bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Artificial Intelligence Model for Parkinson Disease Detection using Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Yadav Sunil
Published: September 2022

Background
In order for Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment and examination to be logical, a key requirement is that estimates of disease stage and severity are quantitative, reliable, and repeatable. The PD research in the past 50 years has been overwhelmed by the subjective emotional evaluation of human’s understanding of disease characteristics during clinical visits.
Method
The Parkinson's disease data set contains 23 features and 197 instances, of which 8 patients are sound and 23 patients, are analyzed as PD patients. Relying on chi2 test, extra trees classifier and correlation matrix as feature extraction strategies and relying on Decision Trees, K Nearest Neighbors, Random Forests, Bagging, AdaBoosting and Gradient Boosting as supervised AI calculations for permutation calculations. The calculation is based to obtain higher classifier accuracy, as well as ROC curves accuracy.
Results
Three conspicuous component selection strategies allow each of the 23 features to select 10 best performing features. The DT classifier has a higher accuracy of 94.87% in a dataset with 23 attributions, just like a dataset with 11 features. These results are also checked by ROC curve (AUC = 98.7%).
Conclusions
This calculation significantly separates PD patients from patients at the individual level, thus ensuring the use of computer-based findings in clinical practice.
Changes of alpha-2-macroglobulin activity in tear fluid in experimental retinal pigment epithelium atrophy of rabbits
Authors: Neroeva N. V. , Chesnokova N. B. , Katargina L. A. , Pavlenko T. A. , Beznos O. V. , Ilyukhin P. A. , Utkina O. A.
Published: September 2022

Purpose. To assess the validity of alpha-2-macroglobulin ( 2-MG) activity and endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentration for the characterization of local metabolic disorders in experimental retinal pigment epithelium atrophy (RPE).

Material and methods. To reproduce RPE atrophy, 22 New Zealand Albino rabbits were given a subretinal injection of bevacizumab or saline. Tear fluid was collected before the injection and 3 months after it. In the second series of the experiment, tear fluid was also collected on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th days after bevacizumab injection. Tear fluid was analyzed for the activity of 2-MG using the fermentation method and for ET-1 concentration by the immunoenzymatic method.

Results. 3 months after bevacizumab injection, 2-MG activity in the tear remained normal, while after saline injection it was, on average, twice as high as the initial one. ET-1 concentration showed a significant increase of over 1.5 times on the 3rd day after bevacizumab injection both in the tear of the operated and the contralateral eyes.

Conclusion. Subretinal bevacizumab injection had no significant lasting damaging effect on the retina, as opposed to saline injection that led to an increase of 2-MG activity in the tear. A transitory increase of ET-1 concentration in the tears after bevacizumab injection may indicate vascular tone elevation in the eye during this period. The study of 2-MG activity and ET-1 concentration in the tear may be used to monitor local metabolic shifts in experimental RPE atrophy development, as well as to assess the post-transplantation process and therapy adequacy.
Die Schuldenbremse und der Stabilitätsrat im deutschen Grundgesetz
Authors:   European Constitutional Law Association, Kim Dongkyun
Published: September 2022

Der Staat kann seine Ausgaben durch Steuereinnahmen, Nichtsteuereinnahmen und Kreditaufnahme decken. Anders als die Besteuerung belastet die Kreditaufnahme der zukünftigen Generation. Deshalb sollte die Kreditaufnahme unter den bestimmten Grundsätzen und Voraussetzungen zugelassen werden, mit welchen die Generationengerechtigkeit verwirklicht werden können.
Aus diesem Grund ist die Schuldenbremse im Grundgesetz geregelt. Die Schuldenbremse für Bund wird jeweils durch Art. 115 GG und Bundesgesetz ausführlich geregelt. Und die Schuldenbremse, die für Länder gilt, ist dagegen durch Landesverfassung, Landeshauhaltsordnung oder Landesgesetz geregelt.
Nach Art. 109 Abs. 3 S. 1 sind die Haushalte von Bund und Ländern grundsätzlich ohne Einnahmen aus Krediten auszugleichen. Der in Artikel 109 GG für Bund und Länder gemeinsam verankerte Grundsatz des ausgeglichenen Haushalts orientiert sich damit am Grundprinzip des Europäischen Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspakts und des Fiskalvertrags. Diesem Grundsatz ist im Fall des Bundes entsprochen, wenn die Einnahmen aus Krediten 0,35 vom Hundert im Verhältnis zum nominalen Bruttoinlandsprodukt nicht überschreiten. Dagegen ist bei Länder die Kreditaufnahme unzulässig.
Ein wichtiger Punkt der Schuldenbremse ist, dass sie Flexibilität sichert, indem sie sowohl Grundsätze als auch Ausnahmen vorschreibt. Eine symmetrische Berücksichtigung der konjunkturellen Situation ist zuerst möglich. Das bedeutet, dass im Abschwung ein konjunkturbedingter Anstieg der Nettokreditaufnahme in einem gewissen Rahmen zulässig ist, während sich im Aufschwung die Spielräume für die Nettokreditaufnahme entsprechend verringern. Dazu regelt das Grundgesetz auch das Kontrollkonto.
Außerdem kann im Falle von Naturkatastrophen oder außergewöhnlichen Notsituationen, die sich der Kontrolle des Staates entziehen und welche die staatliche Finanzlage erheblich beeinträchtigen, die Obergrenze für die strukturelle Nettokreditaufnahme von 0,35 % des BIP aufgrund eines Beschlusses der Mehrheit der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages nach Art. 115 Abs. 2 S. 6 GG für das jeweilige Haushaltsjahr überschritten werden. Dieser Beschluss ist nach Art. 115 Abs. 2 S. 7 GG mit einem Tilgungsplan zu verbinden.
Ferner obliegt dem Stabilitätsrat seit dem Jahr 2020 die an den Vorgaben und Verfahren der Europäischen Haushaltsüberwachung orientierte Überwachung der Einhaltung der Verschuldungsregeln von Bund und Ländern. Die Mechanismen der Schuldenbremse im deutschen Grundgesetz könnte ein Vorbild bei der Einführung der Fiskalregeln ins Korea vorzeigen.
Indoor and outdoor multi-source 3D data fusion method for ancient buildings
Authors: Wei Shuangfeng , Liu Changchang , Tang Nian , Zhao Xiaoyu , Zhang Haocheng , Zhou Xiaohang
Published: September 2022

Ancient buildings carry important information, such as ancient politics, economy, culture, customs. However, with the course of time, ancient buildings are often damaged to different degrees, so the restoration of ancient buildings is of great importance from the historical point of view. There are three commonly used non-contact measurement methods, including UAV-based oblique photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning, and close-range photogrammetry. These methods can provide integrated three-dimensional surveys of open spaces, indoor and outdoor surfaces for ancient buildings. Theoretically, the combined use of the three measurement methods can provide 3D (three-dimensional) data support for the protection and repair of ancient buildings. However, data from the three methods need to be fused urgently, because if the image data is not used, it will lead to a lack of real and intuitive texture information, and if only image matching point clouds are used, their accuracy will be lower than that of terrestrial laser scanning point clouds, and it will also lead to a lack of digital expression for components with high indoor historical value of ancient buildings. Therefore, in this paper, a data fusion method is proposed to achieve multi-source and multi-scale 3D data fusion of indoor and outdoor surfaces. It takes the terrestrial laser point cloud as the core, and based on fine component texture features and building outline features, respectively, the ground close-range image matching point cloud and UAV oblique image matching point cloud are registered with the terrestrial laser point cloud. This method unifies the data from three measurements in the point cloud and realizes the high-precision fusion of these three data. Based on the indoor and outdoor 3D full-element point cloud formed by the proposed method, it will constitute a visual point cloud model in producing plans, elevations, sections, orthophotos, and other elements for the study of ancient buildings.
Experiments and simulation of the spreading behavior of fibre bundle in pneumatic spreader
Authors: Niu Xuejuan , Niu Ke , Zhang Hongjie , Chen Qinghai
Published: September 2022

Fibre spreading before impregnation process has great importance for production of non-woven fabrics. Thousands of filaments can be transported and spread by airflow in a pneumatic chamber. To better understand the lateral-spreading mechanism of the system, the generation and evolution of lateral dragging forces applied on fibre bundle are demonstrated through experiments and simulations. with the CFD model of the spreader and discrete element method (DEM), the spreading behavior of the filaments in the bundle are simulated. By parametrically analyzing the characteristics of fractal airflows, the influence of design parameters on the fractal airflow is analyzed and optimized. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental data. The width of the bundle has been widened almost 10 times, which has improved by 100 % compared with traditional mechanical spread method.
Vkontakte Social Network as a Tool of Professional Skills Development in University Students (the example of the educational standard Journalism)
Authors: Dzvonik Veronika
Published: September 2022

The article considers social networks as a platform for online learning as in case of experimental television programs made by Kemerovo State University students of Journalism. Social networks provide a gaming environment for the academic process. Pedagogical theory and practice lack tools for assessing the impact of social networks on the formation of professional competencies in university students. They create content for online programs in professional television editorial offices under realistic conditions. This experience motivates them and develops their professional skills. Social networks increase motivation for learning, reveal creative abilities, and organize the academic process.
French Politology via the French Language
Authors: Bushev Aleksandr
Published: September 2022

The paper discusses linguistic autodidactics that lead to the comprehension of social reality. The paper focuses on the Francais Authentique francophone social medium used for language teaching and political discourse comprehension. The author conducted a linguadidactic experiment by using YouTube technologies to practice the French language using authentic traditional and newest sources on the presidential elections in France in 2022. The methodology was based on the authentic theory of discourse analysis frames. The theory features the frames of key communicators and target audiences, factual analysis, analysis of linguistic components of discourse, and the frames of performance, multimedia communication, values, rational argumentation, virtual communication, and feedback. The results shed light upon strategic importance of new media and success of political strategies of centrism in politics.
Internet Memes in Network Communication: English Entertainment Sites
Authors: Dashkova Svetlana
Published: September 2022

Internet memes are an integral part of the Internet entertainment discourse. They are often based on precedent phenomena and reflect current events, facilitate the self-expression of the author, create a comic effect, etc. Memes possess a great repetitive and transformation potential. Their textual element is compact and humor-oriented. In the English Internet discourse, memes exist as texts, pictures, pictures with captions, and videos. The most common memes are those that refer to mass and Internet culture. In social networks, their main communicative goals are entertainment, reflection of current events, and increasing personal rating. The policy of the social network and the peculiarities of the meme culture determine the cooperative speech strategy they represent: even when the meme is part of some conflictogenic tactics, the negative reaction is not its main goal.
“The creature was made subject to vanity not willingly”: The controversy over the influence of the Fall on living nature and the rise of paleontology
Authors:   Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khramov Alexander V. ,   Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies
Published: September 2022

This paper deals with discussions sparked by the scientific advances of paleontology in the first half of the 19th century on whether predation and animal death should be linked to the Fall of man. The history of the belief in paradisiacal vegetarianism and animal peace, which could be traced back to the writings of Early Church fathers, is briefly discussed. The paper discusses the argumentation of W. Buckland, E. Hitchcock, H. Miller, and other men of science and theologians, who accepted the fact, which became evident from the fossil record, that death and predation prevailed in the living nature from the beginning, and struggled to conceive it in the Christian terms. Light is shed on the early pictorial representations of prehistoric life, which accentuated ferocity of the primeval world in stark contrast to the traditional view on the prelapsarian harmony between animals. The attitudes of those who persisted in defending the belief in peaceful animal relationships in paradise despite of findings of paleontology are explored. The main exponents of the latter view could be found among the “scriptural geologists”, the early predecessors of presentday Young Earth creationists. The attempt by the Scottish theologian W. Gillespie to explain the existence of predation in prehistoric animals by the Fall of Satan is reviewed. It can be concluded that the revision of Christian doctrine of the earthly paradise had been well underway in the pre-Darwinian age and was accomplished with the triumph of evolutionism.
Features of Islamic inheritance law in the theological context
Authors:   Dagestan Islamic University named after Sheikh Muhammad-Arif, Magomedov Khabib G.
Published: September 2022

This article analyzes the features of the institute of Muslim inheritance law, determining the importance of this branch in the Muslim legal system. The purpose of this article, which introduces little-researched material, is to give a general analysis of the uniqueness of Muslim inheritance law, taking into account all life situations and nuances of inheritance in Islam. As a result of the study, the following main characteristics of the inheritance law under study were identified: compliance with human nature; impartiality in the distribution of the shares of heirs; guarantee of the rights of the testator and heirs; granting the right to private property in full; taking into account the financial burden when determining the shares of inheritance; maintaining a balance in determining the shares of heirs between the degree of kinship of the heir, his significance in relation to the deceased and the need for financial support. All these aspects expressed in the Institute of Islamic inheritance law give it uniqueness, confirm its adaptability to all socio-economic conditions of society in comparison with other systems, and prove that this is not a fruit of human thought, but a divine law guaranteeing the rights of everyone in full, without omissions and extremes, taking into account all aspects and life situations that do not have mistakes and shortcomings, which is beyond the power of human thought.
The school of Dagestan fatwa-making: History and modernity
Authors:   Bulgarian Islamic Academy, Adzhimollaev Abdulla R.
Published: September 2022

In this article, the history of the appearance of the fatwa process is briefly explored, as well as what conditions the fatwa giver must meet today. The search for answers from ordinary citizens regarding any sphere of their life is what the Koran calls for, and what companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, were doing. When studying this issue, one can find many scholars’ statements and opinions, and they differ and change depending on the time in which the speaker lived. Therefore, at an earlier stage, scholars said that the one who gives fatwas must meet the conditions of the mujtahid, but after this period, those who knew and understood the basics set out by the Mujtahid imams took up the fatwas. Today, when we live in a time when there are no scientists of this level among us, the conditions that must be observed and met by those who answer legal questions are also different from those that were at an earlier stage of the development of Islamic science.
The concept of “Sheol” in the Hebrew Bible and in the old Greek translations
Authors:   Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies, (Pikovskiy) Hieromonk Iriney ,   Sretensky Theological Academy
Published: September 2022

The article outlines the key features of the translation of the word שְׁאוֹל , “Sheol”, from the Hebrew Bible (Masoretic text) into the oldest Greek manuscripts. We take into account revisions of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion from the Origen’s Hexapla. Scholars (e. g. K. Burnett, V. Olivero) often pay attention on the use of Greek terminology in the literature of the Second Temple. Their studies are usually based on methods of religious studies and philosophy. In contrast, we apply textual criticism. Using the philological analysis of the Septuagint, we come to similar conclusion. The concept of Sheol in the Hebrew and Greek Bibles is generally similar. However, it contains an imprint of mythological images of two different cultures. In the Jewish sacred text, Sheol is, first of all, a pit where a person finds his death, an insatiable beast with a huge mouth. Hell of the Septuagint is not a terrible monster, it is the “house of Hades”. In the depths of this Hades appears Tartarus, which is not known in the Hebrew Bible. The idea of Tartarus probably was borrowed from Hellenistic literature. The examples presented in the article demonstrate the translation technique in the use of the Greek word ᾅδης “hell”, equivalent to the Hebrew שְׁאוֹל “Sheol”. These examples show how the theological ideas from the Septuagint influenced on the early Christian literature.
Model-based identification and testing of appropriate strategies to minimize N2O emissions from biofilm deammonification
Authors: Freyschmidt A. , Beier M.
Published: September 2022

Based on a one-year pilot plant operation of a two-step biofilm nitritation-anammox pilot plant, N2O mitigation strategies were identified by applying a newly developed biofilm modeling approach. Due to adapted plant operation, the N2O emission could be diminished by 75% (8.8% → 2.3% of NH4-Noxidized_AOB). The results (measurement and simulation) confirm the huge importance of denitrification as an N2O source or N2O sink, depending on the boundary conditions. A significant reduction of N2O emissions could only be achieved with a one-step deammonification system, which is related to low nitrite and HNO2 concentrations. Increased oxygen concentrations in the bulk phase are not related to decreased emissions. N2O formation by ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) just shifts deeper into the biofilm; zones with low oxygen concentrations are not avoidable in biofilm systems. Low oxygen concentrations in the bulk phase, however, result in a reduction of the total net N2O formation due to increased activity of heterotrophic bacteria directly at the source of N2O formation (outer biofilm layer). For the model-based identification of mitigation strategies, the standard modeling approaches for biofilms were expanded by including the factor-based N2O formation and emission approach. The new model ‘Biofilm/N2OISAH’ was successfully validated using data from pilot-scale measurement campaigns. Altogether, the investigation confirms that the employed digital model can strongly support the development of N2O mitigation strategies without the need for specialized measurement inside the biofilm.
Composición y abundancia de búhos en el Parque Nacional Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, México
Authors: Rodríguez-Hernández Irak , De León-Girón Gonzálo , Ganoa-Melo Tonatiuh , Enríquez Paula L. , Ruiz-Campos Gorgonio
Published: September 2022

La composición y abundancia de búhos fueron determinadas estacionalmente en cuatro sitios del Parque Nacional Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Baja California (PNSSPM), México, mediante la técnica de reclamo-escucha de octubre 2017 a agosto 2018. Un total de 60 registros de siete especies fueron obtenidos (Tecolote Oyamelero Norteño Aegolius acadicus, Búho de Cara Canela Asio otus, Búho Cornudo Bubo virginianus, Tecolote Californiano Glaucidium californicum, Tecolote del Oeste Megascops kennicottii, Tecolote Ojos Oscuros Psiloscops flammeolus, y Búho Moteado Strix occidentalis). La especie con mayor frecuencia promedio de registros (individuos/h) fue B. virginianus (4.04), mientras que las otras especies registraron frecuencias de 0.2 (S. occidentalis) a 1.1 (M. kennicottii y A. otus). Dos especies fueron residentes permanentes (B. virginianus y M. kennicottii), una visitante veraniega (A. acadicus), una visitante invernal (A. otus), y tres visitantes ocasionales (P. flammeolus, G. californicum y S. occidentalis). La riqueza de especies de búhos en el PNSSPM incrementó en invierno debido a la presencia de especies migratorias.
Дефекты и перенос энергии в Sr-=SUB=-9-=/SUB=-Lu(PO-=SUB=-4-=/SUB=-)-=SUB=-7-=/SUB=-, легированном ионами Pr-=SUP=-3+-=/SUP=-
Authors: Трофимова Е.С. , Пустоваров В.А. , Зацепин А.Ф.
Published: September 2022

In this work luminescence properties of crystalline powders of Sr9Lu(PO4)7 doped with Pr3+ ions were studied upon excitation in UV range in temperature range 5-320 K. Photoluminescence spectra show intensive emission corresponding to radiative interconfigurational 5d→4f electronic transitions, weak narrow lines of intraconfigurational 4f→4f transitions as well as emission of two types of crystal lattice defects. Upon pulsed excitation, timing characteristics of emission related to the impurity center and defects were studied, as well as temperature dependence of emission yield. The processes of energy transfer between impurity center and defects are discussed.
Определение релаксационных характеристик растворителей по нестационарным спектрам флуоресценции: роль длительности стробирующего импульса
Authors: Ермоленко И.П. , Михайлова В.А. , Иванов А.И.
Published: September 2022

The previously developed approach to the analysis of experimental spectra of nonstationary fluorescence has been improved by taking into account the effect of the duration of the gating pulse and a more accurate description of the initial stage of solvent relaxation. The exponential function used to describe the inertial component of relaxation has been replaced by the Gaussian function. This approach explicitly takes into account the reorganization and relaxation of the solvent and intramolecular vibrations. It includes an explicit description of the wave packet formation in the excited state of the fluorophore. The improvement of the approach made it possible to refine the relaxation characteristics of a number of solvents: ethylene glycol, dimethyl sulfoxide, butyronitrile, ethyl acetate, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether.
Релаксационные и поляризационные колебания в широкоапертурном бистабильном лазере с насыщающимся поглотителем
Authors: Федоров С.В. , Розанов Н.Н. , Веретенов Н.А.
Published: September 2022

The regions of stability of homogeneous generation regimes in a wide-aperture laser with a saturable absorber, including a semiconductor laser with a vertical output of radiation, are determined depending on the relative relaxation rate of carriers in active and passive media and on the frequency detunings of working transitions in these media with a resonant frequency of radiation, taking into account its polarization state. The excitation thresholds for relaxation and polarization oscillations are determined within the four-level model.
Perceptions of a Secure Cloud-Based Solution for Data Sharing During Acute Stroke Care: Qualitative Interview Study
Authors: Tuler de Oliveira Marcela , Amorim Reis Lúcio Henrik , Marquering Henk , Zwinderman Aeilko H , Delgado Olabarriaga Sílvia
Published: September 2022

Background

Acute stroke care demands fast procedures performed through the collaboration of multiple professionals across multiple organizations. Cloud computing and the wide adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) enable health care systems to improve data availability and facilitate sharing among professionals. However, designing a secure and privacy-preserving EMR cloud-based application is challenging because it must dynamically control the access to the patient’s EMR according to the needs for data during treatment.

Objective

We developed a prototype of a secure EMR cloud-based application. The application explores the security features offered by the eHealth cloud-based framework created by the Advanced Secure Cloud Encrypted Platform for Internationally Orchestrated Solutions in Health Care Horizon 2020 project. This study aimed to collect impressions, challenges, and improvements for the prototype when applied to the use case of secure data sharing among acute care teams during emergency treatment in the Netherlands.

Methods

We conducted 14 semistructured interviews with medical professionals with 4 prominent roles in acute care: emergency call centers, ambulance services, emergency hospitals, and general practitioner clinics. We used in-depth interviews to capture their perspectives about the application’s design and functions and its use in a simulated acute care event. We used thematic analysis of interview transcripts. Participants were recruited until the collected data reached thematic saturation.

Results

The participants’ perceptions and feedback are presented as 5 themes identified from the interviews: current challenges (theme 1), quality of the shared EMR data (theme 2), integrity and auditability of the EMR data (theme 3), usefulness and functionality of the application (theme 4), and trust and acceptance of the technology (theme 5). The results reinforced the current challenges in patient data sharing during acute stroke care. Moreover, from the user point of view, we expressed the challenges of adopting the Advanced Secure Cloud Encrypted Platform for Internationally Orchestrated Solutions in Health Care Acute Stroke Care application in a real scenario and provided suggestions for improving the proposed technology’s acceptability.

Conclusions

This study has endorsed a system that supports data sharing among acute care professionals with efficiency, but without compromising the security and privacy of the patient. This explorative study identified several significant barriers to and improvement opportunities for the future acceptance and adoption of the proposed system. Moreover, the study results highlight that the desired digital transformation should consider integrating the already existing systems instead of requesting migration to a new centralized system.
Development of a Website for a Living Network Meta-analysis of Atopic Dermatitis Treatments Using a User-Centered Design: Multimethod Study
Authors: Lau Karen P L , Agarwal Payal , Parente Laura , Marcello Olivia , Lovas Mike , Van Jason , Vigod Simone N , Champagne Trevor , Mohan Tanya , Arents Bernd WM , Burton Tim , Flohr Carsten , Drucker Aaron M
Published: September 2022

Background

A rapid expansion of systemic immunological treatment options for atopic dermatitis (AD) has created a need for clinically relevant and understandable comparative efficacy and safety information for patients and clinicians. Given the scarcity of head-to-head trials, network meta-analysis (NMA) is an alternative way to enable robust comparisons among treatment options; however, NMA results are often complex and difficult to directly implement in shared decision-making.

Objective

The aim of this study is to develop a website that effectively presents the results of a living systematic review and NMA on AD treatments to patient and clinician users.

Methods

We conducted a multimethod study using iterative feedback from adults with AD, adult caregivers of children with AD, dermatologists, and allergists within a user-centered design framework. We used questionnaires followed by workshops among patients and clinicians to develop and improve the website interface. Usability testing was done with a caregiver of a patient with eczema.

Results

Questionnaires were completed by 31 adults with AD or caregivers and 94 clinicians. Patients and caregivers felt it was very important to know about new treatments (20/31, 65%). Clinicians felt the lack of evidence-based comparisons between treatments was a barrier to care (55/93, 59%). “Avoiding dangerous side effects” was ranked as the most important priority for patients (weighted ranking 5.2/7, with higher ranking being more important), and “improving patients’ overall symptoms” was the most important priority for clinicians (weighted ranking 5.0/6). A total of 4 patients and 7 clinicians participated in workshops; they appreciated visualizations of the NMA results and found the website valuable for comparing different treatments. The patients suggested changes to simplify the interface and clarify terminology related to comparative efficacy. The user in the usability testing found the website intuitive to navigate.

Conclusions

We developed a website, “eczematherapies.com,” with a user-centered design approach. Visualizations of NMA results enable users to compare treatments as part of their shared decision-making process.
PERSONNEL SELECTION UTILIZING THE DECISION MAKING MECHANISM CREATED WITH THE INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY TOPSIS METHOD
Authors: TUĞRUL Feride
Published: September 2022

In this study, a decision making mechanism for personnel selection was created by using the intuitionistic fuzzy based TOPSIS method, which is one of the multi-criteria decision making methods. According to the criteria determined by the decision makers, each candidate was evaluated individually by the decision makers and the most suitable personnel were selected. During the evaluation, the decision makers expressed their views through linguistic terms. Thanks to the intuitionistic fuzzy sets, situations where decision makers are undecided have become meaningful. This decision making mechanism prepared for personnel selection may be utilized by any company that will select personnel and the criteria may be changed in accordance with the purpose of the company. This study, which will attract the attention of many researchers in the field of decision making, will shed light on demanded application areas.
A monotonicity theorem for the generalized elliptic integral of the first kind
Authors: Bao Qi , Ren Xue-Jing , Wang Miao-Kun
Published: September 2022

For a ? (0,1/2] and r ? (0,1), let Ka(r) (K (r)) denote the generalized
elliptic integral (complete elliptic integral, respectively) of the first
kind. In this article, we mainly present a sufficient and necessary condition
under which the function a ? [K(r)-Ka(r)]=(1-2a)?(?? R) is monotone
on (0,1/2) for each fixed r ? (0,1). The obtained result leads to the
conclusion that inequality K (r)- (1-2a)? [K(r)- ?/2] ? Ka(r) ? K
(r)-(1-2a)? [K(r)-?/2] holds for all a ? (0,1/2] and r ? (0,1)
with the best possible constants ? = ?/2 and ? = 2.
A non-negative integer-valued model: Estimation, count regression and practical examples
Authors: Bakouch Hassan , Karakaya Kadir , Chesneau Christophe , Akdoğan Yunus
Published: September 2022

In this study, we propose a non-negative integer-valued model based on the
sum of Poisson-Lindley and geometric distributions. We show that it
corresponds to the weighted geometric distribution and also a special
mixture of two negative binomial distributions with certain parameters. The
main statistical properties of the new distribution are studied
comprehensively, including estimation of the model parameter. A new count
regression analysis is introduced by using the new distribution. Finally, we
provide some applications on practical data sets.
PENGARUH BERBAGAI KOMBINASI PERLAKUAN PELLETING BENIH TERHADAP PERKECAMBAHAN PADI GOGO (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Agustiansyah Agustiansyah , Timotiwu Paul B , Pramono Eko , Pranata Cahya Adi
Published: September 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui filler, binder dan inokulan yang dapat digunakan sebagai bahan pelleting benih padi gogo varietas Inpago 13 Fortiz. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) diulang sebanyak tiga kali. Perlakuan terdiri dari (1) Tanpa pellet; (2) Tanah + CMC ; (3) Tanah + CMC + Mikoriza; (4) Tanah + CMC + Trichoderma; (5) Tanah + CMC + Dolomit (6) Tanah + CMC + Asam Humat ; (7) Tanah + AG; (8)Tanah + AG + Mikoriza; (9) Tanah + AG + Trichoderma; (10) Tanah + AG + Dolomit; dan (11) Tanah + AG + Asam Humat. Percobaan menggunakan tanah ultisol dengan pH (± 4,3). Perbedaan antar perlakuan diuji dengan Uji BNT pada á 5% dengan program R. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa tanah liat yang ditambahkan dolomit atau asam humat dapat digunakan sebagai filler pelleting yang dapat dikombinasikan dengan mikroorganisme (Mikoriza dan Trichoderma) dengan Arabic Gum dan carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) sebagai binder
EKSPLORASI MIKROORGANISME PROKARIOT ASAL BONGGOL PISANG UNTUK MENGENDALIKAN PENYAKIT LAYU BAKTERI (Ralstonia solanacearum Smith) TANAMAN PISANG SECARA IN VITRO
Authors: Anasari Selvi , Nurdin Muhammad , Ivayani Ivayani , Ratih Suskandini
Published: September 2022

Pemilihan bonggol tanaman pisang sebagai bahan baku MOL yaitu untuk mengurangi limbah perkebunan pisang dan para petani pisang lebih mudah mendapatkannya serta mengelolanya menjadi larutan MOL. Larutan MOL mengandung unsur hara mikro dan makro serta agensia hayati yang berfungsi sebagai biodekomposer, pupuk hayati, dan biopestisida. Mikroorganisme yang telah didentifikasi pada bonggol pisang antara lain Pseudomonas fluorescens.,Bacillus sp., Aeromonas sp., Aspergillus niger, Azospirillium, Azotobacter dan mikroba selulolitik. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi mikroorganisme yang terkandung di dalam larutan MOL asal bonggol tanaman pisang sehat, menguji kemampuan mikroorganisme asal bonggol tanaman pisang sehat dalam menekan pertumbuhan. Ralstonia solanacearum secara in vitro, dan menguji kemampuan mikroorganisme asal bonggol tanaman pisang sehat dalam memacu pertumbuhan tanaman. Metode pada penelitian ini terdiri dari 2 tahap yaitu eksplorasi mikroorganisme yang terdapat dalam MOL asal bonggol tanaman pisang sehat, dan pengujian suspensi masing- masing bakteri yang terkandung dalam larutan MOL terhadap patogen. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 3 isolat yaitu isolat SA-1, isolat SA-2, dan isolat SA-3 serta sudah dilakukan beberapa uji sifat yaitu metode Ryu, uji softrot, uji hipersensitif dan uji hipovirulen. Metode Ryu pada isolat. SA-1, dan isolat SA-2 bersifat bakteri gram positif sedangkan isolat SA-3 bersifat gram negatif. Uji softrot dan uji hipersensitif pada semua isolat bereaksi negatif sedangkan pada uji hipovirulen semua isolat bereaksi positif. Isolat SA-2 dan isolat SA-3 yang didapatkan dari MOL asal bonggol tanaman pisang sehat mampu menghambat pertumbuhan R. solanacearum secara in vitro, sedangkan isolat. SA-1 tidak mampu menghambat. Mikroorganisme yang didapatkan dari MOL asal bonggol pisang sehat yaitu isolat SA-1, isolat SA-2, dan isolat SA-3 dapat memacu pertumbuhan panjang akar dan jumlah rambut akar.
KERAGAMAN, HERITABILITAS, KORELASI, DAN ANALISIS LINTAS KARAKTER DAUN DAN BUAH PADA CABAI MERAH KERITING (Capsicum Annuum L.) GENERASI M5
Authors: Sa'diyah Nyimas , Pramudya Agi , Rugayah Rugayah , Karyanto Agus , Ramadiana Sri , Ramadhan Muhammad Elfajri
Published: September 2022

Hasil produksi cabai di Indonesia dapat ditingkatkan dengan penerapan program pemuliaan tanaman. Beberapa parameter genetik meliputi keragaman, heritabilitas, korelasi, dan analisis lintas diperlukan agar seleksi dapat menjadi lebih efektif dan efisien. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui  (1) keragaman karakter daun dan buah pada cabai merah keriting generasi M5. (2) heritabilitas karakter daun dan buah pada cabai merah keriting generasi M5. (3) korelasi antara karakter daun dan buah dengan produksi cabai merah keriting generasi M5. (4) pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung karakter daun dan buah terhadap hasil cabai merah keriting generasi M5. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan November 2020 sampai dengan Juni 2021 di Laboratorium Lapang Terpadu, Universitas Lampung. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) dengan 3 ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Seluruh karakter daun dan buah memiliki keragaman genotipe yang sempit dengan keragaman fenotipe yang luas, (2) Heritabilitas yang sedang terdapat pada karakter panjang stomata generatif, bobot buah sampel, panjang buah, jumlah biji sampel dan bobot buah total, sedangkan karakter kehijauan daun vegetatif, kerapatan stomata vegetatif, panjang stomata vegetatif, kehijauan daun generatif, kerapatan stomata generatif, dan diameter buah menunjukkan heritabilitas yang rendah, (3) Korelasi positif sangat nyata terdapat pada karakter bobot buah sampel dengan panjang buah sampel. Panjang buah sampel dengan jumlah biji sampel, bobot buah sampel dengan jumlah biji sampel, bobot buah sampel dengan bobot buah total, panjang buah dengan jumlah biji sampel, panjang buah dengan bobot buah total, jumlah biji sampel dengan bobot buah total, dan kerapatan stomata vegetatif dengan kehijauan daun generatif (4)  Terdapat nilai korelasi dan pengaruh langsung yang sama-sama positif antara karakter kerapatan stomata vegetatif, panjang stomata generatif, bobot buah sampel, panjang buah sampel, diameter buah sampel, dan jumlah biji sampel terhadap bobot total buah.
Opportunities for Cooperation between the State, Business and Personnel of the Mining Enterprises in Ensuring Occupational Safety
Authors:   LLC «NIIOGR», Galkin V.A. , Makarov A.M. ,   LLC «NIIOGR», Kravchuk I.L. ,   Chelyabinsk Branch of the Institute of Mining of Ural Branch of RAS,   LLC «NIIOGR»
Published: September 2022

The problem of ensuring occupational safety at the mining enterprises is studied. Based on the joint analysis of a significant number of incidents, accidents, injuries, the best and the worst practices, the proven and mastered methods of the sufficiently reliable occupational safety were identified. Three main types of production control are considered: delayed, situational, advanced, their specific features, strengths and weaknesses are reviewed. The delayed type of control is traditional, easy to implement and required. However, the use of only this type of control will not help to significantly improve the level of occupational safety. Situational type of control allows to track the actions of personnel by monitoring hazardous production situations, i.e. real danger is controlled. The advanced type of production control ensures the recognition and prediction of the prerequisites for the emergence of hazardous production situations in the production process and its environment. Identified combinations of the conditions and factors for the emergence of hazardous production situations are eliminated in a planned manner. Thus, a production process is formed and maintained with the given parameters of safety, productivity, and labor efficiency. Growth of the quality of the production process and its control allows significantly (several times) reduce the level of injuries, increase equipment productivity and labor efficiency. This requires a program of the targeted actions to improve occupational safety. It provides for the organizational solutions that ensure not only compliance with safety rules, but also the maintenance of the production process at the required quality level. The program-target method was successfully used by the Siberian Department of Rostechnadzor for the work with the most hazardous factors, especially at the problematic enterprises of Kuzbass.
CRYSTAL GROWTH OF ARGYRODITE Ag8GeS6
Authors: Pogodin A.I. , Filep M.J. , Malakhovska T.O. , Kokhan O.P. , Pop M.M.
Published: September 2022

The mineral Ag8GeS6 is the first compound of a wide class of tetrahedrally close packed phases united by the common name argyrodites. Ternary argyrodites are complex chalcogenides formed on the basis of multi- and single-charged cations. Structural polyhedrons are tetrahedra formed on the basis of a multicharged cation and chalcogens, and the single-charged cations occupy the formed voids. Argyrodites belong to promising solid-state conductors and thermoelectric materials. This work is aimed to develop close to optimal conditions for single crystals growth of Ag8GeS6 by the method of directional crystallization from the melt. The initial Ag8GeS6 alloy was obtained using high purity elementary components by a two-stage single-temperature method. The congruent nature of the melting of Ag8GeS6 (Tmelt = 958°C) and the passage of the structural phase transition Pna21 → F-43m at a temperature of 227 ° C was confirmed by the DTA method. The Ag8GeS6 single crystal was grown from the melt by directional crystallization method. The growth regime of Ag8GeS6 was selected taking into account the nature of the thermal behavior of the compound based on DTA data. The grown single crystal of Ag8GeS6 is ~ 30 mm long and 12 mm in diameter and has a medium degree of cleavage. According to the results of XRD analysis, it was established that the obtained single crystalline sample of Ag8GeS6 is single-phase and crystallizes by low-temperature modification SG Pna21 with following lattice parameters: a = 15.147 Å, b = 7.469 Å, c = 10.584 Å.
Virtual Art Gallery Tour: Understanding The Curatorial Approach
Authors:   College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia, Hashim Amir Nur Muhammad Amin , Mazlan Hilal ,   College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia, Omar Aznan ,   College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
Published: September 2022

Virtual today is part of the new reality as the world starts to recognize its expediency. Virtual can branch out into multitudes of fields and usage with each one has its approach. Virtual tours in particular can be considered as one of the instruments capable of providing interactive elements in delivering mass access to information. The ease of accessibility is rather an opportunity than an option for anyone to explore. The purpose of this study is to understand the basic curatorial approach to organize a proper virtual gallery tour. Like its actual counterparts, the procedure is similar in many ways but with certain additional methodology. The research separates into three main curatorial stages mapping the actual gallery, constructing the virtual gallery, and publishing the tour. Each section discusses different methodologies which translate as a guideline to achieve that picture-perfect amalgamation. The research construes actual art exhibition as its plane of study to ensure that the evaluation is of the genuine result. The result is then assessed through its usability and accessibility for any interested individuals to practice. Conclusively, determine this research into providing a unification tool for any intuitional to organize their virtual gallery tour.
The Psychology of Grey in Painting Backgrounds
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak, MALAYSIA, Roslan Aimi Atikah , Taharuddin Nurul Shima ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak, MALAYSIA, Nazrin Nizar ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak, MALAYSIA
Published: September 2022

This writing is about a study of the psychology of the colour Gray used on the painting backgrounds. The study concerns how the colour Gray affects the behaviour of artists and has an impact on the production of works of art. A descriptive research using qualitative research method through surveys and observations as instrument. The artist uses the colour Gray as his guide in producing works to give a sense of emotional strength, feelings of melancholy, passion and so on. Each colour has a different psychological and emotional effect.
Developing the Design Features and Layout with Combination of Emoji on Awareness Poster
Authors:   College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kelantan Branch, Machang Campus, Bukit Ilmu 18500 Machang, Kelantan, Malaysia, Daud Noorlida , Mohd Ali Ahmad Zamzuri ,   Faculty of Art, Computing & Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
Published: September 2022

Awareness’s posters with emoji combination are widely used in conveying the Public Service Announcement (PSA) messages. This type of alternative is frequently used to convey messages to society. The messages in the posters could be spread widely no matter in printed form or digital form. Consequently, various of poster’s layout were produced out there according to designer’s taste and yet not adapting the suit specification such as elements and principles in graphic. Therefore, this research will identify the suitable features design in producing the friendly poster’s layout, readable poster’s layout and layout that easily attract reader’s attention. This research uses literature-based methodology and the data are collected from various literatures as well as through experts.
Severity Effect of Methanol Toxicity from High Pressure Reactor
Authors: Rashid Z A , Subri M A , Ahmad M A , Ahmad Fuad M F I , Japperi N S
Published: September 2022

CO2 hydrogenation to methanol synthesis is one of the effective solutions to mitigate the climate changes and the greenhouse gas emissions. However, the drawbacks of this process needed it to operate at high pressure condition where the possibility of leakage and fatality occur is possible. The simulation of this process was simulated using Aspen HYSYS, ALOHA and Google Earth to analyse the methanol toxicity severity from the high-pressure reactor. The probit will determine the level of the severity. It shows that higher pressure with bigger leakage size may experience high severity for the methanol is achieved the highest severity at 400 bar with the bigger leakage size. As the leakage size and pressure is increasing the exposure of the chemical is increasing, thus increasing the severity to the surrounding.