bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Elif Baga. Hesab Biliminde Kılavuz: eş-Şemsiyye fi’l-Hisâb (Nizâmeddin en-Nîsâbûrî), İnceleme-Çeviri-Eleştirmeli Metin
Authors: Bilgin Zehra
Published: January 2022

The review of the book.
Mehmet Sami Baga. İslam Felsefesinde Cisim Teorisi: Hikmetü’l-Ayn Geleneği
Authors: Bilgin Tiryaki Kübra
Published: January 2022

The review of the book.
The Being and Essence of the Human Soul in al-Taftazanī’s Thought
Authors: Erdinç Ziya
Published: January 2022

Scholars in Islamic thought have examined the question of the human soul`s essence through its various aspects and asserted diverse approaches. Unlike the earlier Islamic theologians (al-mutaqaddimūn), the later Islamic theologians (almuta’akhkhirūn) generally did not explicitly express their opinions on the essence of the human soul within the chapters discussing this issue because of their distinctive method and discussion style pertaining to the works in that period. Al-Taftāzānī, who is among the foremost Islamic theologians of the later period of kalām, wrote statements indicating his acceptance of the concept of corporeal soul in his works’ chapters on the human soul. However, he also included statements implying the idea of the immaterial soul in these same chapters. Analyzing Taftāzānī`s opinions about the varied topics with which his thought system was involved is essential for determining his views on the essence of the human soul. By examining his thought system, this article has concluded Taftāzānī to have argued the human soul to self-evidently exist beyond the sensible body and to have preferred the view of the subtle body as identical to other bodies in terms of essence within the diversified views of corporeal soul. Moreover, he considered the essential parts (al-ajzā’ al-a~liyya), which he had predicated to most Islamic theologians as a view on the essence of the human soul, not as the essence of the human soul but as the basis of the sensible body. This article traces Taftāzānī`s thoughts on the human soul through his views on physics, epistemology, ontology, and theology then reveals his opinions on the essence of the human soul based on these findings.
Legal framework for training future naval infantry units officers using information and communication technologies
Authors: Zaitsev Ihor , Kryshchuk Bogdan
Published: January 2022

The generalizatin of the statesments of normative legal acts on the implementation of the tasks of informatization of the educational process, in particular, the use of information and communication technologies in the training of future naval infantry units officer is an urgent nessecity nowadays. The development and justification of organizational, legal, economic, financial, scientific and technical, methodological bases for organizing the educational process is one of the urgent tasks of creating legislation in the field of introduction of information and communication technologies in the educational process of higher educational institutions, including higher military educational institutions. The analysis of the current normative documents on the training of future officers in higher military educational institutions will give an opportynity to improve qualitatively the effectiveness of the educational process of training future naval infantry units officers.
Side-channel Attack Using Word Embedding and Long Short Term Memories
Authors: Liu Zixin , Wang Zhibo , Ling Mingxing
Published: January 2022

Side-channel attack (SCA) based on machine learning has proved to be a valid technique in cybersecurity, especially subjecting to the symmetric-key crypto implementations in serial operation. At the same time, parallel-encryption computing based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) grows into a new influencer, but the attack results using machine learning are exiguous. Research on the traditional SCA has been mostly restricted to pre-processing: Signal Noisy Ratio (SNR) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), etc. In this work, firstly, we propose to replace Points of Interests (POIs) and dimensionality reduction by utilizing word embedding, which converts power traces into sensitive vectors. Secondly, we combined sensitive vectors with Long Short Term Memories (LSTM) to execute SCA based on FPGA crypto-implementations. In addition, compared with traditional Template Attack (TA), Multiple Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The result shows that the proposed model can not only reduce the manual operation, such as parametric assumptions and dimensionality setting, which limits their range of application, but improve the effectiveness of side-channel attacks as well.
Continuous spectral zooming for in vivo live 4D-OCT with MHz A-scan rates and long coherence
Authors: Göb Madita , Pfeiffer Tom , Draxinger Wolfgang , Lotz Simon , Kolb Jan Philip , Huber Robert
Published: January 2022

We present continuous three-dimensional spectral zooming in live 4D-OCT using a home-built FDML based OCT system with 3.28 MHz A-scan rate. Improved coherence characteristics of the FDML laser allow for imaging ranges up to 10 cm. For the axial spectral zoom feature, we switch between high resolution and long imaging range by adjusting the sweep range of our laser. We present a new imaging setup allowing for synchronized adjustments of the imaging range and lateral field of view during live OCT imaging. For this, a novel inline recalibration algorithm was implemented that enables numerical k-linearization of the raw OCT fringes for every frame instead of every volume. This is realized by acquiring recalibration data within the dead time of the raster scan at the turning points of the fast axis scanner. We demonstrate in vivo OCT images of fingers and hands at different resolution modes and show real three-dimensional zooming during live 4D-OCT. A three-dimensional spectral zooming feature for live 4D-OCT is expected to be a useful tool for a wide range of biomedical, scientific and research applications, especially in OCT guided surgery.
The impact of SBF2 on taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy
Authors: Cunningham Geneva M. , Shen Fei , Wu Xi , Cantor Erica L. , Gardner Laura , Philips Santosh , Jiang Guanglong , Bales Casey L. , Tan Zhiyong , Liu Yunlong , Wan Jun , Fehrenbacher Jill C. , Schneider Bryan P.
Published: January 2022

Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) is a devastating survivorship issue for many cancer patients. In addition to its impact on quality of life, this toxicity may lead to dose reductions or treatment discontinuation, adversely impacting survival outcomes and leading to health disparities in African Americans (AA). Our lab has previously identified deleterious mutations in SET-Binding Factor 2 (SBF2) that significantly associated with severe TIPN in AA patients. Here, we demonstrate the impact of SBF2 on taxane-induced neuronal damage using an ex vivo model of SBF2 knockdown of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived sensory neurons. Knockdown of SBF2 exacerbated paclitaxel changes to cell viability and neurite outgrowth while attenuating paclitaxel-induced sodium current inhibition. Our studies identified paclitaxel-induced expression changes specific to mature sensory neurons and revealed candidate genes involved in the exacerbation of paclitaxel-induced phenotypes accompanying SBF2 knockdown. Overall, these findings provide ex vivo support for the impact of SBF2 on the development of TIPN and shed light on the potential pathways involved.
Spatial cluster analysis of Plasmodium vivax and P. malariae exposure using serological data among Haitian school children sampled between 2014 and 2016
Authors: Oviedo Adan , Herman Camelia , Knipes Alaine , Worrell Caitlin M. , Fox LeAnne M. , Desir Luccene , Fayette Carl , Javel Alain , Monestime Franck , Mace Kimberly E. , Chang Michelle A. , Lemoine Jean F. , Won Kimberly , Udhayakumar Venkatachalam , Rogier Eric
Published: January 2022

Background

Estimation of malaria prevalence in very low transmission settings is difficult by even the most advanced diagnostic tests. Antibodies against malaria antigens provide an indicator of active or past exposure to these parasites. The prominent malaria species within Haiti is Plasmodium falciparum, but P. vivax and P. malariae infections are also known to be endemic.

Methodology/Principal findings

From 2014–2016, 28,681 Haitian children were enrolled in school-based serosurveys and were asked to provide a blood sample for detection of antibodies against multiple infectious diseases. IgG against the P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. malariae merozoite surface protein 19kD subunit (MSP119) antigens was detected by a multiplex bead assay (MBA). A subset of samples was also tested for Plasmodium DNA by PCR assays, and for Plasmodium antigens by a multiplex antigen detection assay. Geospatial clustering of high seroprevalence areas for P. vivax and P. malariae antigens was assessed by both Ripley’s K-function and Kulldorff’s spatial scan statistic. Of 21,719 children enrolled in 680 schools in Haiti who provided samples to assay for IgG against PmMSP119, 278 (1.27%) were seropositive. Of 24,559 children enrolled in 788 schools providing samples for PvMSP119 serology, 113 (0.46%) were seropositive. Two significant clusters of seropositivity were identified throughout the country for P. malariae exposure, and two identified for P. vivax. No samples were found to be positive for Plasmodium DNA or antigens.

Conclusions/Significance

From school-based surveys conducted from 2014 to 2016, very few Haitian children had evidence of exposure to P. vivax or P. malariae, with no children testing positive for active infection. Spatial scan statistics identified non-overlapping areas of the country with higher seroprevalence for these two malarias. Serological data provides useful information of exposure to very low endemic malaria species in a population that is unlikely to present to clinics with symptomatic infections.
Effect of a dietary intervention including minimal and unprocessed foods, high in natural saturated fats, on the lipid profile of children, pooled evidence from randomized controlled trials and a cohort study
Authors: Hendriksen Rosanne Barbra , van der Gaag Ellen José
Published: January 2022

Aim

To study the possible effects of a dietary intervention with minimal and unprocessed foods, high in natural saturated fats on the lipid profile and body mass index of children.

Method

This study combines three intervention studies; one non-randomized retrospective cohort study and two randomized controlled trials, to a pooled analysis. The intervention group received a dietary intervention of minimal and unprocessed foods for three to six months, consisting of five times per week green vegetables, three times per week beef, daily 200–300 mL whole cow’s milk (3.4% fat) and whole dairy butter (80% fat) on each slice of bread. The control group continued their usual dietary habits. Raw data of the three intervention studies where combined into one single dataset for data analysis, using mixed effects analysis of covariance to test the effects of the dietary advice on the main study outcomes, which are measurements of the lipid profile.

Results

In total, 267 children aged 1 to 16 years were followed. 135 children were included in the intervention group and 139 children in the control group. Characteristics (age, gender and follow-up period) were equally distributed between the groups at baseline. In the intervention group HDL-cholesterol increased significantly from 1.22 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.14–1.32 to 1.42 mmol/L 95% CI 1.30–1.65 (p = 0.007). The increase over time in HDL cholesterol in the intervention group was significantly different compared to the increase in the control group (from 1.26 mmol/L, 95% CI 1.19–1.35, to 1.30 mmol/L, 95% CI 1.26–1.37) (p = 0.04). Due to the increased HDL concentration in the intervention group, the total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio decreased significantly from 3.70 mmol/L, 95% CI 3.38–3.87, to 3.25 mmol/L, 95% CI 2.96–3.31 (p = 0.05).

Conclusion

Consumption of minimal and unprocessed foods (high in natural saturated fats) has favourable effects on HDL cholesterol in children. Therefore, this dietary advice can safely be recommended to children.
Happiness at work: A cross-cultural validation of happiness at work scale
Authors: Fitriana Nina , Hutagalung Fonny Dameaty , Awang Zainudin , Zaid Sumaia Mohammed
Published: January 2022

The idea of Happiness at Work is drawn from psychology and economic studies. It is often considered as a synonym with ‘wellbeing’ and defined as a state characterized by a high level of life satisfaction, a high level of positive emotions, and less negative emotions. This research aims to validate the Happiness at Work scale in the Indonesian context. In this study, the researchers conducted cross-cultural adaptation for the Happiness at Work scale following systematic procedures to produce the Scale of Happiness at Work in the Indonesian language. Afterward, the researchers evaluated the content validity with the help of professional judgment and measured the Content Validity Index at the item level and the scale level. Further, to examine the psychometric properties of the Happiness at Work scale, the researchers administer the questionnaire to a sample of 105 (35 male and 70 female) lecturers to conduct exploratory factor analysis to formulate the new dimensionality of the Happiness at Work scale. The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis indicated that Happiness at Work in the Indonesian context could be measured using four dimensions. To confirm that the extracted dimensions measure a single construct, the researchers administered the produced version to a sample of 370 (147 male and 223 female). Afterward, researchers conducted confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the validity and reliability of the measurement model. This research found out that the Indonesian version of Happiness at Work measurement is reliable and valid. Thus, this study may contribute to the happiness at work literature of non-western context. In conclusion, the Indonesian-Happiness at Work scale shows robust psychometric properties that can be used for further research.
Evaluation of the indirect impact of the 10-valent pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine in a cluster-randomised trial
Authors: Rinta-Kokko Hanna , Palmu Arto A. , Ruokokoski Esa , Nieminen Heta , Moreira Marta , Schuerman Lode , Borys Dorota , Jokinen Jukka
Published: January 2022

Background

In the nation-wide double-blind cluster-randomised Finnish Invasive Pneumococcal disease trial (FinIP, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00861380, NCT00839254), we assessed the indirect impact of the 10-valent pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV10) against five pneumococcal disease syndromes.

Methods

Children 6 weeks to 18 months received PHiD-CV10 in 48 clusters or hepatitis B/A-vaccine as control in 24 clusters according to infant 3+1/2+1 or catch-up schedules in years 2009―2011. Outcome data were collected from national health registers and included laboratory-confirmed and clinically suspected invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), hospital-diagnosed pneumonia, tympanostomy tube placements (TTP) and outpatient antimicrobial prescriptions. Incidence rates in the unvaccinated population in years 2010―2015 were compared between PHiD-CV10 and control clusters in age groups <5 and ≥5 years (5―7 years for TTP and outpatient antimicrobial prescriptions), and in infants <3 months. PHiD-CV10 was introduced into the Finnish National Vaccination Programme (PCV-NVP) for 3-month-old infants without catch-up in 9/2010.

Results

From 2/2009 to 10/2010, 45398 children were enrolled. Vaccination coverage varied from 29 to 61% in PHiD-CV10 clusters. We detected no clear differences in the incidence rates between the unvaccinated cohorts of the treatment arms, except in single years. For example, the rates of vaccine-type IPD, non-laboratory-confirmed IPD and empyema were lower in PHiD-CV10 clusters compared to control clusters in 2012, 2015 and 2011, respectively, in the age-group ≥5 years.

Conclusions

This is the first report from a clinical trial evaluating the indirect impact of a PCV against clinical outcomes in an unvaccinated population. We did not observe consistent indirect effects in the PHiD-CV10 clusters compared to the control clusters. We consider that the sub-optimal trial vaccination coverage did not allow the development of detectable indirect effects and that the supervening PCV-NVP significantly diminished the differences in PHiD-CV10 vaccination coverage between the treatment arms.
Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. using carboxylesterase antibody and its usage for diagnosing Acanthamoeba-keratitis
Authors: Kim Min-Jeong , Chu Ki-Back , Lee Hae-Ahm , Quan Fu-Shi , Kong Hyun-Hee , Moon Eun-Kyung
Published: January 2022

Contact lens usage has contributed to increased incidence rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious corneal infection that can lead to blindness. Since symptoms associated with AK closely resemble those incurred by bacterial or fungal keratitis, developing a diagnostic method enabling rapid detection with a high degree of Acanthamoeba-specificity would be beneficial. Here, we produced a polyclonal antibody targeting the carboxylesterase (CE) superfamily protein secreted by the pathogenic Acanthamoeba and evaluated its diagnostic potential. Western blot analysis revealed that the CE antibody specifically interacts with the cell lysates and conditioned media of pathogenic Acanthamoeba, which were not observed from the cell lysates and conditioned media of human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells, Fusarium solani, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. High titers of A. castellanii-specific antibody production were confirmed sera of immunized mice via ELISA, and these antibodies were capable of detecting A. castellanii from the cell lysates and their conditioned media. The specificity of the CE antibody was further confirmed on A. castellanii trophozoites and cysts co-cultured with HCE cells, F. solani, S. aureus, and P. aeruginosa using immunocytochemistry. Additionally, the CE antibody produced in this study successfully interacted with 7 different Acanthamoeba species. Our findings demonstrate that the polyclonal CE antibody specifically detects multiple species belong to the genus Acanthamoeba, thus highlighting its potential as AK diagnostic tool.
Patients’ satisfaction with outpatient pharmacy services and associated factors in Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Molla Mulugeta , Sisay Woretaw , Andargie Yared , Kefale Belayneh , Singh Pradeep
Published: January 2022

Introduction

By measuring patients’ satisfaction, providers can gain insight into several elements of health care services, including the effectiveness of their care and the level of empathy they exhibit. The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction with pharmaceutical services and associated factors in public hospitals located in Northwestern Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study was used. The study was carried out in an outpatient pharmacy from January 1–June 30, 2021. Participants were selected by a systematic sampling technique. The IBM SPSS statistical package (version 23) was used to enter and analyze the collected data. The findings were presented using descriptive statistical methods. To find factors linked to satisfaction, binary logistic regression was used.

Results

The final analysis included a total of 401 samples. More than half of the participants (229, or 55.1%) were female. The overall mean score of satisfaction was 30.6 out of a maximum of 100 scores. By taking this mean score as a cut-off point, 204 (50.9%) of the study participants had satisfaction with the outpatient pharmacists’ service. Participants’ responses scored on the uncomfortable and inconvenient waiting areas [AOR = 0.31; 95%CI, (0.13, 0.49)] were found to be negatively associated with the level of patients’ satisfaction. Also, the unavailability of medications [AOR = 0.12; 95%CI, (0.02, 0.37)] was negatively associated with the respondent satisfaction. Uncomfortable and inconvenient private counseling areas [AOR = 1.37; 95%CI, (0.79, 4.42)] showed a negative association with their satisfaction.

Conclusion

Patients’ satisfaction levels with pharmacy service were found to be greater than 50%. The socio-demographic characteristics of patients have no association with their level of satisfaction, but their perception of uncomfortable private counseling areas and waiting areas was negatively associated with their satisfaction.
Multidimensional impacts of coronavirus pandemic in adolescents in Pakistan: A cross sectional research
Authors: Imran Nazish , Naz Fauzia , Sharif Muhammad Imran , Liaqat Sumbul , Riaz Musarrat , Khawar Abida , Azeem Muhammad Waqar
Published: January 2022

Background

COVID-19 has posed unique challenges for adolescents in different dimensions of their life including education, home and social life, mental and physical health. Whether the impact is positive or negative, its significance on the overall shaping of adolescents’ lives cannot be overlooked. The aim of the present study was to explore impacts of the pandemic on the adolescents’ everyday lives in Pakistan.

Methods

Following ethical approval, this cross-sectional study was conducted through September to December, 2020 via an online survey on 842 adolescents with the mean age of 17.14 ± SD 1.48. Socio-demographic data and Epidemic Pandemic Impact Inventory-Adolescent Adaptation (EPII-A) was used to assess the multi-dimensional effects of the pandemic.

Results

Among the 842 participants, 84% were girls. Education emerged as the most negatively affected Pandemic domain (41.6–64.3%). Most of the adolescents (62.0–65.8%) had reported changes in responsibilities at home including increased time spent in helping family members. Besides, increase in workload of participants and their parents was prominent (41.8% & 47.6%). Social activities were mostly halted for approximately half (41–51%) of the participants. Increased screen time, decreased physical activity and sedentary lifestyle were reported by 52.7%, 46.3% and 40.7% respectively. 22.2–62.4% of the adolescents had a direct experience with quarantine, while 15.7% experienced death of a close friend or relative. Positive changes in their lives were endorsed by 30.5–62.4% respondents. Being male and older adolescents had significant association with negative impact across most domains (p<0.05).

Conclusions

Results have shown that COVID-19 exert significant multidimensional impacts on the physical, psycho-social, and home related domains of adolescents that are certainly more than what the previous researches has suggested.
Mourning in Sparta (Plu., Lyc. 27.1-4)
Authors: Cacciatore Paola Volpe
Published: January 2022

With relation to the requirements established by the Spartan Lycurgus on funeral rites, the plutarchean biography mentions two exceptions (one man and one woman) from the rule requiring anonymous burials. The manuscripts’ paradosis has been suspected and corrected from the 16th century onwards: in the last two centuries the conjecture λεχοῦς, proposed by Latte and printed by Ziegler in the text of his Teubner edition, has been generally accepted. In this paper the reasons in support of this conjecture are rediscussed, and the possibility of retaining the manuscripts’ text is advanced on the basis of the Lacedaemonian traditions attested by the sources.
Diz­‑me o que lês, dir­‑te­‑ei quem és
Authors: Boavida João
Published: January 2022

O texto chama a atenção para a necessidade imperiosa de se voltar aos livros, pois o hábito da leitura é condição de toda a formação cultural e científica. Além de fonte de prazer, pois só a boa literatura proporciona a sensibilização, a maturidade e a humanização de que todo o ser humano necessita para o vir a ser plenamente.
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Authors: Bradley Joshua Daniel , Ito Shinya , Roukhamieh-Mckinna Nabila
Published: January 2022

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Monitoring Dynamics of Vegetation Cover with the Integration of OBIA and Random Forest Classifier Using Sentinel-2 Multitemporal Satellite Imagery
Authors: Sari Nurwita Mustika , Rokhmatuloh R. , Manessa Masita Dwi Mandini
Published: January 2022

The existence of vegetation in an area has an important role to maintain the carrying capacity of the environment and create a comfortable environment as a place to live. In an effort to create a sustainable environment, there are various pressures on vegetation that cause a decrease in vegetation area. Economic activity, population growth and other anthropogenic activities trigger the dynamics of vegetation cover in an area that causes land cover changes from vegetation to non-vegetation. Majalengka Regency as one of the areas with intensive regional physical development in line with the operation of BIJB Kertajati and the Cipali toll road became the study area in this research. This study aims to monitor the dynamics of vegetation cover with the proposed method namely the integration of the OBIA and Random Forest classifier using multi temporal Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. The results show that there is a decrease in the area of vegetation in the research area as much as 4,329.6 hectares to non-vegetation areas in the period 2016-2020. The vegetation area in 2020 is 84,716.07 hectares and non-vegetation area is 35,708 hectares. Thus, there has been a decrease in the percentage of vegetation area from 73.94% in 2016 to 70.35% in 2020, meanwhile for non-vegetation areas there has been an increase from 26.06% in 2016 to 29.65% in 2020.
Development of Desertification Indicators for Desertification Monitoring from Landsat Images Using Python Programming
Authors: Taha Lamyaa Gamal EL-Deen , Basheer Manar A. , Mohamed Amany Morsi
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, desertification is one of the most serious environment socioeconomic issues and sand dune advances are a major threat that causes desertification. Wadi El-Rayan is one of the areas facing severe dune migration. Therefore, it's important to monitor desertification and study sand dune migration in this area. Image differencing for the years 2000 (Landsat ETM+) and 2019 (OLI images) and Bi-temporal layer stacking was performed. It was found that image differencing is a superior method to get changes of the study area compared to the visual method (Bi-temporal layer stacking). This research develops a quantitative technique for desertification assessment by developing indicators using Landsat images. Spatial distribution of the movement of sand dunes using some spectral indices (NDVI, BSI, LDI, and LST) was studied and a Python script was developed to calculate these indices. The results show that NDVI and BSI indices are the best indices in the identification and detection of vegetation. It was found that mobile sand dunes on the southern side of the lower Wadi El-Rayan Lake caused filling up of large part of the lower lake. The indices results show that sand movement decreased the size of the lower Wadi El-Rayan Lake and there are reclamation activities in the west of the lower lake. The results show that a good result could be achieved from the developed codes compared to ready-made software (ENVI 5).
Outstanding Photo-bioelectrochemical Cell by Integrating TiO2 and Chlorophyll as Photo-bioanode for Sustainable Energy Generation
Authors: Christwardana Marcelinus , Septevani Athanasia Amanda , Yoshi Linda Aliffia
Published: January 2022

Photosynthesis is a technique for converting light energy into chemical energy that is both efficient and sustainable. Chlorophyll in energy-transducing photosynthetic organisms is unique because of their distinctive structure and composition. In photo-bioelectrochemical research, the chlorophyll's quantum trapping efficiency is attractive. Chlorophyll from Spirulina platensis is demonstrated to communicate directly with TiO2-modified Indium Thin Oxide (ITO) to generate electricity without the use of any mediator. TiO2-modified ITO with a chlorophyll concentration of 100 % generated the greatest power density and photocurrent of approximately 178.15 mW/m2 and 596.92 mA/m2 from water oxidation under light among all the other materials. While the sensitivity with light was 0.885 mA/m2.lux, and Jmax value was 1085 mA/m2. Furthermore, the power and photocurrent density as a function of chlorophyll content are studied. The polarizability and Van der Waals interaction of TiO2 and chlorophyll are crucial in enhancing electron transport in photo-bioelectrochemical systems. As a result, this anode structure has the potential to be improved and used to generate even more energy.
Artificial Neural Network Prediction Model of Dust Effect on Photovoltaic Performance for Residential applications: Malaysia Case Study
Authors: Ahmad Emy Zairah , Jarimi Hasila , Razak Tajul Rosli
Published: January 2022

Dust accumulation on the photovoltaic system adversely degrades its power conversion efficiency (PCE). Focusing on residential installations, dust accumulation on PV modules installed in tropical regions may be vulnerable due to lower inclination angles and rainfall that encourage dust settlement on PV surfaces. However, most related studies in the tropics are concerned with studies in the laboratory, where dust collection is not from the actual field, and an accurate performance prediction model is impossible to obtain. This paper investigates the dust-related degradation in the PV output performance based on the developed Artificial Neural Network (ANN) predictive model. For this purpose, two identical monocrystalline modules of 120 Wp were tested and assessed under real operating conditions in Melaka, Malaysia (2.1896° N, 102.2501° E), of which one module was dust-free (clean). At the same time, the other was left uncleaned (dusty) for one month. The experimental datasets were divided into three sets: the first set was used for training and testing purposes, while the second and third, namely Data 2 and Data 3, were used for validating the proposed ANN model. The accuracy study shows that the predicted data using the ANN model and the experimentally acquired data are in good agreement, with MAE and RMSE for the cleaned PV module are as low as 1.28 °C, and 1.96 °C respectively for Data 2 and 3.93 °C and 4.92 °C respectively for Data 3.  Meanwhile, the RMSE and MAE for the dusty PV module are 1.53°C and 2.82 °C respectively for Data 2 and 4.13 °C and 5.26 °C for Data 3. The ANN predictive model was then used for yield forecasting in a residential installation and found that the clean PV system provides a 7.29 % higher yield than a dusty system. The proposed ANN model is beneficial for PV system installers to assess and anticipate the impacts of dust on the PV installation in cities with similar climatic conditions.
Intention to Use Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services among College Students
Authors: Kusumaningrum Tanjung Anitasari Indah , Pratiwi Handini
Published: January 2022

Background: HIV is a health problem of global concern. A large number of HIV cases in Surakarta is due to various factors such as the characteristics of adolescents, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs to reduce HIV prevention through the use of VCT services. This study aims to analyze the relationship between age, gender, type of study program, information exposure, organizational participation, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in using VCT to use Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services for college students. Method: This research was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. The study population was all students at one university in Surakarta in the 2016-2017 class as many as 12,457 students, while the research sample was 500 students who were taken using a proportional random sampling technique. Data analysis using chi-square test and logistic regression.  Results: The results of the multivariate analysis showed that students' knowledge of HIV / AIDS and VCT affected the intention to use VCT services with an OR = 1.776 (CI = 1.170-2.695). The bivariate test results showed that there was a relationship between information exposure (p-value = 0.001), knowledge (p-value = 0.007), attitude (p-value = 0.006) and belief (p-value = 0.013) with the intention to use VCT services. Meanwhile, there was no relationship between age (p-value = 0.118), gender (p-value = 0.579), type of study program (p-value = 1,000), organizational participation (p-value = 0.352) with the intention of using VCT services. Students' knowledge of HIV / AIDS and VCT was the most dominant VCT intention. Therefore, providing information about VCT to students is necessary to increase students' knowledge and confidence in using VCT services.
Reproducibility of developmental neuroplasticity in in vitro brain tissue models
Authors: Salmina Alla B. , Malinovskaya Natalia A. , Morgun Andrey V. , Khilazheva Elena D. , Uspenskaya Yulia A. , Illarioshkin Sergey N.
Published: January 2022

The current prevalence of neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke and brain injury stimulates studies aimed to identify new molecular targets, to select the drug candidates, to complete the whole set of preclinical and clinical trials, and to implement new drugs into routine neurological practice. Establishment of protocols based on microfluidics, blood–brain barrier- or neurovascular unit-on-chip, and microphysiological systems allowed improving the barrier characteristics and analyzing the regulation of local microcirculation, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis. Reconstruction of key mechanisms of brain development and even some aspects of experience-driven brain plasticity would be helpful in the establishment of brain in vitro models with the highest degree of reliability. Activity, metabolic status and expression pattern of cells within the models can be effectively assessed with the protocols of system biology, cell imaging, and functional cell analysis. The next generation of in vitro models should demonstrate high scalability, 3D or 4D complexity, possibility to be combined with other tissues or cell types within the microphysiological systems, compatibility with bio-inks or extracellular matrix-like materials, achievement of adequate vascularization, patient-specific characteristics, and opportunity to provide high-content screening. In this review, we will focus on currently available and prospective brain tissue in vitro models suitable for experimental and preclinical studies with the special focus on models enabling 4D reconstruction of brain tissue for the assessment of brain development, brain plasticity, and drug kinetics.
Experiencing pregnancy at an advanced maternal age in a private hospital
Authors: Chemim Andressa Kachel , Castro Beatriz Cristina de , Aldrighi Juliane Dias , Wall Marilene Loewen , Carvalho Aline Lara de , Medeiros Bruna Gizele Noronha de , Trigueiro Tatiane Herreira
Published: January 2022

Objective: to describe the experiences of pregnant women at advanced maternal age assisted in a private hospital. Methods: a qualitative study, carried out with 17 women, by means of semi-structured interviews via telephone. The data was submitted to Thematic Content Analysis. Results: the participants were between 35 and 40 years old. Two categories emerged: Experiencing pregnancy as a couple and family: the preparation of the couple for pregnancy and childbirth (Pregnancy after 35 years old as an element of potentiality; Change in the family routine for the baby’s arrival) and Experiencing pregnancy and its changes: perceiving pregnancy as a healthy and calm experience (Change in emotional patterns related to the pregnancy process). Conclusion: experiencing pregnancy late in life was not a concern for women. Maturity and favorable socioeconomic conditions may have a protective influence on the course of healthy pregnancies in women attending the private health service.
Construction of a nursing care instrument for patients with central venous catheters
Authors: Jesus Stefhanie Conceição de , Bertoncello Kátia Cilene Godinho , Gonçalves Fernanda Alves Ferreira , Colaço Aline Daiane , Lentz Geline Nascente Soares , Schneider Dulcinéia Ghizoni
Published: January 2022

Objective: to build a nursing care instrument for patients with short-term central venous catheters in an Intensive Care Unit. Methods: a multi-method study in three stages: structuring of the instrument; pre-testing of the instrument; agreement analyses among nurses and final composition of the instrument. Results: the instrument, in its first version, presented three domains related to the moment of insertion (five items), maintenance (15 items) and catheter removal (ten items). Most of the 30 items were assessed as relevant (23/77%) and presented a satisfactory Content Validity Index (28/93%). Ten items were reformulated, 32 new items were included, and three items were deleted. Conclusion: the instrument was constructed, which presented response validity for the care of nurses to patients with central venous catheters in Intensive Care Units, consisting of three domains and 59 items evaluated by nurses and considered appropriate for the moments of insertion, maintenance and removal of the catheter.
Access to the care network by children and adolescents with special health needs
Authors: Bueno Tífani de Vargas , Silveira Andressa da , Centenaro Alexa Pupiara Flores Coelho , Cabral Fernanda Beheregaray , Costa Marta Cocco da
Published: January 2022

Objective: to understand the access to the care network for children and adolescents with special needs from the perspective of professionals. Methods: qualitative study carried out in an Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children. The semi-structured interview was used,with representation through the cloud of words. Participated in the research 11 professionals who work in health care and special education. Results: from the professionals’ perspective, the access to the network of care for children and adolescents comes from the special care and education offered by the Association. The participants highlighted the difficulties of access of children and adolescents to health services and the diversity of activities used so that they can socialize, interact, and form bonds. Conclusion: the access of children and adolescents to the attention network occurs through the services of the Association, represented by the clinic for health care and the school for development and social inclusion.
Therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain attending outpatient physiotherapy clinic
Authors: Mbada Chidozie Emmanuel , Oladapo Samuel Olaniyi , Igwe Chizoba Favour , Oyewole Olufemi Oyeleye , Fatoye Clara , Ogundele Abiola Oladele , Fatoye Francis
Published: January 2022

Objective: to assess therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain. Methods: qualitative study involving the use of an in-depth semi structured interviews were used to collect data on therapeutic itinerary among ten patients with chronic low-back pain who from physiotherapy clinic of a tertiary hospital. Data was analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: emerging themes were as follows: onset of low-back pain, symptoms that initiated the journey for care, steps taken to find pain relief, respondent’s perception on care received, interference of chronic low-back pain with normal life, family and relations, multiple practices in which chronic low-back pain patients are involved, perception of effectiveness of the multiple practices, and hurdles to seeking care. Conclusion: patients with chronic low-back pain take different routes in search of care. Chronic low-back pain markedly altered patients’ life and made them prone to practicing medical pluralism.
Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students
Authors: Naidoo Natalie , Olagbegi Oladapo Michael , Nadasan Thayananthee , Afolabi Joshua Oluwafisayo
Published: January 2022

Objective: to compare physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and secondary students. Methods: the cross-sectional study involved 202 selected secondary students and 171 university students. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Percentages, chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test and linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: about 63% and 32% of secondary and university students, respectively, reported high levels of physical activity, while 84.7% and 71.9% of secondary and undergraduate students, respectively, met guidelines for sedentary behavior. The secondary students had significantly higher scores than the university students in vigorous (p=0.004), moderate (p<0.001), and total physical activity (p<0.001). The observed difference was more prominent among females. Conclusion: secondary students had higher scores of physical activity and spent less time in sedentary behavior.
Lehrwerkbegutachtung für den frühen Fremdsprachenunterricht
Authors:   Uniwersytet Śląski. Wydział Humanistyczny. Filologia germańska, Gładysz Jolanta , Gładysz Marek ,   Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. KEN w Krakowie. Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych. Instytut Neofilologii
Published: January 2022

The subject of the article is the development of a proprietary catalogue of criteria helpful in making decisions about the selection of textbooks and teaching materials for learning foreign languages at the first stage of education. The catalogue was prepared based on an analysis of the methodological assumptions of early foreign language teaching and the criteria for evaluating textbooks at higher levels of education, which should also be taken into account when assessing teaching materials intended for teaching foreign languages to children. The analysis of methodological principles focuses primarily on the principles of language competence education and the appropriate selection of teaching content. It allows concluding to what extent the selected didactic material supports the proper development of a foreign language in children and whether it engages them emotionally.
Вiды сiнтаксiчна нячленных выказванняў нязгоды ў славянскiх мовах: семантычны аспект
Authors:   Беларускi дзяржаўны ўнiверсiтәт. Фiлалагiчны факультәт. Кафедра тәарәтычнага i славянскага мовазнаўства, Латушка Ганна
Published: January 2022

The aim of the study was to systematize syntactically indivisible utterances of disagreement in the Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech and Bulgarian languages. The goal was achieved by using the linguistic comparison method, contextual analysis, elements of component analyss of words semantics, techniques of generalization, interpretation and classification. As a result, a classification of disagreement utterances was created, and the classification was presented in the form of a table.
Роль оцiнки у вербалiзацiï свiту емоцiй людини
Authors:   Iнститут мовознавства iм. О.О. Потебнi НАН Украïни. Вiддiл слов’янських мов, Нiколаєнко Лариса
Published: January 2022

The aim of the article is to present the theoretical problems of researching the role of assessment in the verbalization of human emotions. In linguistics, a very small number of studies are devoted to the conceptualization of emotions in the axiological aspect. The author proves that hedonistic and moral assessments are most often present in the conceptualization of feelings. Moral assessment characterizes the actions and intentions of a person, and his attitude towards other people from the point of view of good and evil. In the verbalization of emotions, it is expressed with the help of epithets that are combined with the names of feelings, as well as through the linguistic representation of close or polar feelings. Hedonistic assessment characterizes the feeling of the subject of emotion on a scale of «pleasant/unpleasant». In the verbalization of emotions, it is expressed through metaphorical descriptions that represent conceptual signs and associative images of feelings.
Jak przetłumaczyć afisz teatralny? O korzyściach płynących z posługiwania się tekstami paralelnymi
Authors:   Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych. Instytut Językoznawstwa, Parafińska-Korybska Ewelina
Published: January 2022

The article focuses on parallel text issues based on the example of a specific text type – theatrical posters. The author discusses the characteristic features of the poster’s text and indicates similarities and differences in creating such announcements in Polish and Russian cultural spaces. These have become the basis for presenting the problem of translating the posters from Polish into Russian and the advantages of using parallel texts in translation, which are also discussed. The work also underlines types of equivalence based on E. Nida and W. Koller’s classification. These classifications helped to establish criteria to take into account when translating certain types of texts.
O różnicach w opisie języka językoznawstwa i glottodydaktyki – przyczynek do dyskusji
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku. Wydział Filologiczny. Katedra Leksykologii i Pragmalingwistyk, Pieklarz-Thien Magdalena
Published: January 2022

The paper attempts to provide some reflections on language and its description in a foreign language lesson, and to examine potential sources of the discrepancies existing in linguistic and didactic approaches to language description. Firstly, the contemporary conception of the relationship between the two disciplines has been outlined, which is crucial for grasping and understanding the sources of these differences in perceiving and describing language as a common object of the research. Then, a discussion concerning the sources of differencesin the language description between linguistics and didactics is presented, including the perspectives of the development of didactics as a science.
Kreatywność językowa jako źródło komizmu (z języka przewodników turystycznych)
Authors:   Uniwersytet Łódzki. Instytut Rusycystyki. Zakład Językoznawstwa, Ratajczyk Krystyna , Pirożak-Dziuk Irina ,   Uniwersytet Łódzki. Instytut Rusycystyki. Zakład Dydaktyki i Przekładu
Published: January 2022

The aim of the article is to analyze tourist guides’ utterances in terms of creativity. The creativity of these utterances is a source of comedy. The following research methods were used in the article: research material selection method, definitional method, descriptive method, material classification method, semantic, lexical and quantitative analysis methods. As a result of the research, 9 groups representing appropriate types of linguistic creativity of tourist guides were found.
Лiнгвокультурологiчний та дидактичний потенцiал коротких гумористичних текстiв у системi навчання iноземцiв украïнськоï мови
Authors:   Киïвський нацiональний унiверситет iменi Тараса Шевченка. Iнститут фiлологiï. Кафедра украïнськоï та росiйськоï мов як iноземних, Шевченко Мирослава
Published: January 2022

The goal of the research is to explain the reasonability of including humorous texts in study materials for the Ukrainian language, and to work out a methodically correct systemof using them with a foreign audience. Observational methods were used to find out how foreign students react to jokes during the study process, hypothetical and inductive experiment – to define the didactic and linguocultural potential of proposed texts and methodic experiment – to prove the educational efficiency of humorous texts. The research results confirm that creative work with short humorous texts will stimulate students to work actively in the classroom, motivate them to communicate in Ukrainian, and positively influence the level of communication proficiency.