bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fishermen Rescue Mission
Authors: Thampi Ajai Prasad
Published: September 2021

Abstract: The basic idea of this project is to save the life of fishermen at sea. We do this by installing a module in the fisherman’s life jacket. This module will be a transmitter which can transmit its current location. This module is made to be a floating module. Which is also waterproof. The person in the dangerous situation can press the button and the transmitter starts transmitting the location. The data is then transferred to the receiver via a network built by WLAN module which is also made by us. The WLAN module consists of the transmitter and the receiver and acts as repeater stations. These transmitters and receivers also contain the LoRa module. The LoRa module is Incorporated because of its long range communication specifications. The repeater station is placed buoy the help of buoys. Buoys are floating objects which are then anchored to make them stationary. The receiver is a portable one and dynamically we can get the location of the transmitter. Hence we can locate the person and then rescue them Keywords: LoRa, WLAN, GPS module,
Applications of Operations Research in Human Resource Management
Authors: Aggarwal Vanya
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Operational HR encompasses the highly visible, day-to-day tactical operations required to keep a workforce running. This made us look for strategic approaches essential for most organisations. Be it defining the future path, determining the future plan, mission, vision, planning, objectives and goals of a particular organization. In a nutshell, we wanted to bring out the intricate relationship between HR and operational research especially considering the current dynamics of the external world. The unprecedented changes in HRM made us dig deeper on the importance of the role and applications of operations research to cope with these changes. Finally, we believed our research was complete when we presented real-world examples, and it was demonstrated to us that Operations Research approaches may assist firms in making good HR policy decisions at a low cost
Review of Artificial Intelligence System For Correcting Exercise Movements and Health Monitoring
Authors: Patki Arya
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Exercising/yoga/fitness training is an important aspect in everyone's life especially with the modern hectic lifestyle which is very unhealthy. The correctness of an exercise can be judged by certain parameters such as perfect angles between body points and correct breathing techniques and also number of repetitions in some forms of exercise. In yoga, health benefits are achieved only when a person stays in the position for long enough. The Artificial Intelligence system which will help in tracking the movements of user while performing any exercise or yoga asanas will be beneficial. For this system Computer Vision will be used to visualize the body points of the user. Post visualizing the body points, machine learning algorithms are used to detect the posture of the user and check if it is correct or not. Accordingly, the system will generate an output to tell the user the correction to be made in the posture. Also a heartbeat tracking system is used to monitor the heartbeat of the user so that while performing any exercise or yoga asanas if user feels any abnormality in the body it can be tracked by the user's heartbeat and the system could guide the user before any injury occurs. Keywords: CV, CNN, R-CNN, Neural Network, OpenPose, BlazePose, PPG
Lung Cancer Detection using Image Processing Techniques and its Classification
Authors: .R Aishwarya
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Lung cancer has been a major contribution to mortality rates world-wide for many years now. There is a need for early diagnosis of lung cancer which if implemented, will help in reducing mortality rates. Recently, image processing techniques have been widely applied in various medical facilities for accurate detection and diagnosis of abnormality in the body images like in various cancers such as brain tumour, breast tumour and lung tumour. This paper is a development of an algorithm based on medical image processing to segment the lung tumour in CT images due to the lack of such algorithms and approaches used to detect tumours. The work involves the application of different image processing tools in order to arrive at the desired result when combined and successively applied. The segmentation system comprises different steps along the process. First, Image preprocessing is done where some enhancement is done to enhance and reduce noise in images. In the next step, the different parts in the images are separated to be able to segment the tumour. In this phase threshold value was selected automatically. Then morphological operation (Area opening) is implemented on the thresholded image. Finally, the lung tumour is accurately segmented by subtracting the opened image from the thresholded image. Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is used to classify the lung tumour into 4 different types: Adenocarcinoma(AC), Large Cell Carcinoma(LCC) Squamous Cell Carcinoma(SCC), and No tumour (NT). Keywords: Lung tumour; image processing techniques; segmentation; thresholding; image enhancement; Support Vector Machine; Machine learning;
Perancangan Aplikasi Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Pengenalan Anatomi Tubuh Manusia Berbasis Android
Authors: Sihite Elly Veronika , Rosnelly Rika
Published: September 2021

Penggunaan media pembelajaran interaktif dalam proses belajar-mengajar di sekolah dapat membangkitkan keinginan dan minat yang baru, dan rangsangan kegiatan belajar dan bahkan membawa pengaruh-pengaruh psikologis. Media pembelajaran adalah komponen sumber belajar atau wahana fisik yang mengandung materi intruksional dilingkungan siswa yang dapat merangsang siswa untuk belajar. Minimnya pengulangan pelajaran yang dilakukan oleh orang tua dirumah dapat membuat anak-anak akan cepat lupa dengan pelajaran yang ia dapat. Dengan adanya program tersebut dapat membantu anak-anak untuk mengulang pelajaran kapan saja, dan membantu para orang tua untuk mengajari anak mereka dirumah. Selain itu dengan adanya media pembelajaran interaktif tersebut juga dapat membuat anak-anak merasa bahwa mereka tidak hanya sedang belajar, tetapi juga sedang bermain. Aplikasi pembelajaran interaktif mengenal organ tubuh manusia ini dirancang dengan menggunakan aplikasi Adobe Flash. Output yang dihasilkan dari rancangan media pembelajaran ini berupa aplikasi media pembelajaran interaktif mengenal organ tubuh manusia yang di dalamnya terdapat gambar organ tubuh beserta fungsinya.
Penentuan Kriteria Calon Penerima Beasiswa Dengan Algoritma C4.5 (Studi Kasus : Universitas Potensi Utama)
Authors: Aditya Elsa
Published: September 2021

Beasiswa pada dasarnya adalah pemberian berbentuk bantuan finansial yang diberikan bagi setiap orang yang memiliki kriteria tertentu demi tetap berlangsungnya pendidikan yang di tempuh. Metode Decision Tree sering digunakan untuk dijadikan pengambilan keputusan dalam suatu kasus. Pada penelitian ini, algoritma C4.5 digunakan untuk menentukan kriteria calon penerima beasiswa dengan cara menghitung jumlah entropy dan gain pada setiap atribut. Permasalahan yang terjadi pada penentuan kriteria penerima beasiswa adalah kurang efektifnya penentuan penerima beasiswa dikarenakan terdapat banyak faktor yang memperngaruhi apakah seseorang dapat memperoleh beasiswa atau tidak. Tujuan pembuatan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kriteria penentuan calon penerima beasiswa secara tepat. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan 30 (tiga puluh) sampel data mahasiswa calon penerima beasiswa. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan persentase Correctly Classified Instance adalah sebesar 90% dan persentase Incorrectly Classified Instance adalah sebesar 10%. Pada perhitungan dengan algortima C4.5 ini, terdapat keputusan jika orang tua mahasiswa berpenghasilan rendah, maka mahasiswa dapat menerima beasiswa.
Penerapan Metode Single Exponential Smoothing Dalam Sistem Informasi Perkiraan Penjualan Material Alat Berat Pada PT. Ari Putra Brass
Authors: Wilda Nirmala , Harahap Charles Bronson
Published: September 2021

PT. Ari Putra Brass Medan adalah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang produksi alat berat. Perusahaan sering mengalami kendala, khususnya masalah Prediksi Penjualan  material alat berat untuk periode berikutnya. Masalah tersebut diantaranya adalah dalam Penjualan  material alat berat harus berdasarkan persetujuan dari mandor, sebelum ada persetujuan dari mandor maka materil tidak dapat dibeli, sehingga sering terjadi stok material yang kurang dalam proses Penjualan . Bagian administrasi harus memperoleh persetujuan dari bagian inventori untuk melakukan Penjualan  material sehingga membutuhkan waktu yang cukup lama dalam pembuatan laporan Penjualan  material. Perusahaan juga kesulitan dalam pembuatan laporan prediksi Penjualan  material alat berat disebabkan oleh sistem pengolahan data yang masih menggunakan cara semi komputerisasi.  Kesalahan pembuatan laporan prediksi Penjualan  material alat berat diatas disebabkan oleh sistem pengolahan data yang masih menggunakan cara semi komputerisasi khususnya dalam pembuatan laporan Penjualan  material alat berat, dan proses Prediksi peramalan Penjualan  material alat berat sehingga tidak efisien karena membutuhkan waktu yang lama dalam proses penentuan prediksi Penjualan  material alat berat dan laporan Penjualan  material alat berat tidak dapat diperoleh dengan cepat, yang menjadi bahan penelitian penulis adalah data Penjualan  material alat berat pada tahun 2015, tahun 2016, tahun 2017, tahun 2018 dan dan tahun 2019.

 
Implementasi Algoritma Merkle Hellman Dalam Mengamankan Pesan Teks
Authors: Sari Rita Novita , Lazuly Ivi , Daifiria Daifiria
Published: September 2021

Pada jaman sekarang ini menjaga kerahasian dan melindungi suatu data pesan adalah hal yang sangat perlu diperhatikan. Banyak cara untuk melindungi atau mengamankan data pesan agar tidak dapat dibaca dan diketahui oleh orang lain yang tidak berkepentinganyaitu dengan memberikan pengamanan secara fisik atau data pesan dirubah kedalam bentuk algoritma berbasis matematika agar pesan tersebut tidak mudah dibaca. Algoritam kriptografi merupakan salah satu cara yang digunakan untuk melindungi / mengamankan data pesan. Dengan algoritma kriptografi ini maka data pesan yang dilindungi / diamankan dengan proses enkripsi dan dekripsi pesan. Hasil dari dilaksanakan penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan algoritma Merkle Hellman dapat melindungi data pesan teks. Dengan algoritma ini memanfaatkan kunci public dan kunci privet untuk proses enkripsi dan dekripsi sehingga data pesan teks yang dilindungi tidak akan dengan gampang diketahui oleh orang – orang yang tidak memiliki akses.
Biochemical Markers for Prediction of Pregnancy Outcome in Cases of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Authors: Abd-Alamieer Wafaa Salah , Al Dulaimi Sahar Abdul Baqi Sabti , Al-Taai Asma Jasim
Published: September 2021

Objective: To predict pregnancy outcome by studying the relation between serum Î²HCG, progesterone and CA125 and the occurrence of miscarriage in the first trimester, in cases with history of recurrent pregnancy loss.
Methods: Serum Î²HCG, progesterone and CA125 levels in fifty pregnant women with history of recurrent pregnancy loss were compared to 50 pregnant women with no history of abortion, and to another group of women (No=50) who failed to complete the 1st trimester of pregnancy during the study.
Results: Serum B-hCG showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 50%, a PPV of 50% and a NPV of 100%. Serum progesterone showed a sensitivity of 24%, a specificity of 73%, a PPV of 55.07% and a NPV of 85.18%, while serum CA125 showed a sensitivity of 15.6%, a specificity of 58.59%, a PPV of 16.32% and a NPV of 57.42%.
Conclusion: The value of CA125 in recurrent abortions is still unclear and cannot recommended on routine basis. On the other hand, Î²-HCG is highly sensitive as a single serum measurement for the prediction of pregnancy outcome.
The correlation of thyroid diseases with anemia among Iraqi patients
Authors: AL-Mosawi Hadi M. , Abbas Enas A.
Published: September 2021

Objective: To assess the relation between types of thyroid diseases with types of anemia. Methods: This prospective study of 123 cases of patients with different thyroid goiters. The blood samples were collected and complete blood count was done for them, each patient with low PCV (<35%) the blood film was done for them to classify the type of anemia. Surgical operation thyroidectomy, paraffin block and hematoxylin and eosin stain was performed, the slides assess and read by pathologist to classify the thyroid goiter to (thyroiditis, thyroid tumor, multinodular goiter) other the causes of anemia are excluded by history like (vaginal bleeding, gastric bleeding, hemorrhoid).
Results: Among 123patients, 84 patients with thyroid diseases without anemia, 39 patients with thyroid diseases had anemia, 21 patients with thyroid diseases had iron deficiency anemia, 18 patients with thyroid diseases had anemia of chronic diseases.
Conclusion: Most common type of anaemia in different thyroid diseases is iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), the common age group of anaemia and thyroid diseases is middle age (40-49) years. The female incidence of anemia and thyroid diseases is more in female than male and the multinodular goiter (MNG) is the common thyroid diseases.
Association between genotyping of transforming growth factor Beta 1 with oxidative status in type 2 diabetic nephropathy Complications
Authors: Al-Laithi Doaa Esam , Al-Tu'ma Fadhil Jawad , Mohammed Hayder Ali
Published: September 2021

Objectives: To assess the association between Transforming Growth Factor Î²1 gene polymorphism (T869C) and type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without nephropathy complications with endogenous antioxidant reduced glutathione levels in type 2 diabetic patients with/without nephropathy complications of Kerbala province: Iraq.
Methods: A case-control study was performed at which 100 patients with diabetic nephropathy, 100 patients with only type 2 diabetic and another 100 apparently healthy individuals as control were recruited. Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c%, urea, creatinine and glutathione were measured by spectrophotometric methods using enzymatic procedures. Transforming growth factor Î²1 gene was genotyped for the T>C (T869C) SNP by PCR-ARMS technique.
Results: The genotype and allele frequencies of TGFÎ²1 gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetic nephropathy, and control were examined. The transforming growth factor Î²1 (T869C) C allele, TC and TC + CC genotypes were significantly higher in patients; the T allele and TT genotype were significantly higher in controls (P â‰¤ 0.001). Glutathione give also a significant result in diabetic patients with and without nephropathy in when compared with controls.
Conclusion: The observed data indicated that TGFÎ²1 (T869C) codon 10, allele C, and C allele-containing genotypes may be susceptible, and the T allele / TT genotype may be protective factors for type 2diabetic nephropathy complications. The results of glutathione showed that it may be one of the causes of presence high oxidants compounds, which is lead to the damage and destruction of mutations in the DNA of the cell.
PRÁTICAS CORPORAIS QUILOMBOLAS: UM ESTUDO DA PRODUÇÃO ACADÊMICA NA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Gaia Paulino Pinheiro , Wiggers Ingrid Dittrich , Cardoso Layana Costa Ribeiro , Silva Maria Denise Dourado da , Almeida Dulce Maria Filgueira de
Published: September 2021

O artigo analisa o sentido/significado das práticas corporais quilombolas na produção acadêmica, identificando sua distribuição por áreas de conhecimento e seu mapeamento geoespacial no Brasil. Uma pesquisa de natureza teórica e bibliográfica foi realizada em bases de dados, no período compreendido entre 1999 e 2019. Os resultados apontam que o sentido/significado das práticas corporais está associado às representações sociais sobre a cultura corporal de movimento, evidenciando que a Educação Física e a Educação se destacam entre as áreas de conhecimento e os estudos se distribuem geoespacialmente no Brasil. Os loci das pesquisas estão, predominantemente, na Região Nordeste; a Universidade de Brasília e a Universidade Federal do Ceará despontam em números de trabalhos. Conclui-se que, apesar de recente e pouco estudada, a relevância da temática estimula uma agenda de pesquisa.
A DIVERSIDADE NAS IMAGENS DOS MANUAIS DO PROFESSOR DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NO BRASIL
Authors: Loro Alexandre Paulo , Mata Irene Moya , Peris Alexandra Valencia , Nunes Meire Aparecida Lóde , Devís José Devís
Published: September 2021

A imagem é uma linguagem icônica com o poder de transmitir informações, reproduzir estereótipos e influenciar o professor. Este estudo trata dos manuais do professor de Educação Física elaborados no Brasil e aprovados no Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático (BRASIL, 2017). Especificamente, analisa as imagens de pessoas neles existentes, com vistas a verificar se existem estereótipos relacionados às práticas corporais. Foi realizada a análise com 854 imagens por meio dos testes de Xis ao Quadrado de independência que revelaram estereótipos relacionados às práticas corporais. Os resultados mostram a predominância de grupos mistos de crianças, com corpos ectomorfos, de cor ou raça branca e sem deficiência. Embora a diversidade de sexos esteja representada, os materiais ainda favorecem a reprodução de estereótipos e grupos hegemônicos tradicionais, perpetuando a invisibilidade da diversidade de corpos, de cor ou raça e de pessoas com deficiência.
ANÁLISE DAS PUBLICAÇÕES DE LIVROS E CAPÍTULOS DE LIVRO DOS BOLSISTAS DE PRODUTIVIDADE EM PESQUISA DO CNPq DA ÁREA DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Tani Go , Drews Ricardo , Corrêa Umberto Cesar
Published: September 2021

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a produção de livros e capítulos de livro dos bolsistas de produtividade do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) da área da Educação Física (PQ-EF), procurando entender a sua trajetória e verificar tendências das publicações e eventuais alterações nas suas características no período de 1991 a 2016. Foram analisados os currículos dos 91 bolsistas PQ-EF em curso no ano de 2017, no que diz respeito aos livros e capítulos de livro publicados, número de coautores e posição autoral dos bolsistas, por períodos definidos e por categoria de bolsistas. Os resultados mostraram um crescente aumento da produção de livros e capítulos de livro per capita e também um aumento na quantidade de autores por livro e capítulo de livro, sugerindo estratégias de publicação visando ao aumento de produtividade visualizadas na produção de artigos.
O ESPORTE PARA PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA E A LUTA ANTICAPACITISTA – DOS ESTEREÓTIPOS SOBRE A DEFICIÊNCIA À VALORIZAÇÃO DA DIVERSIDADE
Authors: Seron Bruna Barboza , Souto Elaine Cappellazzo , Malagodi Bruno Marson , Greguol Márcia
Published: September 2021

O capacitismo, por ser estrutural, permeia a vida da pessoa com deficiência em todos os contextos sociais. O presente ensaio tem como objetivo refletir sobre o papel do esporte para pessoas com deficiência na luta anticapacitista. Para tanto, dialoga com as abordagens e compreensões sobre a deficiência e expõe representações sociais esportivas, muitas vezes guiadas pela mídia, que podem reforçar a construção capacitista no esporte e na sociedade. O desenvolvimento do paradesporto tem urgência em apoiar-se em concepções sobre a deficiência, que descontruam a normatização dos corpos e concebam o esporte como direito humano.
Plant-arthropod interactions of an endangered California lupine
Authors: Motta Carina , Luong Justin , Seltmann Katja
Published: September 2021

The reintroduction of endangered plant species is an essential
conservation tool. Reintroductions can fail to create resilient,
self-sustaining populations due to a poor understanding of environmental
factors that limit or promote plant success. Biotic factors,
specifically plant-arthropod interactions, have been shown to affect the
establishment of endangered plant populations. Lupinus nipomensis
(Nipomo Mesa lupine) is a state of California (California Rare Plant
Rank: 1B.1) and federally (65 FR 14888) endangered endemic plant with
only one extant population located along the central California coast.
How arthropods positively or negatively interact with L.
nipomensis is not well known and more information could aid
conservation efforts. We conducted arthropod surveys of the entire
L. nipomensis extant population in spring 2017. Observed
arthropods present on L. nipomensis included 17 families, with a
majority of individuals belonging to Thripidae. We did not detect any
obvious pollinators of L. nipomensis, providing support for
previous studies suggesting this lupine is capable of self-pollinating,
and observed several arthropod genera that could potentially impact the
reproductive success of L. nipomensis via incidental pollination
or plant predation.
Value of transesophageal echocardiography in device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects in children via an ultraminimal intercostal incision
Authors: Yu Jin , Ye Jing , Zhang Zewei , Yang Xiuzhen , Ma Lianglong , Qian Jingjing , Zhao Lei , Shu Qiang
Published: September 2021

Object: Investigate the value of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
in perimembranous ventricular septal defect (PmVSD) closure via a left
parasternal ultra‐minimal trans intercostal incision in children.
Methods: From January 2015 and December 2020, 212 children with PmVSD
were performed device occlusion via an ultraminimal intercostal
incision. TEE is used throughout the perioperative period, including TEE
assessment, TEE-guided localization of the puncture site, TEE guidance.
All patients were followed up using transthoracic echocardiography for
over 6 months. Results: A total of 207 cases successfully occluded, the
successful rate was 97. 64%. one hundred and forty-five patients had
single orifice, and 62 patients had multiple orifices in the AMS. During
the operation, the surgeon readjusted the device or replaced the larger
device in 17 cases. After operation, there were 19 cases of slight
residual shunts, 13 cases of pericardial effusion and 4 cases of pleural
effusion. And all were back to normal during the 4- month follow-up
period. Mild mitral regurgitation was presented in 1 patient and
remained the same during the follow-up period. No other complications
were found. Conclusions: TEE was used to evaluate and determine the
defect in PmVSDs with an concentric occluder via a left parasternal
ultra‐minimal trans intercostal incision. TEE guidance and immediate
postoperative efficacy evaluation are of great value, which can
effectively guide the treatment of PmVSD occlusion.
Do pseudogenes pose a problem for metabarcoding marine animal communities?
Authors: Schultz Jessica , Hebert Paul
Published: September 2021

Because DNA metabarcoding typically employs sequence diversity among
mitochondrial amplicons to estimate species composition, nuclear
mitochondrial pseudogenes (NUMTs) can inflate diversity. This study
quantifies the incidence and attributes of NUMTs derived from the 658 bp
barcode region of cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) in 156 marine animal
genomes. The number of NUMTs meeting four length criteria
(>150 bp, >300 bp, >450 bp,
>600 bp) was determined, and they were examined to
ascertain if they could be recognized by their possession of indels or
stop codons. In total, 389 NUMTs <100 bp were detected, with
an average of 2.49 per species (range = 0–50) and a mean length of 336
bp +/- 208 bp. Among NUMTs lacking diagnostic features, 52.5% were ≤300
bp, 63.9% were ≤450 bp, and 76.2% were ≤600 bp. Studies examing 150 bp
amplicons inflate the OTU count by 1.57x compared to the true species
count and increase perceived intraspecific variation at COI by 1.19x
(when sequence variants with >2% sequence divergence are
recognized as different OTUs). There was a weak positive correlation
between genome size and NUMT count but no variation among phyla, trophic
groups or life history traits. While bioinformatic advances will improve
NUMT detection, the best defense involves targeting long amplicons and
developing reference databases that include both mitochondrial sequences
and their NUMT derivatives.
Environmental quality assessment in Central Andean rivers: using the Ecological Thresholds Concept, Environmental Quality Standards, and Biotic Indexes
Authors: PIMENTEL HELEN , Oyague Eduardo , Sánchez Edgar
Published: September 2021

As in many other countries, Peru has the Water Quality Standard (WQS) as
the primary tool for managing and diagnosing water resources. An
analysis variable by variable to define water quality as poor or good
was applied by setting concentration limits. A second group of tools
commonly used are Biotic Indexes based on tolerance of benthic
macroinvertebrates to pollution, that reflect the impacts caused by a
group of variables, even though they cannot identify which variables
determine the viability of the ecosystem. This research proposes to
include the Stable States approach to evaluate the ecological integrity
in central Andes rivers to explore an alternative approach with the
capacity to represent a broader number of factors through multivariate
analysis. A ten-year database of biological and physical-chemical
variables measured in five Andean rivers were evaluated. Our results
suggest these rivers fluctuate into two seasonal stable states (wet and
dry season), accounting for approximately 31% of the system
variability. In the wet season, the equilibrium of the state was
dominated by the highest levels of suspended solids, turbidity,
coliform, phosphorus, and some metals. During the dry season, the key
variables were dissolved oxygen, flow, physical habitat, and biotic and
diversity indexes. Likewise, there seems to be a third alternative state
influenced by human pressures because of variables that exceed the WQS.
Regarding water quality, the concentrations of coliforms, phosphorus,
and lead usually exceeded the limits in two stations, but not every
year. The ecological condition was better represented by ABI index than
EPT.
Influence of landscape homogenization due to river damming on dragonfly (Odonata) community structuring in a subtropical forest in the southern Atlantic Forest
Authors: Araujo Breno R. , Pinto Ângelo Parise , Padial André A.
Published: September 2021

Human activities affect the structure, dynamics, and energy flow of
aquatic ecosystems. River damming, a common anthropic impact in Brazil,
changes solar incidence, water flow, and temperature of waterbodies,
thereby affecting their fauna. Due to their high sensitivity to
environmental changes, the Odonata may be indicators of these impacts.
We sampled two ecologically distinct sites, (1) a quasi-pristine
forested area; and (2) a nearby human-impacted reservoir landscape, to
evaluate the effects of damming on odonate community structure. The
species composition of quasi-pristine communities was more heterogeneous
and differed almost completely (indicating high turnover) from that of
the reservoir-area communities. The capacity of the reservoir to
maintain local fauna was almost nil. The communities in the changed
landscape had the highest local diversity, which is related to the high
occurrence of widespread generalist South American species. We also
tested two recently proposed bioindication ratio tools based on the
abundance of high-level taxonomic categories; both effectively
demonstrated the extent of the impacts of damming. The best performing
ratios were Coenagrionidae/other Zygoptera richness ratio,
Zygoptera/Anisoptera abundance ratio, and Libellulidae/other Anisoptera
richness ratio. The reservoir landscape promotes biotic homogenization.
However, the water supply system entails the preservation of part of the
native habitat in its surrounding areas, consequently maintaining local
biodiversity in quasi-pristine environments.
Profile of veterinary drugs in a specialized pharmacy for manual production of drugs in João Pessoa, Brazil
Authors: da Silva , Lima Cavalcanti
Published: September 2021

This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a veterinary pharmacy for manual production of drugs located in the city of Jo?o Pessoa, Brazil. The data collected comprised the period from January 2017 to December 2019, using the records system present in the pharmacy itself. We are seeing a growing demand for veterinary manipulated drugs, with a 40% increase in sales from 2017 to 2019. Among the pharmaceutical forms, capsules were the most commonly requested, followed by solutions, and among the active ingredients, itraconazole was the most frequent. With the diversity of pet species, the manipulation pharmacies have arisen to supply market needs, enabling the development of pharmaceutical forms that meet the physical characteristics of each pet species.
Overview of U.S. State and Local Government Financial Reporting: A Reference for Academic Research
Authors: Kim Won Jung , Plumlee Marlene A. , Stubben Stephen R.
Published: September 2021

SYNOPSIS

The purpose of this paper is to encourage and support academic research related to U.S. state and local government financial reporting. We provide an overview of U.S. state and local governments and their financial reporting, discuss sources of government data available to researchers, review key streams of academic research on governmental financial reporting, and suggest opportunities for future research in this area.

JEL Classifications: H50; H70; H71; H72; H83; M41; M48.
Introduksjon
Authors: Bjørkquist Catharina , Ramsdal Helge
Published: September 2021

This chapter provides an introduction to the book National Policies and Local Challenges – Organizing Addiction and Mental Health Services. We are interested in how and the extent to which national policy regarding services for people with complex needs, such as people with addiction and mental health problems, is implemented and how these services are organized at the local level. We study addiction and mental health in terms of policy, services and work based on local development processes and national and regional frameworks. The processes observed in our studies can in many ways be said to “mirror” how the modern welfare state addresses other complex problems. Decentralization, user participation and coordination are three key characteristics of development that have significant implications for the design of the service field and set the framework for daily work in local services. The main question underlying our research is: How are governmental policies structured and implemented? This chapter also provides an overview of related questions that frame the various book chapters, followed by a discussion of the book’s structure with a summary of each chapter.
Oppfølging av ROP-brukere før, under og etter at de har sonet en dom i fengsel
Authors: Hansen Gunnar Vold
Published: September 2021

In this chapter, we take a closer look at the follow-up of convicted offenders with dual diagnoses during and after imprisonment. Helping convicted offenders to lead a crime-free life after release is an important goal within the criminal justice system. Reaching this goal depends on cooperation between the justice system and municipalities during the offender’s imprisonment. Today there are different strategies for reaching this goal, and measures within the criminal justice system appear to be divided. One possible obstacle to effective collaboration is the lack of interprofessional education between healthcare and social services personnel, and those working in the criminal justice system. This is particularly interesting because one of the goals of the ROPIT project is to outline a common interprofessional training program for all relevant bachelor-level educational programs. A possible solution, therefore, is to ensure that prison service educational programs adopt a common interprofessional training program.
Samordning av lokalbaserte tjenester: Når svake formelle samordningsstrukturer kompenseres av uformelle samordningsgrep
Authors: Fineide Mona Jerndahl , Løken Therese Dwyer , Haug Erna
Published: September 2021

By studying how primary care providers organize their services for people with concurrent substance abuse and mental health problems (dual diagnosis), this study aims to investigate formal and informal integration mechanisms. The study has an explorative approach based on interviews with people with dual diagnosis, managers, and front-line professionals in a Norwegian municipality of medium size. We found poor formal structures for internal coordination between services for mental health care and services for substance abuse, although they were organised in the same unit. Further, there were challenges in cooperation between this unit and the other healthcare units. Front-line professionals seemed to compensate for poor formal organisational structures with individual, informal coordination arrangements. Drawing on organisational theory, in particular the dilemmas of street-level bureaucrats and the role they play in policy implementation, this chapter discusses the importance and limitations of informal coordination measures for people with dual diagnosis.
IgM, IgA, IgG, and complement components as pre-operative markers for the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in patients with infective endocarditis in early postoperative period
Authors: Ponasenko A. V. , Khutornaya M. V. , Tsepokina A. V. , Kudryavtseva Yu. A.
Published: September 2021

Aim. Here, we studied whether the immunoreactivity in pre-operative period defines early postoperative complications in patients with infective endocarditis (IE).

Materials and Methods. We consecutively enrolled 110 patients with subacute IE (80 with native-valve IE and 30 with prosthetic valve IE) who underwent a heart valve replacement, then measuring the levels of IgM, IgA, IgG, and complement components in their serum and evaluating their correlation with an adverse early postoperative outcome.

Results. Compared with patients< 50 years of age, those ≥ 50 years of age had 2-foldand 3-foldhigher prevalence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in the early postoperative period. Notably, these numbers correlated with increased С3d and С5а along with reduced Ig М and IgG. IgМ below 9.5 mg/mL and IgG below 2.0mg/mL indicated a 3-foldhigher risk of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (OR = 3.07, 95% CI = 1.96-4.04, р=0,001).

Conclusion. Serum IgM, IgG, and complements factors C3d and C5a may be used as prognostic markers of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in the early postoperative period.
Serum markers of cardiac fibrosis suffering from heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction upon ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Authors: Оsokina A. V. , Karetnikova V. N. , Polikutina O. M. , Gruzdeva O. V. , Solodilova T. P. , Kosareva S. N. , Motova A. V. , Pecherina T. B. , Barbarash O. L.
Published: September 2021

Aim. Currently, there is no method which accurately predicts an adverse outcome of heart failure with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) upon ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Here we studied the prognostic significance of procollagen type I C-terminal propeptide (PICP) and procollagen type III N-terminal propeptide (PIIINP) in patients with post-STEMI HFpEF.

Material and Methods. The study included 83 patients (60 men and 23 women) with post-STEMI HFpEF (left ventricular EF ≥ 50%) and 20 ageand gender-matched healthy controls. Serum concentrations of PICP and PIIINP were measured on the 1st day of hospitalization using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with the following calculation of PICP/PIIINP ratio.

Results. Serum PICP and PIIINP on the 1st day of STEMI significantly (3.4-fold) exceeded the values of the control group and were as follows: PIIINP: 26.0 (18.9; 34.9) ng/mL (р = 0.047); PICP: 609.0 (583.0; 635.0) ng/mL (р = 0.049).

Conclusion. Elevated values of procollagens indicate that cardiac fibrosis commences within the 24 hours after STEMI onset. The pivotal role of cardiac fibrosis in the formation of diastolic dysfunction suggests the usefulness of serum procollagens to predict the development of HFpEF in a long-term period upon STEMI.
Complex system of quality control of specialists’ training at HEI: project organization and functioning
Authors: Kolodii Ihor , Yastrubetska Halyna , Kanibolotska Olha , Kubitskyi Serhii , Kolomiiets Tetiana
Published: September 2021

The article aims to form the special features of using pedagogical technologies of designing and functioning of the complex system of quality control of specialists' training in HEIs. The methodology of the article is built on the statistical analysis of the results of the OECD TALIS (2018) survey of HEIs teachers in the Czech Republic, which allow us to determine the pedagogical technologies of the functioning of a comprehensive system of quality control of training specialists in HEIs. The sample included 6,039 HEIs teachers, of whom 72.4% were women and 27.6% were men. The results show differences between the countries (the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary) in the level of innovativeness of HEIs teaching and the level of involvement of students in the development of innovations.
SafeSearch: Obfuscated VPN Server using Raspberry Pi for Secure Network
Authors: Mohd Fuzi Mohd Faris , Mohd Alias Mohamad Ridzuan , Kaur Naginder , Abd Halim Iman Hazwam
Published: September 2021

Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a private network that uses public network to tunnel the connection from the users’ end to the VPN server. VPN allows users to create a secure connection to another network over the public Internet. VPNs can be used to shield users’ browsing activity and encrypts data transmitted over the network to prevent sniffing attack. Nowadays, users can either pay a premium price for a good VPN service or risk their privacy using free browser-based VPN. Thus, SafeSearch is developed to address these issues in mind. With SafeSearch, users will not need to fork out a lot of money for premium VPN subscription services or expose themselves to targeted advertising when utilising free browser-based VPN. In this study, open VPN protocol was used to create the VPN server on a microcomputer called Raspberry Pi. The software used was mostly open-source except for the VPN client. Obfuscation technique was used to hide VPN traffic by disguising it as just another normal Internet traffic against Deep Packet Inspection when passing through firewall. After the VPN server was established, tests were carried out to evaluate the functionality and reliability of the VPN server in “real-world” environment. The tests conducted were network restriction penetration assessment, network performance and user acceptance test. Penetration assessment result showed that SafeSearch is capable of bypassing web filtering and deep packet inspection. Network performance during SafeSearch connection has slight latency and bandwidth decline, although it is not overly affected. The outcome of the user acceptance test was positive as the majority of participants of the study were confident that SafeSearch can secure their connection and protect their privacy when browsing the web. To conclude, both objectives of this project were fully achieved and the scope of study was followed thoroughly.
Implementation of Long-Short Term Memory Neural Network (LSTM) for Predicting The Water Quality Parameters in Sungai Selangor
Authors: Mohd Anuar Nur Natasya , Fauzi Nur Fatihah , Ab Halim Huda Zuhrah , Khairudin Nur Izzati , Ahmad Bakhtiar Nurizatul Syarfinas , Shafii Nor Hayati
Published: September 2021

Predictions of future events must be factored into decision-making. Predictions of water quality are critical to assist authorities in making operational, management, and strategic decisions to keep the quality of water supply monitored under specific criteria. Taking advantage of the good performance of long short-term memory (LSTM) deep neural networks in time-series prediction, the purpose of this paper is to develop and train a Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Network to predict water quality parameters in the Selangor River. The primary goal of this study is to predict five (5) water quality parameters in the Selangor River, namely Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3-N), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), pH, and Dissolved Oxygen (DO), using secondary data from different monitoring stations along the river basin. The accuracy of this method was then measured using RMSE as the forecast measure. The results show that by using the Power of Hydrogen (pH), the dataset yielded the lowest RMSE value, with a minimum of 0.2106 at station 004 and a maximum of 1.2587 at station 001. The results of the study indicate that the predicted values of the model and the actual values were in good agreement and revealed the future developing trend of water quality parameters, showing the feasibility and effectiveness of using LSTM deep neural networks to predict the quality of water parameters.
ICH-DISSOZIATION – APOKALYPSE – ÄSTHETIK DES HÄSSLICHEN. EINFLUSS DES DEUTSCHEN LITERARISCHEN EXPRESSIONISMUS’ AUF DIE FRÜHE LYRIK VON ROBERT REITER
Authors: JAKABHÁZI Réka
Published: September 2021

Dissociation of the Self – Apocalypse – the Aesthetic of Ugliness. The Influence of German Literary Expressionism on the Early Lyrical Work of Robert Reiter. The present paper focuses on the influence of German literary Expressionism on the early lyrical work of Robert Reiter. In his early period, Robert Reiter took inspiration from the formal language of German Expressionism, as well as from the notion of subjective expression or the dissociation of the self associated with it. He used the apocalypse-motif and the ideal type known as the “New Man,” and practised an “aesthetics of the ugly”, which played a central role in Expressionist literature. To support this thesis, this article analyses the early work of the poet in light of contemporary avant-garde tendencies, with a focus on the poem Terhes hajnalban [In Pregnant Dawn].
REZUMAT. Disocierea eului – apocalipsa – estetica urâtului. Influența expresionismului literar german asupra poeziei timpurii a lui Robert Reiter. În studiul de față sunt analizate influențele expresionismului german asupra poeziei timpurii a lui Robert Reiter. Trăsături ale modernismului precum estetica urâtului, disocierea eului, motivul apocalipsei și a ideal-tipului “Om Nou” se regăsesc în poeziile lui Reiter din prima perioadă. Pentru a susține această teză, prezentul articol analizează poezia timpurie a poetului în lumina tendințelor contemporane de avangardă, cu accent pe poemul Terhes hajnalban [În zori însărcinate].
Cuvinte-cheie: expresionism, Robert Reiter, disocierea eului, apocalipsa, estetica urâtului
ZU EGINALD SCHLATTNERS ROMAN „DRACHENKÖPFE” (2021). EINE LITERARISCHE REPLIK AUF IRIS WOLFFS ERZÄHLUNG „DRACHENHAUS”
Authors: TAR Gabriella-Nóra
Published: September 2021

On Eginald Schlattner’s Novel Drachenköpfe/Dragon Heads (2021) – A Literary Replica of Iris Wolff’s Story Drachenhaus/Dragon House. The author of the article examines the story and the discourse of Eginald Schlattner’s 2021 novel Drachenköpfe and identifies some novelties in the context of his life’s work: Schlattner’s new novel focuses on the 1960s and sets out thematically where his trilogy published by Zsolnay Verlag 1998-2005 ended historically. In Drachenköpfe, the Transylvanian-German writer continues or even develops upon the compositional technique that he mainly appropriates starting with his monumental Wasserzeichen/Watermarks, published in 2018. Thus, Drachenköpfe is regarded both as a literary text and as an artistic reflection, and by the metaphor of disease it certainly does justice to its turbulent world-historical period of publication.
REZUMAT. Despre romanul lui Eginald Schlattner Drachenköpfe/Capetele dragonului (2021) – o replică literară a povestirii Drachenhaus/Casa dragonului de Iris Wolff. Autoarea articolului examinează povestirea și principiile compoziționale din romanul Drachenköpfe din 2021 al lui Eginald Schlattner, notând câteva noutăți în contextul întregii sale opere de o viaţă. Noul roman al lui Schlattner se concentrează asupra anilor 1960 și continuă, în plan tematic, de acolo unde s-a oprit în plan cronologic trilogia sa publicată la Editura Zsolnay între anii 1998-2005. De altfel, în Drachenköpfe, scriitorul transilvănean-german continuă, ba chiar dezvoltă, mai ales acea tehnică compozițională pe care și-o însușise îndeosebi începând cu monumentalul Wasserzeichen/ Filigrane de icoane, publicat în 2018. Astfel, Drachenköpfe este considerat în același timp un text literar și o reflecție asupra artei, iar metafora bolii corespunde cu siguranță perioadei de apariție a cărții, una tulbure pe plan mondial.
 Cuvinte-cheie: anii '60, România, text literar și reflecție asupra artei, metafora bolii
NARRATOLOGISCHE ANALYSE DES GORGIAS-ROMANS „VERIPHANTORS BETROGENER FRONTALBO”
Authors: MIKÓ Zoltán
Published: September 2021

A Narratological Analysis of the Novel Veriphantors Betrogener Frontalbo by Johann Gorgias. Veriphantors Betrogener Frontalbo is the most important novel by the German-Transylvanian writer Johann Gorgias. It represents the pinnacle of his poetic œuvre, since earlier texts often still consist of few plot elements, and Veriphantors Buhlende Jungfer is a text that is not yet particularly well structured. The educational intent of Gorgias’s earlier texts can seem quite offensive today, as the reader is often bombarded with general rules, commonplaces, and moralizing examples drawn from life after a small plot point. In the narratological analysis, the relationship of the narrated time and the narrative time or pace are examined first. Furthermore, the sequence of events presented, the length of the presentation of incidents (duration), and the “repetition relations” in which “the narrated and the narration” stand, are identified and differentiated.
REZUMAT. Analiza naratologică a romanului Veriphantors Betrogener Frontalbo de Johann Gorgias. Veriphantors Betrogener Frontalbo este cel mai important roman al scriitorului german din Transilvania, Johann Gorgias. Acesta reprezintă apogeul operei sale poetice, deoarece textele anterioare sunt adesea alcătuite din puține elemente de intrigă, iar Veriphantors Buhlende Jungfer este un text care nu este încă foarte bine structurat. Astăzi, intenția educativă a textelor anterioare scrise de Gorgias poate părea cu siguranță ofensatoare, deoarece cititorul este adesea bombardat cu reguli generale, locuri comune și exemple moralizatoare luate din viață după o mică etapă a intrigii. În analiza naratologică, se examinează mai întâi relația dintre timpul povestit și timpul sau ritmul narativ. În plus, se identifică și se diferențiază succesiunea evenimentelor prezentate, durata prezentării evenimentelor (durata) și, în al treilea rând, relațiile repetitive în care se află obiectul narat și narațiunea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Gorgias, baroc, narațiune, durată, timp povestit, timp narativ