bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recruiting Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Couples via Dating Apps: Pilot Study on Challenges and Successes (Preprint)
Authors: Witkovic Yong Darin , Kim Hyunjin Cindy , Bright Darius Jovon , Tan Judy Y
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND

HIV disproportionately impacts Black men who have sex with men (MSM), and targeting the primary relationship (ie, couples) using mobile technology for health holds promise for HIV prevention. Web-based recruitment of MSM is commonly employed in HIV prevention and intervention research. However, little known about recruiting Black MSM couples on the internet in the United States.

OBJECTIVE

This study describes the process of recruiting Black MSM couples over social networking and dating apps frequented by MSM. We describe the activities for recruiting, screening, and enrolling participants as part of a randomized trial employing a multipronged recruitment approach.

METHODS

Black MSM in couples were recruited via three apps (ie, Jack’d, Adam4Adam, and Growlr) between May 2020 and March 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Black MSM couples were eligible if one or both partners are Black, MSM, and living with HIV, and if both partners were 18 years or older, and have been together for at least 2 months in what they both consider a primary relationship (ie, one in which both partners reported feeling most committed to over any other partner or relationship).

RESULTS

A total of 10 Black MSM couples (n=20) were enrolled via social networking apps. App recruitment activities were a combination of passive (eg, in-app advertisements) and active (eg, direct messaging of users) engagement. Recruitment approaches varied by the social networking app owing to differences in app features. A full-time recruiter experienced challenges such as bugs (ie, technical errors in computer program or system), navigating technical requirements specific to each app, and web-based harassment.

CONCLUSIONS

Despite challenges, it was possible to recruit Black MSM couples virtually into research as part of a multipronged recruitment strategy. We identify tips for using web-based dating and other social networking apps as part of a recruitment strategy in future research with Black MSM couples.
Promoting Safe Sleep, Tobacco Cessation, and Breastfeeding to Rural Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)
Authors: Ahlers-Schmidt Carolyn R , Schunn Christy , Hervey Ashley M , Torres Maria , Nelson Jill Elizabeth V
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND

Safe Sleep Community Baby Showers address strategies to prevent sleep-related infant deaths. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these events transitioned from in-person to virtual.

OBJECTIVE

This study describes outcomes of transitioning Safe Sleep Community Baby Showers to a virtual format and compares outcomes to previous in-person events.

METHODS

Participants from four rural Kansas counties were emailed the presurvey, provided educational materials (videos, livestream, or digital documents), and completed a postsurvey. Those who completed both surveys received a portable crib and wearable blanket. Within-group comparisons were assessed between pre- and postsurveys; between-group comparisons (virtual vs in-person) were assessed by postsurveys.

RESULTS

Based on data from 145 in-person and 74 virtual participants, virtual participants were more likely to be married (P<.001) and have private insurance (P<.001), and were less likely to report tobacco use (P<.001). Both event formats significantly increased knowledge and intentions regarding safe sleep and avoidance of secondhand smoke (all P≤.001). Breastfeeding intentions did not change. Differences were observed between in-person and virtual meetings regarding confidence in the ability to avoid secondhand smoke (in-person: 121/144, 84% vs virtual: 53/74, 72%; P=.03), intention to breastfeed ≥6 months (in-person: 79/128, 62% vs virtual: 52/66, 79%; P=.008), and confidence in the ability to breastfeed ≥6 months (in-person: 58/123, 47% vs virtual: 44/69, 64%; P=.02).

CONCLUSIONS

Although both event formats demonstrated increased knowledge/intentions to follow safe sleep recommendations, virtual events may further marginalize groups who are at high risk for poor birth outcomes. Strategies to increase technology access, recruit priority populations, and ensure disparities are not exacerbated will be critical for the implementation of future virtual events.
Elements That Underpin the Design, Development, and Evaluation of Social Media Health Interventions: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Nizam Mohammed Zayan , Powell Leigh , Zary Nabil
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND

Social media use has grown tremendously over the years. Given the volume and diversity of people on social media and the amount of information being exchanged, it is perhaps unsurprising that social media is being used as an avenue to disseminate and deliver health interventions. There exists an opportunity for social media health interventions to make a positive impact on health. However, there is a need to understand more about the ways in which these interventions are designed, developed, and evaluated. This scoping protocol will review the current state of this field by charting the elements that drive the design, development, and evaluation of these interventions. This includes charting models, frameworks, and rationales for the interventions, as well as the platforms being used, and the health behaviors being targeted. This intention of this scoping review is to help inform those who wish to develop effective social media health interventions.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this review is to map the elements that drive the design, development, and evaluation of social media health interventions. We define “social media health intervention” as interventions that make use of social media platforms to disseminate or deliver health-related information and educational initiatives to the public. We will seek to chart the elements that drive the design, development, and delivery of such interventions, including their platforms and targeted health behaviors.

METHODS

The methodological framework for this review is guided by Arksey and O’Malley and enhancements by later studies. We will search relevant literature from 9 databases: (1) PubMed, (2) PsycINFO, (3) EMBASE, (4) Web of Science, (5) Scopus, (6) CINAHL, (7) ERIC, (8) MEDLINE, and (9) Google Scholar. The literature will be screened by at least two reviewers in 2 stages: (1) title/abstract screening against the eligibility criteria; and (2) eligible articles will then undergo a full-text screening. Data will be charted using the data charting tool developed by the authors.

RESULTS

The results of this study will be presented in a final scoping review paper, divided into 2 sections. The first section will describe the search strategy and study selection process and will contain the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart. The second section will provide key details pertaining to the review objective and question.

CONCLUSIONS

This review will help guide scholars looking to build social media health interventions toward evidence-based practices in design and evaluation.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

PRR1-10.2196/31911
Conversational Agents in Health Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Powell Leigh , Nizam Mohammed Zayan , Nour Radwa , Zidoun Youness , Sleibi Randa , Kaladhara Warrier Sreelekshmi , Al Suwaidi Hanan , Zary Nabil
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND

Conversational agents have the ability to reach people through multiple mediums, including the online space, mobile phones, and hardware devices like Alexa and Google Home. Conversational agents provide an engaging method of interaction while making information easier to access. Their emergence into areas related to public health and health education is perhaps unsurprising. While the building of conversational agents is getting more simplified with time, there are still requirements of time and effort. There is also a lack of clarity and consistent terminology regarding what constitutes a conversational agent, how these agents are developed, and the kinds of resources that are needed to develop and sustain them. This lack of clarity creates a daunting task for those seeking to build conversational agents for health education initiatives.

OBJECTIVE

This scoping review aims to identify literature that reports on the design and implementation of conversational agents to promote and educate the public on matters related to health. We will categorize conversational agents in health education in alignment with current classifications and terminology emerging from the marketplace. We will clearly define the variety levels of conversational agents, categorize currently existing agents within these levels, and describe the development models, tools, and resources being used to build conversational agents for health care education purposes.

METHODS

This scoping review will be conducted by employing the Arksey and O’Malley framework. We will also be adhering to the enhancements and updates proposed by Levac et al and Peters et al. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews will guide the reporting of this scoping review. A systematic search for published and grey literature will be undertaken from the following databases: (1) PubMed, (2) PsychINFO, (3) Embase, (4) Web of Science, (5) SCOPUS, (6) CINAHL, (7) ERIC, (8) MEDLINE, and (9) Google Scholar. Data charting will be done using a structured format.

RESULTS

Initial searches of the databases retrieved 1305 results. The results will be presented in the final scoping review in a narrative and illustrative manner.

CONCLUSIONS

This scoping review will report on conversational agents being used in health education today, and will include categorization of the levels of the agents and report on the kinds of tools, resources, and design and development methods used.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/31923
Getting a Vaccine, Jab, or Vax Is More Than a Regular Expression. Comment on “COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Discussion on Twitter: Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis” (Preprint)
Authors: Cummins Jack Alexander
Published: July 2021

UNSTRUCTURED

Letter to Editor Regarding “COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Discussion on Twitter: Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis” (J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jun 29;23(6):e24435.)
Exploring Secondary Students' Reading Motivation
Authors: Dukpa Namgay , Dhendup Sonam
Published: July 2021

Reading is a life-long process, and having the knowledge and skill of reading is an added advantage. Despite its importance, relatively little has been done to examine student reading motivation particularly with Bhutanese secondary students. This study aimed to identify the student factors related to reading motivation. A sample of 155 students using a simple random sampling method was recruited for this study in one Western district of Bhutan. The study was quantitative in design and have utilized a cross-sectional self-reported survey questionnaire for data collection and analyses. The researchers developed the instruments based on relevant literature and were validated by experts from Bhutan and Thailand before the pilot testing. The result of the pilot test yielded internal reliability > 0.7. The findings of the main study showed that students' opinions towards factors related to reading motivation were high with (Mean=3.90). Likewise, the results of the t-test revealed that gender did not differ in the reading motivation, and further, one-way ANOVA tests also did not show a presence of statistically significant differences student’s age, parents work type, parent's level of education and finally, the parent's level of income.
Comparison of Hill Climbing and Perturb & Observe Method for PV Array using DC-DC Converter
Authors: Dey Abhirup
Published: July 2021

Solar Power or the Photo-voltaic Array (PV) is one of the most widely used renewable energy resources, there are two barriers while opting for the PV systems, i.e. low energy conversion efficiency and high initial cost , so it is more important to work the PV at its maximum power point. There are number of Maximum Power Point Tracking techniques under which, the Perturb-and-Observe and Incremental Conductance are widely popular. Maximum Power Point Tracking is important for the Photo-Voltaic systems as it improves the efficiency of the photo-voltaic systems. This paper presents the detailed comparison between the Hill Climbing Method, Perturb-Observe Method, Output results for each method have been recorded and these methods have been simulated in MATLAB – Math Works.
Movable Road Divider using Internet of Things
Authors: N Gokul Kiran
Published: July 2021

The purpose of using road divider is to separating the two ways of traffic i.e. ongoing and incoming vehicles in the traffic. With growing population, the vehicles used per family increases, but there is limitation in resources and leads to more number of cars on roads. In that case static road divider fixes the number of road lines on either side of road. This invites the better usage of available resources. In most of the cities, there are areas like industrial and shopping places where traffic flows only in one direction both in morning as well as in evening.
Smart Irrigation using IOT and Arduino
Authors: Rakesh Noora
Published: July 2021

India is in particular an agricultural country. Agriculture is the maximum vital career for the maximum of the Indian families. It performs essential position withinside the improvement of agricultural country. In India, agriculture contributes approximately 16% of general GDP and 10% of general exports. Water is most important aid for Agriculture. Irrigation is one approach to deliver water but, in a few cases, there could be lot of water wastage. So, on this regard to shop water and time we've got proposed venture titled automated irrigation device the use of IoT the clever irrigation device is evolved to optimize water use and effective agricultural crops. The primary thing required to get desired results are Temperature, Humidity, Light depth and Water. Keeping those parameters in thoughts we have constructed a Smart irrigation device Over IOT the usage of Arduino. This device may be very green for developing edible vegetation with quality. The different vital a part of this venture is that it is completely automatic These days IOT is broadly used in lots of applications. This machine has a dispensed wi-fi community of soil-moisture and temperature sensors placed withinside the root quarter of the plants. In addition, a gateway unit handles sensor information, triggers and transmits sensors records the usage of IOT to a web utility and Android utility. A set of rules became advanced with threshold values of temperature and soil moisture that became programmed into a Arduino primarily based totally gateway to control water quantity.
IoT based Paralyzed Patient Health and Body Movement Monitoring System
Authors: Kumar. R Hemanth
Published: July 2021

Healthcare systems are a very important part of the economy of any country and for the public health. The IoT-based monitoring system for patients with paralysis, which helps to promote the health condition of a patient with paralysis, in addition to the day-to-day life. India has suffered a stroke, the incidence is much higher than that of the more developed countries, it is home to around 2.1 million Indians suffered from the boom of the (lame) per year. If a patient is suffering from a paralysis attack in all or any part of the body can be turned off in order to move in, which means that their movement is restricted and they can barely communicate with anyone at all, because they can't talk like a normal person. Raccoons will find it difficult to understand what they are saying, and help them deal with their day-to-day needs, such as food, water, etc.). At present, work is in progress on the review of the motion parameters on the legs, arms, and head of the paralytics. This paper investigates the development of an integrated and portable prototype is a model of a system for the monitoring of the various movements of the body, spinal cord injuries, with the help of sensors. The tests were carried out by placing the sensors on the head, arm, and leg of the paralyzed patient the data received from these sensors are sent to the raspberry pi 3 model. In the Android app, you'll receive a verbal warning, and if the patient is in need of help via Bluetooth, which, in turn, is connected to the raspberry pi.
Breast Cancer Detection using Deep Learning Techniques
Authors: Choudhari Prof. M. S.
Published: July 2021

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women and the second most common cancer in the world (an estimated 1 152 161 new cases per year), trailing only lung cancer .The current approach to this disease involves early detection and treatment. This approach in the United States yields an 85% 10-year survival rate. Survival is directly related to stage at diagnosis, as can be seen by a 98% 10- year survival rate for patients with stages 0 and I disease compared with a 65% 10-year survival rate for patients with stage III disease. To improve survival in this disease, more patients need to be identified at an early stage.Therefore, we evaluated existing and emerging technologies used for breast cancer screening and detection to identify areas for potential improvement. The main criteria for a good screening test are accuracy, high sensitivity, ease of use, acceptability to the population being screened (with regard to discomfort and time), and low cost. We can begins by describing commonly used breast cancer detection techniques and then delves into emerging modalities. Several studies addressing breast cancer using Deep learning techniques. Many claim that their algorithms are faster, easier, or more accurate than others . This system is based on thermal image processing and Deep learning algorithms that aim to construct a system to accurately differentiate between benign and malignant breast tumors. The aim of this was to optimize the learning algorithm. In this system , we applied the deep neural network technique to select the best features and perfect parameter values of the deep machine learning. The present study proves that deep neural network can automatically find the best model by combining feature preprocessing methods and classification algorithms.
An Efficient Soft Computing Approach for Text Identification using Artificial Intelligence Model
Authors: Bhushan Shashi
Published: July 2021

This paper presents an enhanced system in the field of text identification using Soft computing techniques. The model designed in this work analyzes the blogs or input text and classifies the personality into five major categories; Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Conscientiousness and Agreeableness. The blog or text is first passed through POS tagger then a feature vector matrix is generated according to the attributes of the personality chart. Each column of FVM is calculated in its domain that improves the final result of personality identification. The result of the proposed model is improvement over similar work by other researchers [1, 2, 3].
Smart Helmet
Authors: Reddy Nelakurthi Spoorthi
Published: July 2021

Road accidents are increasing day by day because the riders are not using the helmet and due to consumption of alcohol. In today's world, huge numbers of people are dying on road accidents. By using smart helmet, the accidents can be detected. The main target of the project is designing a smart helmet for accident avoidance and alcohol detection. The features of the Smart Helmet are wearing helmet, detection of alcohol, detection of accident. If the person is not wearing helmet the bike will not start and it displays on the LCD. The alcohol sensor recognizes the alcoholic substance in the rider's breath. If the person is drunk then alcohol sensor detects it and displays on the LCD and the bike will not start. If there is no detection of alcohol then the bike starts. If there is no sign of alcoholic substance present and helmet is used, only then the bike will start. The bike will not start if any of the two conditions is violated. If an accident is occurred then it is detected by Vibration sensor and alarm is activated. If the person is in conscious state, then the person can off the alarm and no message is sent to the saved numbers. If the person is in unconscious state, then message will be sent to the saved numbers in GSM module and sends the location to them by GPS. With the use of Smart Helmet, accident rate can be reduced.
Object Detection using OpenCV and Deep Learning
Authors: G V Balaji
Published: July 2021

Object Detection using SSD (Single Shot Detector) and MobileNets are efficient because this technique detects objects quickly with less resourses without sacrificing performance. In this every class of item for which the classification algorithm has been trained generates a bounding box and an annotation describing that class of object. This provides the foundation for creating several types of analytical features such as the volume of traffic in a certain area over time or the entire population in an area is real-time detection and categorization of objects from video data.
Image to Speech Conversion using CV to Help Visually Challenged People
Authors: Latake Prof. S. G.
Published: July 2021

This work aims to assist the visually impaired people for reading a text material and detect objects in their surroundings. The input is taken in the form of an image captured from the web camera. This image is then processed either for the purpose of text reading or for object detection based on user choice. The main aim of this project is to build a system that detects objects from the image or a stream of images given to the system in the form of previously recorded video or the real time input from the camera. Bounding boxes will be drawn around the objects that are being detected by the System. The system will also classify the object to the classes the object belongs. Python programming and a machine Learning technique named yolo (you only look once) algorithm using convolutional neural network is used for the object detection. The smart blind navigation is fill gap, providing accurate and contextually rich information about the environment around the user current location, and simplifying the navigation and increasing the overall accuracy of the System. Preventing the user from dangerous locations. They have very little information on self-velocity objects, direction which is essential for travel. The navigation systems is costly which is not affordable by the common blind people. The navigation system are heavy complicated to operate.
Bolt-on Autonomous E-Vehicle System
Authors: Borkar Mohit
Published: July 2021

In this research we have undertaken the task to design and develop a Level - 3 bolt-on autonomous electric vehicle system, which includes lateral and longitudinal controls which means speed and steering. The paper includes the sensors used for obstacle detection and planning in the autonomous vehicle system, and how using stereo cameras reduces the number of sensors needed to be used in the sensor suite. The Autonomous system will be retro-fitted on any existing electric vehicle to make it autonomous and thus increasing its product life cycle.
A Preliminary Study of Oxygen Transport from Capillary to Tissue using Finite Difference Method
Authors: Dangwal Ritesh Singh
Published: July 2021

In this study, Finite Difference Method is used to examine oxygen transport from blood capillary to tissue. Tissue is modelled as porous media and oxygen rich blood is transported throughout the tissue from the blood vessel by advection and diffusion. Uniform consumption by tissue is considered for simplicity. Steady state flow patterns and concentration contours are discussed. A simplistic 2-D model was created after reviewing the literature. The model considers interlinkage of capillaries. Stream Function-Vorticity formulation coupled with advection-diffusion equation are solved simultaneously to evaluate velocities and concentration values in the domain. This report focuses on the how various parameters affect flow and mass transfer inside a porous media. Effect of various non dimensional parameters like Darcy number and non-dimensional absorption coefficient are discussed.
Development of an Intelligent Baby Cradle for Application at Home
Authors: Pramod Chitte Pankaj
Published: July 2021

In today’s modern society, there has been automation of all kinds and can be seen everywhere. Our project focuses on the “Intelligent Baby Cradle Systems,” As there are only a few options available in the market, and of those, most are expensive and are not value for money in terms of the features. This initiative is intended to assist mothers who are too busy and have a specialist in cleaning or sitting with their babies. This document depicts the architecture of a programmable cradle, which essentially is based on Node MCU. It also houses a temperature sensor, sound sensor, and moisture sensor to increase the baby cradle’s efficiency. The data is synced with the mobile app, which makes it an Intelligent Baby Cradle.
Chest Diseases Detection based on Deep Learning
Authors: Gupta Puneet
Published: July 2021

The paper is on our project that is all about detecting 14 different types of chest diseases using x-ray images of chest. It also neglects the apparels and jewelry’s present on human body while performing the x-ray test thus giving us maximum accuracy of diseases detection. The key goal of project is to know the percentage of diseases detection of all the 14 different tests performed on human chest with maximum accuracy. Chest x-ray imaging is a vital screening and medicine tool for many life threating diseases, however because of shortage of radiologists, the screening tool cannot be wont to treat all patients. Deep learning based mostly medical image classifiers are one potential answer. This project runs, uploads, method and generates reports at any given purpose of your time with accuracy.
Detecting Power Grid Synchronization Failure on Sensing Frequency or Voltage Beyond Acceptable Range
Authors: Vivek Kema
Published: July 2021

This main objective of this paper is to build a simulation model of a system ,in proteus software ,which monitors voltage and provides a breakpoint by low and high voltage tripping mechanism that keep away from any damage to the load, Majority of industrial and domestic systems would encounter fluctuation in the AC mains supply. The chance of damaging electronic devices is very big as they are quite sensitive to these fluctuations. So, Tripping system that avoids any damage to these loads is necessary. This system has tripping mechanism that monitors the input voltage and trips according to limits provides. The system delivers an error as soon as the input voltage falls out of the window range. This system is also configured with an alarm that goes on as soon as tripping takes place.we use mainly microcontroller, comparator and led display for detection of over/under voltage and frequency and we also use GSM to send notification in web terminal.
Construction of Solar Air Cooler
Authors: Sathish S.
Published: July 2021

Mechanical Engineering without production and manufacturing is meaningless. Production and manufacturing process deals with conversion of raw materials inputs to finished products as per required dimensions, specification and efficiently using recent technology. The new developments and requirements inspired us to consider new improvements in air con engineering field. In our project, solar energy is captured and stored during a battery. This power is employed to run the air cooler whenever required. Solar energy means the radiation energy that reaches the world from the sun. It provides daylight makes the world hot and is that the source of energy for plants to grow. Solar electric systems are suitable for lots of sun and are ideal when there's no main electricity. That the technology of converting sunlight directly in to electricity. It’s supported photo-voltaic or solar modules, which are very reliable and don't require any fuel. Our objective is to style and develop a solar electric system namely “CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR AIR COOLER”
Effect of Edge Fluorination on Electronic and Transport Properties of Aarmchair Boron Nitride Nanoribbons: A First-Principles Study
Authors: Mohan Rai Dr. Hari
Published: July 2021

We have systematically investigated the effect of edge fluorination on structural stability, electronic and transport properties of armchair boron nitride nanoribbons (ABNNRs), using first-principles calculations within the frame work of local spin-density approximation (LSDA). ABNNRs with F-passivation on only edge B atoms, regardless of their width, are found to be half-metallic and energetically most stable. For these ribbons, completely spin polarized charge transport is predicted across the Fermi level as a result of giant spin splitting. Transmission spectrum analysis also confirms the separation of spin-up and spin-down electronic channels. It is revealed that F-passivation of only edge N atoms transforms nonmagnetic bare ribbons into magnetic semiconductors whereas fluorination of both the edges does not affect the electronic and magnetic state of bare ribbons significantly. Predicted Half-metallicity projects these ABNNRs as potential candidates for inorganic spintronic devices.
Accurate and Efficient Representation of Obstacles Using Radar Visualizer
Authors: Akanksha K.
Published: July 2021

Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle or velocity of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. A radar system consist of a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna (often same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving) and a receiver and process to determine properties of the objects. In our project we are detecting the target position of the obstacles that come in our way be it in military, aircrafts, ships, clouds, etc. using MATLAB. Using MATLAB, you can: analyze data, develop algorithms, create models and applications. The language, apps, and build in math functions enable you to quickly explore multiple approaches to arrive at a solution. Using MATLAB and Simulink we are doing radar visualizer.
Crop Cultivation in a Greenhouse using IOT
Authors: Akanksha K.
Published: July 2021

Nowadays gardening has become a hobby for everyone. Everyone is showing interest in growing their own plants in their houses like terrace farming. So we have decided to do a project which can be useful for everyone even the farmers can be benefitted by our project. In our project we are preparing a greenhouse for cultivating different kinds of crops. Our greenhouse consists of arduino UNO, sensors like (temperature sensor, soil moisture sensor, colour sensor and light sensor), actuators. All these are used in sensing the outside environment and giving signals to arduino so that it sends the signal through GSM module and this GSM module will give us a message alert through our mobile phones like for example if the moisture is less in soil then we will get alert “your moisture has decreased water the plants” so that we can turn on our motor pumps to water. Here we are using thingspeak cloud for coding the arduino through IOT. Our project will also do its watering by itself when the moisture level decreases, this is done by soil moisture sensor. It is very reasonable and complete greenhouse can be constructed under Rs.10,000 which can save lots of money for the farmers. The crop yield will also be very good and this will be useful in increasing the economy of farming.
Faktor Risiko Tumor Ganas Payudara Pada Pasien Rawat Jalan RSUD Andi Makkasau Kota Parepare
Authors: Magfirah Nurul , Haniarti  , Anggraeny Rini
Published: July 2021

ABSTRAK

Hasil pemeriksaan deteksi dini kanker payudara di Indonesia Tahun 2017 telah ditemukan 12.023tumor payudara, dan 3.079 curiga kanker payudara. Di antara 5 kanker yang paling sering dijumpai,kanker payudara tercatat mencapai 2,09 juta kasus. Untuk mencari faktor risiko tumor ganaspayudara seperti usia, riwayat melahirkan, riwayat menyusui, riwayat keluarga, riwayat menopause,dan riwayat pemakaian alat kontrasepsi hormonal. Metode survei analitik dengan desain casecontrol dengan jumlah sampel 80 responden yang terbagi atas sampel kasus sebanyak 40 respondendan sampel kontrol sebanyak 40 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel adalah consecutivesampling dengan uji Chi-Square dan Odds Ratio. Faktor yang ditemukan sebagai faktor risikomeliputi usia (OR=19,0; CI95%=4,02-89,6), riwayat melahirkan (OR=2,17; CI95%=1,70-2,78),riwayat kanker dalam keluarga (OR=6,33; CI95%=1,28-31,1), riwayat menopause (OR=2,33;CI95%=1,78-3,05), riwayat pemakaian alat kontrasepsi hormonal (OR=6,33; CI95%=1,50-14,4),sedangkan riwayat menyusui tidak termasuk faktor risiko (OR=1,00; CI95%=0,39-2,50). Sebaiknyapeneliti selanjutnya melakukan uji multivariat, uji interaksi, dan confounding. Diharapkan petugaskesehatan melakukan penyuluhan tentang pemakaian kontrasepsi hormonal â‰¥ 5 tahun yang dapatmeningkatkan kejadian tumor ganas payudara.

Kata Kunci: Tumor Ganas Payudara, Umur, Melahirkan, Keluarga, Menopause, KB Hormonal
¿Matemáticas para todos? Deconstrucciones desde un territorio chocoano
Authors: Charry Gutiérrez Oscar Guillermo , Tamayo Carolina , Jaramillo Diana
Published: July 2021

En este documento se presentan algunos avances de una investigación doctoral que se viene desarrollando con maestros y maestras de la Institución Educativa Katío Chamí del municipio de El Carmen de Atrato (Chocó, Colombia). El propósito de este artículo es realizar una problematización del enunciado “matemáticas para todos” en el campo del currículo de matemáticas. Enunciado que se torna problemático cuando, en términos curriculares, se alimenta una imagen disciplinar de la matemática. Esa problematización es orientada por una actitud terapéutico deconstruccionista inspirada en las formas de pensar y practicar la filosofía de Ludwig Wittgenstein y Jacques Derrida. Apoyados en la perspectiva política cultural de la educación matemática, en interlocución con algunos autores que fundamentan sus estudios en las teorizaciones foucaultianas, buscamos desnaturalizar ese enunciado, es decir, mostrar que él no es natural ni inevitable, sino que es una construcción discursiva que promueve simultáneamente procesos de inclusión y exclusión de individuos, pueblos y naciones. Al mirar las matemáticas desde una perspectiva indisciplinar, apoyados en las contribuciones del filósofo Ludwig Wittgenstein, logramos ver el enunciado “matemática para todos” de otras maneras. Ya no como una agenda política que promueve la homogeneización de la sociedad, sino como una agenda política de lucha y resistencia por la preservación de diferentes formas de vida, por la recuperación de aquellos sujetos que han sido históricamente excluidos a través de relaciones asimétricas de poder, como son los afrodescendientes e indígenas.
La experiencia del uso del dinero en las personas de bajos ingresos en Bogotá, noviembre de 2019
Authors: Flechas Briceño Gonzalo Alberto , Higuera Torres Gabriela
Published: July 2021

El presente artículo explora la experiencia del uso del dinero en las personas de bajos ingresos en Bogotá comprendiendo los niveles de bancarización que tiene esta población y la importancia de la educación financiera en el rol de la economía y el mercado. En Colombia son pocas las instituciones y los estudios que han revisado la experiencia del uso del dinero y su relación con la bancarización y la inclusión financiera, especialmente en las personas de bajos ingresos. Por ello, este artículo explora la siguiente conjetura: mientras no se haga una indagación juiciosa que describa cualitativamente las motivaciones y contextos que viven las personas de bajos ingresos en sus realidades y necesidades cotidianas frente a la oferta de productos y servicios financieros no habrá una información adecuada y suficiente que les permita a las entidades gubernamentales y privadas del sector financiero construir estrategias eficaces y pertinentes para que esta población sea efectivamente bancarizada. Mediante entrevistas en profundidad se exploran estas motivaciones y decisiones demostrando con esta investigación que una adecuada educación financiera desde la niñez, así como políticas de inclusión financiera adecuadas a este tipo de población teniendo como premisa el conocimiento profundo de su actuar cotidiano, contexto y estilo de vida llevará a implementar mejores estrategias.
Business innovations and their key factors: public funding, human capital, and their relationships with the industrial environment
Authors: Torres-Barreto Martha Liliana , Medina Charry Yojan Sebastián , Alvarez-Melgarejo Mileidy
Published: July 2021

Considering that innovation plays a relevant role in the current business environment, this article investigates the effect of public funding invested in science, technology, and innovation on obtaining innovative results in industrial companies in Colombia. To achieve this purpose, we proposed three hypotheses; the first one is oriented to know if the probability of obtaining innovative results increase when companies receive Public funding for research and development activities, the second one verifies if the probability of obtaining innovative results depends on the qualifications of the human capital. The third one checks out if the probability of obtaining innovative results increases when companies have relationships with their environment institutions. The data from 1989 industrial companies was obtained from the VII Technological Development and Innovation Survey and was analyzed using a logistic regression model that seeks to predict the outcome of a categorical variable from independent variables. The results respond to the hypotheses put forth, indicating positive and significant effects of public aid for R&D in obtaining innovative results and a moderating effect of the qualification of human capital and companies' ability to interact with the different actors within their environment.
El capital intelectual en las organizaciones de economía solidaria
Authors: Rincón Soto Carlos Augusto , Molina Mora Francisco Ricardo , González González Patricia
Published: July 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es aportar a la discusión sobre como el capital solidario hace parte de la estructura del capital intelectual en las empresas de economía solidaria. Esto es importante, dado que al develar este intangible, incentiva su control y gestión, así como su respectiva investigación, lo que crea estrategias para optimizarlo, de modo que, esto podría clarificar los fines y mejorar los resultados de las entidades de economía solidaria.  Este artículo desarrolla un marco conceptual y una revisión de literatura, así como un análisis interpretativo de los resultados. Los hallazgos mostraron que la literatura reconoce la existencia de otro factor en la economía solidaria, además, se encontró que la literatura sobre el factor C podría aportar a la descripción y elaboración de la caracterización de capital solidario.
Definition: A practical guide to constructing and evaluating definitions of terms
Authors: Hitchcock David
Published: July 2021

This book proposes guidelines for constructing and evaluating definitions of terms, i.e. words or phrases of general application. The guidelines extend to adoption of nomenclature. The book is meant to be a practical guide for people who find themselves in their daily lives or their employment producing or evaluating definitions of terms. It can be consulted rather than being read through. The book’s theoretical framework is a distinction, due to Robert H. Ennis, of three dimensions of definitions: the act of the definer, the content of the definition, and its form. The act of a definer is what the definer does in defining a term; the book distinguishes, following Ennis, three basic acts of defining: reporting, stipulating, and advocating. The content of a definition is in one sense the information that the definition conveys and in another sense the words in its defining part. The form of a definition is the way it is expressed, for example as a definition by genus and differentia.
THE INFLUENCE OF COMIC STRIPS MEDIA IN TEACHING WRITING SKILL TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN CIANJUR
Authors: Suherman Syifa Butsainah Ulfa , Kareviati Evie
Published: July 2021

Writing is an important skill for students because it helps them in their life but sometime they have difficulties when they start to writing. Therefore, the teacher must be able to find and use the right strategies for teaching writing activity especially choosing teaching media. One of the media that can be used in teaching writing is comic strips. The objective of this research is to find out whether there is an influence of using comic strips media to improve writing skill in the tenth grade students. This research employed pre-experimental design and used test questions as the instrument. The sample was the tenth grade students in one of SMKN in Cianjur, consisting of 36 students. The research compared the mean of the pre-test and post-test to identify the influence of comic strips media in improving writing skill.
Birinci Dünya Savaşı Başlarında Artvin ve Çevresindeki Bazı Olaylar
Authors: GÜL Mustafa Fırat
Published: July 2021

Dünyanın gördüğü en büyük olaylardan birisi Birinci Dünya Savaşı’dır. Öncesi ve sonrasıyla, sebepleri ve sonuçlarıyla dünyanın tamamına yakınını etkilemiş bu büyük savaşın tesirleri günümüzde bile hissedilmektedir. Birinci Dünya Savaşı kadar Osmanlı Devleti’nin bu savaşa neden ve nasıl girdiği de bir asırdan bu yana tartışılmaktadır. 20. yüzyıl başlarından itibaren, Almanların Osmanlı Devleti’nin ordusundaki önce gizli sonrasında aşikâr olan iradeye ve idareye dahli Türklerin kaderini önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Alman subayların bazen ikna gücüyle bazen emrivaki tavırları neticesinde savaşa giren Osmanlı Devleti’nin savaştığı ve büyük kayıplar verdiği ilk cephe Kafkas’tır. Osmanlı Devleti’nin Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda perdeyi açtığı sahne Artvin ve çevresidir. Ruslarla yapılan ilk çatışmalar burada olmuştur. Başta Teşkilât-ı Mahsûsa gönüllüleri olmak üzere Osmanlı-Rus sınırında görev yapan küçük birlikler bütün imkansızlıklara rağmen teknolojik yönden daha donanımlı, büyük oranda demiryolunu kullanan Ruslar karşısında elden gelen gayreti göstermişlerdir. Bugün Artvin’in ilçeleri olan Ardanuç, Arhavi, Borçka, Hopa, Kemalpaşa (Makıryal), Murgul, Şavşat ve Yusufeli’nde Birinci Dünya Savaşı başlarındaki bazı olaylar Osmanlı Arşivindeki belgelere göre değerlendirilmiştir.
Veri Zarflama Analizi ve ENTROPY Temelli TOPSIS Yöntemi ile Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi Hastanelerinin Etkinlik Analizi
Authors: ARSLAN Rahim , FİLİZ Mustafa
Published: July 2021

Bu çalışmada amaç, bölgesel düzeyde hastanelerin etkinlik ve performans değerlendirmesini yapmaktır. Çalışmada Doğu Anadolu bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren 100 yatak ve üstü kapasiteye sahip Sağlık Bakanlığına bağlı 17 devlet hastanesi, 5 eğitim araştırma hastenasi ve 3 dal hastanesi olmak üzere 25 kamu hastanesinin 2017 yılına ait verileri kullanılmıştır. Hastaneler kendi grupları içerisinde değerlendirilmiş, etkinlik analizi için Veri Zarflama Yöntemi, performans analizi için ENTROPY temelli TOPSIS yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre çalışmada değerlendirilen 17 devlet hastanesinden 11 tanesinin, 5 eğitim araştırma hastanesinden 1 tanesinin etkin çalışmadığı, 3 dal hastanesinin de etkin çalıştığı görülmüştür. Devlet hastanelerin etkinlik puanının %89,36 ile %100 arasında olduğu, eğitim araştırma hastanelerinin etkinlik skorlarının ise %97,73 ile %100 aralığında olduğu görülmüştür. Etkinlik puanı ile performans sıralamasının birbirine paralellik gösterdiği görülmüştür. Etkin olarak faaliyet gösteren hastanelerin performans sıralamasının ilk sıralarda yer aldığı, etkin olarak faaliyet göstermeyen hastanelerin ise performans sıralamasında son sıralarda yer aldığı görülmüştür.
Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Considerations in Drug Repurposing for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy-A Rare Peroxisomal Disorder
Authors: Tieu Julianne , Sahasrabudhe Siddhee , Orchard Paul , Cloyd James , Kartha Reena
Published: July 2021

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is an inherited, neurodegenerative
rare disease that can result in devastating symptoms of blindness, gait
disturbances, and spastic quadriparesis due to progressive
demyelination. Typically, the disease progresses rapidly, causing death
within the first decade of life. With limited treatments available,
efforts to determine an effective therapy that can alter disease
progression or mitigate symptoms have been undertaken for many years,
particularly through drug repurposing. Repurposing has generally been
guided through clinical experience and small trials. At this time, none
of the drug candidates have been approved for use, which may be due, in
part, to the lack of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) information
on the repurposed medications in the target patient population. Greater
consideration for the disease pathophysiology, drug pharmacology, and
potential drug-target interactions, specifically at the site of action,
would improve drug repurposing and facilitate development. Although
there is a good understanding of X-ALD pathophysiology, the absence of
information on drug targets, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics
hinders the repurposing of drugs for this condition. Incorporating
advanced translational and clinical pharmacological approaches in
preclinical studies and early stages clinical trials will improve the
success of repurposed drugs for X-ALD as well as other rare diseases.
X-ray cavities in the G50 bright group-centered galaxy NGC 5846
Authors: Kyadampure Anil , Vagshette N.D. , Patil M.K.
Published: July 2021

We present results based on analysis of the currently available 29.86 ks
Chandra data on the Bright Group-Centered Galaxy (BGG) NGC 5846 of G50
group. A pair of X-ray cavities have been detected within a radius ? 1 kpc
along the North-East and South-West directions. The analysis yielded the
average cavity energy, ages and mechanical power equal to ~ 3:1 x 1048 erg,
0:61 x 107 yr and, 3:78 x 1041 erg s-1, respectively. The luminosity of
X-ray emitting gas within the cooling radius (20 kpc) was found to be 2.4 x 1041 erg s??1, in agreement with the mechanical cavity power. The ratio of
radio luminosity to mechanical cavity power is found to be 10??4. The Bondi
accretion rate of the central supermassive black hole (SMBH) is ~ 5:95 x
10-5 M? yr-1 and the black-hole mass derived using the Bondi-accretion
rate was found to be ~ 3:74 x 108 M?.
The physical and dynamical characteristics of the asteroid 4940 Polenov
Authors: Vchkova-Bebekovska E. , Todorovic N. , Kostov A. , Donchev Z. , Borisov G. , Apostolovska G.
Published: July 2021

The asteroid (1986 QY4) 4940 Polenov is the first Solar system object whose 3D
shape is determined using the observations from the newly built Astronomical
Station Vidojevica (ASV). Here we present the results of photometric
observations for Polenov, gathered from the ASV, and from the Bulgarian
National Astronomical Observatory (BNAO) Rozhen, during 2014, 2019 and 2020
apparitions. Polenov is a 17.8km object located in the outer part of the
main belt and belongs to the asteroid family Themis. We have determined the
lightcurves, the synodic period of 4.161?0.001 h, as well as the solution
for the shape and spin axis. Using the lightcurve inversion method, the
combination of our lightcurves and the sparse data from ATLAS{HKO and
ATLAS-MLO, we also found the sidereal period, indicating a retrograde
rotation of the asteroid, with two possible mirrored pole solutions. The
ratio of the largest to smallest reecting surface is about 1.4. In addition,
we studied the dynamical properties of the asteroid and obtained a long
stability time that exceeds 0.4 Gyrs.