
Authors: Wagner Philipp
Published: September 2021

Im Post-Konflikt-Peacebuilding wurden Eliten weitestgehend von Wissenschaft und Policy-Making als neutrale Schlüsselakteure analysiert. Zugleich wurde vernachlässigt, welche Dynamiken mit der Fokussierung auf Elitengruppen einhergehen, v.a. im Hinblick auf ihre Vermittlungsfunktion und Informationsflüsse. In diesem Beitrag wird dargelegt, dass Eliten auf nichtstaatlicher Ebene zwischen Kooperation und Widerstand agieren und soziale Hierarchien stabilisieren. Mit einem Fokus auf eine vermeintlich staatsfreie Zivilgesellschaft sowie auf religiöse und wirtschaftliche Akteure wird gezeigt, dass externe Peacebuilding-Vorhaben zu wenig auf sich überlappende und multidimensionale Konzepte von Eliten eingehen. Dies wird begleitet von äußeren Vorstellungen lokaler gesellschaftlicher Transformation.
postkoloniale Kapitalismus im lateinamerikanischen Raum
Authors: Dorsch Timo
Published: August 2021

Im ländlichen Lateinamerika materialisiert sich eine sich stets verschiebende, räumlich und zeitlich begrenzte Nekropolitik. Nekropolitik bezeichnet dabei im Anschluss an Achille Mbembe eine Politik, die mittels der Androhung des Todes oder der tatsächlichen Ermordung, Unterwerfung und Kontrolle von Menschen und Räumen organisiert. Diese Herrschaftsform wird von einer hybriden Souveränität bestimmt. Die Entwicklung im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Michoacán illustriert exemplarisch, wie ländliche Räume in Lateinamerika von der Nekropolitik durchdrungen werden und wie in ihnen mittels unterschiedlichen Formen von Gewaltanwendung eine gesellschaftliche Ordnung produziert wird.
Inherent Frictions and Deliberate Frustrations: Examining the Legal Variables of State FOI Law Administration
Authors: Wagner A.Jay
Published: September 2021

FOI laws are of a category of laws acutely predisposed to internal resistance and erosion. The study seeks to better understand these limitations by examining legal elements of the laws through an exploratory field study, or audit, of nine state FOI laws. Among the study’s findings are two uniquely strong predictors of better FOI results: The existence of an independent FOI advocacy organization in the state and a legislature subject to the law. The findings suggest cultivating a culture of transparency may be as or more important than any of the generally considered legal variables, such as deadlines or penalties.
New Pathways to NDT: 21st Century Technical Education Connects High School Students to Real-World Careers
Authors: Ross Jill
Published: September 2021

High schools in the United States are taking a fresh look at the future of career and technical education with the implementation of new learning pathways that lead directly to the workforce, including the nondestructive testing (NDT) industry. These programs directly connect high school curriculums with post-secondary education and employment, reaching kids as young as junior high.
This resurgence in technical education can be traced to the current demand for “new collar” jobs—jobs that require a post-secondary degree, although not necessarily a four-year college degree. The demand for new collar jobs continues to increase, as millions of jobs requiring only a high school diploma have disappeared. Harvard’s influential Pathways to Prosperity report, released in 2011, warned that nearly two-thirds of new jobs of the 2010s would require more than a high school education—yet only 40% of Americans had obtained an associate’s or bachelor’s degree by their mid-20s (Harvard 2011). In response, a new vision of 21st century vocational training is emerging across the United States. Vocational education has traditionally taught students how to weld or how to fix a car. Today’s career and technical education encompasses a wide variety of industries and skills. Students are learning to code software, design websites, or operate robots and artificial intelligence systems that have replaced manual labor jobs across much of the economy. Through new technical and career programs, high school students have the opportunity to learn valuable skills, gain job experience and support from participating sponsor companies and mentors, and complete coursework to graduate with a high school diploma and, often, an associate’s degree as well.
This article explores new high school technical and career programs in Texas, Minnesota, and North Carolina that specifically provide a pathway to careers in NDT. These new initiatives are fueled by the desires of students, parents, and educators for options outside of the traditional four-year college path, as well as urgent workforce needs within industry. Support from local industry and academia (such as community colleges) are essential to the success of the programs.
Investigation of Burnout Levels of Anaesthesiologists and Technicians in Covid-19 Pandemic Period
Authors: Kavalci Gülsüm , Ceran Kayipmaz Selvi
Published: September 2021

Objective: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic further increased this stress of employees. This disease, which did not have a cure and a vaccine at the beginning, increased the anxiety of the employees and forced them to live separately due to the risk of infecting family members. This study aimed to investigate the burnout levels of doctors and technicians working in Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic.

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted prospectively by using a questionnaire method in the Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital. Maslach Burnout questionnaire applied to the participants. Quantitative data were expressed as %, the number of subjects as (n). The distribution of continuous variables was evaluated with the Kolmogorov-Smirnow test. Qualitative data were expressed in mean±SD (standard deviation). X2 test was used for comparison of categorical variables. Independent Student T-test was used for comparison of continuous variables. The relationship between burnout level and variables was determined by Pearson Correlation Test. The value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: A total of 52 volunteers participated in the study. The average emotional exhaustion score of the volunteers participating in the study was 31.13±4.6, the average depersonalization score was 15.06±3.3, and the mean personal achievement score was 23.60±3.7. There was no statistically significant relationship between any of the variables and the burnout level (p>0.05).

Conclusion: The high level of burnout in a clinic that is at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, such as anesthesiology and reanimation, is important in terms of determining the situation.
Secure Crime Case Summary in Police Station Using Block Chain Technology
Authors: KR Surya Tej , N Poornima
Published: September 2021

The data owner may adapt attribute-based encryption to encrypt the stored information for attaining access control and keeping data secure, in the cloud. As a solution to this, an encryption-based algorithm with delegation can be used. Therefore, AES Rijndael algorithm is adapted to encrypt and decrypt the data using the same key with the digitization of traditional records, police stations encounter difficult problems, such as crime case summary storage and access. Managing department, spends considerable time querying the required data when accessing crime case summary. On this basis, this study proposes a case summary sharing scheme which uses ciphertext-based encryption to ensure data confidentiality and access control of crime case summary The officer may encrypt the stored information for attaining access control and keeping data secure. Therefore, AES Rijndael algorithm is used for encryption. This algorithm ensures security of information and enables Privacy.
Web Crawling on News Web Page using Different Frameworks
Authors: Bhoir Harshala , Jayamalini K.
Published: September 2021

Now a days Internet is widely used by users to find required information. Searching on web for useful information has become more difficult. Web crawler helps to extract the relevant and irrelevant links from the web. Web crawler downloads web pages through the program. This paper implements web crawler with Scrapy and Beautiful Soup python web crawler framework to crawls news on news web sites.Scrapy is a web crawling framework that allow programmer to create spider that define how a certain site or a group of sites will be scraped. It has built-in support for extracting data from HTML sources using XPath expression and CSS expression. BeautifulSoup is a framework that extract data from web pages. Beautiful Soup provides a few simple methods for navigating, searching and modifying a parse tree. BeautifulSoup automatically convert incoming document to Unicode and outgoing document to UTF-8.Proposed system use BeautifulSoup and scrapy framework to crawls news web sites. This paper also compares scrapy and beautiful Soup4 web crawler frameworks.
Lightron : A GUI Integrated, Rust Based Web Server
Authors: Solanki Apurva , Parekh Aryan , Chawda Gaurav , S. Mrs. Geetha
Published: September 2021

Day by day, the number of users are increasing on the internet and the web servers need to cater to the requests constantly, also if compared to the past years this year, due to a global pandemic and lockdown in various countries, the requests on the web have surged exponentially. The complexity of configuring a web server is also increasing as the development continues. In this paper, we propose a Lightron web server, which is highly scalable and can cater many requests at a time. Additionally, to ease users from the configuration of the web server we introduced Graphical User Interface which is beginner friendly.
A Vehicle Breakdown Service Provider System
Authors: L Sathwik Krishna. , S Siva Rama Krishna. , S Abdul Amjad. , U Mahesh Babu. , T Lakshmi Surekha.
Published: September 2021

Travelling day to day became integrated part of everyone. To travel we use different types of vehicles. A machine is not for a life time and with day to day usage and time-tested in various conditions, it is meant to witness some kind of breakdowns. Many breakdowns can be resolved on the spot by self-repairing. A lot of people are facing difficulties getting help when their Vehicle breaks down on the road. These problems are the motivations for the development of this project to help those who are in need when their Vehicle breaks down along the roads. The objective is to develop an django application that will help the user to avail help by using the application and get access to the nearby mechanic and thereby contact them.
Analysis And Detection of Diabetes Using Data Mining Techniques – Efficiency Comparison
Authors: Ramadevi G. , Yeruva Srujitha , Sravanthi P. , Vamsi P. Eknath , Prakash S. Jaya
Published: September 2021

In a digitized world, data is growing exponentially and it is difficult to analyze the data and give the results. Data mining techniques play an important role in healthcare sector - BigData. By making use of Data mining algorithms it is possible to analyze, detect and predict the presence of disease which helps doctors to detect the disease early and in decision making. The objective of data mining techniques used is to design an automated tool that notifies the patient’s treatment history disease and medical data to doctors. Data mining techniques are very much useful in analyzing medical data to achieve meaningful and practical patterns. This project works on diabetes medical data, classification and clustering algorithms like (OPTICS, NAIVEBAYES, and BRICH) are implemented and the efficiency of the same is examined.
Transforming Healthcare system with Blockchain
Authors: Rani Monika , Verma Piyush , Kumar Shivam , Tayal Nikita , Pant Sahil
Published: September 2021

Blockchain technology has been used in many industries providing security and preventing fraud so it can be beneficial in the medical industry too. One of the most essential blockchain features that can be implemented in the healthcare sector is that by recording every change across the peer-to-peer network, every transaction is validated. Since clinical trials require fast, reliable and transparent ways to locate patient’s data, blockchain could be the possible solution. Effective supply chain management is a challenge in every sector but in healthcare, it comes with added complexity and risk as it is related with the patient’s health and safety. Effective management of the healthcare supply chain (HCSC) process is critical for healthcare providers not only during pandemics such as COVID-19 but also in their normal operations. Despite many advances in new technologies and treatment options, the providers still suffer from poor procurement, ordering, forecasting, and distribution practices. Hence, blockchain can be the potential solution for the security, integrity and functionality of health supply chain.
Implementation of Voice based Touchless Lift System
Authors: Swathi B. , Prathap Akshay S , Kumar Aiswarya V , R Ranjitha , Kaki Raviteja
Published: September 2021

In this rapid world of technology where voice begins its era of domination to replace the touch screens from smart phones to huge computer systems, bringing voice in day to day affairs becomes significant. An elevator or lift is a transport vehicle that moves people or goods from on floor to another floor in a building. Typically push buttons were used to send requests to the elevators. In recent times touch buttons are coming to use. But now voice recognition can replace the push/touch technology. Elevators being one such system used in daily life serves this purpose of making future generations hands free which also becomes a boon for the disabled as well as helps during the pandemic situation to avoid physical contact. The main objective of this project is to propose and assemble a voice operated lift/elevator control system. The proposed system acts as human-machine communication system. This research combines electronic control technology with speech recognition technology. The input to the system is human speech. Speech recognition is the method of recognizing the vocal words to take the essential actions accordingly. This device is very helpful for paralysis, short height people and physically challenged persons.
Machine Learning Based Rainfall Analysis
Authors: Pratap Ganachari  , Vijetha  , Kumari Ruchi
Published: September 2021

Rainfall is one of the most vital components of agriculture and also predicting it is the most challenging task. In general, weather and rainfall are highly non-linear and complex phenomena, which require progressive computer modeling and simulation for their precise prediction. Numerous and diverse machine learning models are used to predict the rainfall which are Multiple Linear Regression, Neural networks, K-means, Naive Bayes and more. This paper proposes a rainfall prediction model using Conventual Neural Network (CNN) for Indian dataset. The input data is having multiple meteorological parameters and to predict the rainfall in more precise. The Mean Square Error (MSE), accuracy, correlation are the parameters used to validate the proposed model. From the results, the proposed machine learning model provides better results than the other algorithms in the literature.
Automatic Detection of Crimes Captured in CCTV Images for Safety of Senior Citizens
Authors: Swathi Baswaraju , B Anitha , Singh Disha , M Divya Shree , R Kushala
Published: September 2021

Closed circuit television systems (CCTV) are getting widely popular and are being deployed in many workspaces, housing estates and in most public spaces. Efficiency of CCTV surveillance can be improved by incorporation of image processing and object detection algorithm into monitoring process. In this project, we specialize in the task of automated detection and recognition of dangerous incidents for CCTV systems. We propose solutions that are able to alert the human operator when a weapon is visible in the image through e-mail. We have shown that it's possible to make a system that's capable of an early warning during a dangerous situation, which can cause faster and more effective response times and reduce in the number of potential victims. Face Detection and Face recognition of individuals is an intricate problem which has garnered much attention during recent years because of its ever-increasing applications in numerous fields. In this project the facial detection has been carried out using Viola Jones algorithm.
Design and Analysis of X Shaped Exhaust System Operation Using Different Types of Profiles on High Capacity Vehicle
Authors: Muchhetti Menaka , Suman Dharamkar Sai , Abhiman Boyanpally , Madhukar Samatham
Published: September 2021

The exhaust system used in a 4-stroke IC engine is mounted on the cylinder head of an engine. The gases exhausted from the engine recollected by the exhaust system and it is sent to a catalyst converter. The exhaust manifold has an important role in the performance of an engine system. The exhaust manifold affects the efficiencies of emission and fuel consumption. During the process of collecting the gas from engine and exhaust to catalyst converter, the exhaust manifold experiences temperatures of 800°c and the pressures varying from 100 to 500kpa. Here in this thesis we are going to choose a 4 cylinder 1500cc diesel engine of a car. In this paper, design of the original model and the modified models of X shaped systems using Catia software and then analysed using CFD software for the flow rates and the temperature distribution of the exhaust models. Finally better modification can be determined.
A Review of Employee Engagement and Strategies Implementation in Virtual Work Environment
Authors: Pal Kumaresh
Published: September 2021

This present work report represents the imperative and challenging Human Resource to strategize and maintain a good employee engagement in a virtual work environment. A little empirical and theoretical account of how employees and management can optimize their operational engagement by implementing situation-based strategy in the virtual work environment. It is a review and analysis (quantitative and qualitative) of employee engagement in this virtual world. However, Information Technology and Telecommunication Industry were already on this path of adaptation, but the new normal has made by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this situation, a greater shift from a traditional work environment to work from home environment (virtual) has been seen. This paper is an analysis of both work environments and consists of some strategies to implement better employee engagement in this scenario. The paper also includes some secondary data for the analysis between both work environments and followed thematic analysis of data through the Delphi method of survey. The situation was analyzed and strategies are deployed for a better understanding of employee engagement and performance increasing.
A PRACH Preamble Generation and Detection Model for 5GNR Systems
Authors: M Puneeth K , S Poornima M
Published: September 2021

The basic idea of 5th generation New Radio (5GNR) is to have very high data rate and to make it work efficiently for all Internet of Things (IOT) applications like healthcare, Automotive, Industrial etc. applications. This paper provides the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDM) baseband signal generation and detection method for Physical Random-Access Channel (PRACH). The proposed model provides four scenarios of preamble detection i.e., Preamble detection probability, Miss-detection probability, False alarm probability and null. We achieved the target of 99% of Probability of Detection and less than 0.1% of False-alarm probability at certain SNR as specified according to 3gpp standard requirements when tested in Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel and Extended Typical Urban (ETU) channel.
Role of ICT4D in the Growth and Development of SMES : A Solution To Digital Divide
Authors: Benard Masese Chuma , Thaiya Mbugua Samwel , Nduta Korongo Julia , Kiptoo Joram Mutai , Wechuli Dr. Nambiro Alice
Published: September 2021

ICTs have played a critical role within the development of business particularly small and medium enterprises. During a modern digital era, technology is most vital pillar within the provision of data and knowledge for the growth of development, sustainability, productivity and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises. The primary goal of this study was to research on the role of ICT4D in the growth and development of SMEs: a solution to digital divide. The paper used secondary data. It was noted that small and medium enterprises take part in a significant role in Kenya’s economy. Enterprises in Kenya, more especially SMEs, have enjoyed the benefits and the potential of adoption and utilization of ICT within their operations. ICT has the potential of remodeling the business and improve.
Stabilization of Soil by the Composition of Eggshell Powder and Shredded PPE Kit
Authors: Sonar Prasad Gajanan , Sanjay Shejwal Neha , Bhaskar Dorkhe Suraj
Published: September 2021

In the world full of crises, also the rising demand for PPE suits and masks would lead to another wave of biomedical waste disposition crises. The disposal of thrown away wastes causes a serious issue as the waste are most of the time are non- biodegradable and these are also not fit for incineration. Soil stabilization improves the engineering properties of the weak soil, by proper compaction and additional materials such as lime, concrete, but these materials are becoming expensive day by day, hence plastic by the composition of egg shell powder could enhance the properties and can be a sustainable replacement for lime, concrete, etc. as stabilizer. Through much experimental investigation it has been showed that plastic and egg shell powder can be used as an effective stabilizer with encountering waste disposal problem as well, along with the economical solution for stabilizing weak soil. This PPE stripes/shredding are known for its high strength, low cost, significantly less dangerous for the environment. The combined effect of PPE stripes/shredding along with egg shell powder can enhance engineering properties of soil.
Changing Spatio-Temporal Rainfall Fluctuation over North East India
Authors: Tribhuvan Leena K. , Chavhan Ganesh K.
Published: September 2021

This study is analysis of changes in rainfall fluctuation in North East India. Using the longest instrumental monthly rainfall data of well spread 316 stations across India available from Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the fluctuation characteristics as well as the spatial-temporal variability of the seasonal, monsoon monthly and annual rainfall pattern over the north eastern region of India (NER) have been examined. On an average, NER receives about 2450 mm of rainfall with 1093.0 mm as its annual evapo transpiration. The winter (JF) rainfall contributes 2.1% to the annual rainfall; summer (MAM) rainfall 24.3%; summer monsoon (JJAS) rainfall 65.1% and the post-monsoon (OND) rainfall contributes 8.5% to the annual rainfall. The region shows great variation in surface temperature regime (15oC to 32oC in summer and 0 to 26oC in winter). The spatial-temporal rainfall variability shows random fluctuating characteristics of expansion / contraction of desert area but overall it is showing a slight decreasing over the NER as well as whole India.