bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Sistem Manufakturing Prototipe Mesin Pengupas, Pemotong Dan Penggiling Bawang Merah Model Portable Multifungsi
Authors: Ulum Miftahul , Putra Farhan Wahyu , Gumelar Naufal Rafif
Published: May 2023

Bawang merah adalah salah satu komoditas pertanian yang banyak ditanam di Indonesia. Tetapi dalam proses pengolahan bawang terdapat beberapa kendala yang membuat produksinya menjadi terhambat yaitu dalam proses pengupasan dan pemotongan yang masih secara manual. Sehingga memunculkan inovasi untuk membuat mesin pengupas dan pemotong bawang merah yang lebih efektif dan efisien dalam proses produksinya. Dalam skripsi ini yang akan di analisa adalah menghitung laju produksi, kemudian biaya produksi untuk mengetahui berapa biaya per unitnya yang dibutuhkan untuk pembuatan Mesin Pengupas, Pemotong Dan Penggiling Bawang Merah kemudian dengan analisa titik impas dengan metode Break Event Point (BEP). Setelah menganalisa dan melakukan perhitungan, maka didapatkan waktu produksi (Tp) = 2.559,8 menit/batch dan laju produksi adalah 0,0003 unit/menit = 0,43 unit/hari. Kapasitas produksi tiap harinya sebanyak 17 unit/bulan. Lalu perhitungan Manufacturing Lead Time (MLT) didapatkan 11.502 menit/batch = 191,7 jam/batch. Sedangkan laba bersih Rp. 40.661.935/bulan, kemudian titik impas (BEP) sebanyak 0,48 unit tiap bulannya dan penjualan (BEP) dari produksi tersebut sebanyak Rp 4.973.241 tiap bulannya.
IMPERATIVE OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERSONALITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THE CHEMICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN SOUTHEAST, NIGERIA
Authors: Tamunosiki-Amadi Jasmine Okponanabofa , Ogoun Helen-May
Published: May 2023

The study looked at the organizational commitment and personality of workers in chemical and pharmaceutical companies. In this study, organizational commitment in the forms of normative, continual, and affective commitment were used to gauge an organization's practical personality traits. Three hypotheses were developed to investigate the association and a research question was posed using the individual employees as the unit of study. According to Krejcie and Morgan's sample size calculation, the study's sample size was one hundred and forty-eight employees, which is the same size as the population of two hundred forty-three. The analysis's findings demonstrated that there is a considerable and advantageous impact on the types of commitment. The study suggests that participation and objectivity in the functioning and management of the organizational personality can increase commitment and make the difference between an organization's success and failure.
LEGAL PROTECTION FOR INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS
Authors: Jimmytheja Ng Paulus , Mashdurohatun Anis , Novrial Ramon
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this research is to analyze and find legal protection for insurance policy holders. The results of the study found that legal protection for insurance policy holders (consumers) has not been based on the value of justice due to non-fulfillment of consumer rights by insurance business actors due to default by insurance companies. In this case the Financial Services Authority does not carry out its duties, functions, responsibilities and authorities in providing protection to insurance (consumer) policyholders, especially related to the large authority it has to defend consumer and public protection, and the absence of an Independent Supervisory Board, with integrity and competent authority overseeing the duties, functions, responsibilities and authorities of the Commissioner of the Financial Services Authority in providing legal protection to insurance (consumer) policyholders as appropriate based on the applicable laws and regulations, especially related to the authority to defend consumer and public protection.
MEASURING QUALITY: EVALUATING HOSPITAL VALUE-BASED PURCHASING AND OVERALL HOSPITAL RATINGS
Authors: Nnyagu Ezimma , PharmD  , Zhang Ming , Clack Lesley
Published: May 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services designed the Hospital Value Based Purchasing (HVBP) program and the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings program to improve healthcare quality across the US. Controversy remains concerning whether these initiatives truly encourage institutions to continuously work to improve the quality of care provided. To address some of these knowledge gaps, we applied data from the Modern Healthcare Hospital Penalties and Rewards dataset to identify potential relationships. We found the mean HVBP adjustments differed significantly between Ohio and Washington with a mean difference of 0.10% and between Pennsylvania and Washington 0.08%; and the mean hospital overall ratings differed significantly between Georgia and Ohio with mean a difference of 0.58 and between Ohio and Washington 0.65. Therefore, by evaluating the potential relationships, we can interpret the impact of geographic region on Medicare rewards and penalties, healthcare quality, and thus the impact on patient care.
Model-independent Constraints on Clustering and Growth of Cosmic Structures from BOSS DR12 Galaxies in Harmonic Space
Authors: Tanidis Konstantinos , Camera Stefano
Published: April 2023

We present a new, model-independent measurement of the clustering amplitude of galaxies and the growth of cosmic large-scale structures from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) 12th data release. This is achieved by generalizing harmonic-space power spectra for galaxy clustering to measure separately the magnitudes of the density and the redshift-space distortion terms, respectively related to the clustering amplitude of structures, b
σ
8(z), and their growth, f
σ
8(z). We adopt a tomographic approach with 15 redshift bins in z ∈ [0.15, 0.67]. We restrict our analysis to strictly linear scales, implementing a redshift-dependent maximum multipole for each bin. The measurements do not appear to suffer from systematic effects, and they show excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions from the Planck cosmic microwave background analysis assuming a ΛCDM cosmology. Our results also agree with previous analyses by the BOSS collaboration. Furthermore, our method provides the community with a new tool for data analyses of the cosmic large-scale structure, complementary to state-of-the-art approaches in configuration or Fourier space. Among its merits, we list: it being more agnostic with respect to the underlying cosmological model; its roots in a well-defined and gauge-invariant observable; the possibility to account naturally for wide-angle effects and even relativistic corrections on ultra-large scales; and the capability to perform an almost arbitrarily fine redshift binning with little computational effort. These aspects are all the more relevant for the oncoming generation of cosmological experiments such as Euclid, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, and the SKA Project.
The Peculiar Variable X-Ray Spectrum of the Active Galactic Nucleus PKS 2005–489
Authors: Chase Owen , McBride Felicia , Gokus Andrea , Lucchini Matteo , Zhang Haocheng , Ojha Roopesh , Fox Derek B.
Published: April 2023

PKS 2005−489 is a well-known, bright southern BL Lac object that has been detected up to TeV energies. In a low-flux state it exhibits the expected multiwavelength double-peaked spectrum in the radio−γ-ray band. The high-flux state shows extreme flux variations in the X-ray band with a hardening as well as a peculiar curved feature in the spectrum. Thus far, PKS 2005−489 is the only source to exhibit such a feature. To study the X-ray variability further, we obtained the first hard X-ray spectrum of the source with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array. We compare quasi-simultaneous radio, optical, UV, soft and hard X-ray, and γ-ray data of PKS 2005−489 to archival data in order to study its broadband behavior. We find a very consistent quiet state in the spectral energy distribution, with little variation in spectral shape or flux between the 2012 and 2020 data. A possible explanation for the peculiar X-ray spectrum in the flaring state is an additional component in the jet, possibly accelerated via magnetic reconnection, that is not co-spatial to the low-flux state emission region.
Spatial Coincidence between Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays and TeV Gamma Rays in the Direction of GRB 980425/SN 1998bw
Authors: Mirabal Nestor
Published: April 2023

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have long been suspected as possible ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) accelerators. In this brief note, I report that GRB 980425/SN 1998bw falls within the region of interest (ROI) with the highest significance in an all-sky blind search for magnetically induced effects in the arrival directions of UHECRs conducted by the Pierre Auger Collaboration with events detected up to to 2018 August 31. There is also report in the literature of delayed TeV emission in archival Fermi LAT observations from the direction of GRB 980425/SN 1998bw. The combined probability that two distinct cosmic ray acceleration signatures in two different multimessenger experiments may appear at the same spatial location by chance is estimated to be between 1.62 × 10−3 and 0.0157.
A Literature Review on Postpartum Perineal Wound Care: Epidemiology, Impact, and Future Interventions
Authors: Girsang Bina Melvia , Elfira Eqlima
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Perineal injury is an injury to the urogenital diaphragm and levator ani muscle, which occurs during normal delivery, or vaginal delivery, can occur without injury to the perineal or vaginal skin. Perineal wounds become one of the breeding media for germs so that it becomes the cause of puerperal infection. Perineal infection can occur because the location of the perineum is moist so that it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria. Incidence of infection that occurs in the perineal wound can spread to the birth canal or urinary tract. Infectious conditions in the perineal wound will slow down the wound healing process, because it can increase the damage to the supporting tissues of the skin.
AIM: This systematic review aims to see how postnatal perineal wound care: Epidemiology, impact, and future interventions.
METHODS: Researchers searched for quantitative studies published between 2017 and 2021, using PubMed, Elsevier, and Google Scholar. Thirty studies in systematics review.
RESULTS: The studies that have been collected that there are nine studies discussing the effect of therapies given to the treatment of perineal wounds in studies that discuss therapy two studies including discussing infrared lamp therapy, one study discussing the effects of mastic oleoresin, one study discussing betel leaf decoction, one study discussing the effectiveness of Aloe vera, one study discussing the effects of cinnamon, one study discussed the application of negative pressure sores, one study discussed the effect of pineapple fruit juice, and one other study discussed the effects of carvacrol, tymol, and olive oil. Then, two studies discussed the prevalence of perineal wound events and three studies discussed the characteristics of perineum wounds.
CONCLUSION: This systematic review evaluates and synthesizes the effectiveness of intervention methods of perineal wound pain reduction and perineal wound healing (episiotomy) and improves comfort in consideration of the methodological evidence level of stud patients’ comfort.
Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Lactating Mothers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Santi Mina Yumei , Nur Wafi , Widyastuti Yani , Khasanah Furaida
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: The national coverage of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Indonesia still low and one of the causes was from lactating mothers’ factor. The EBF coverage in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta was still below the national target (80%). Breast milk has been proven to be the best source of nutrition that provides various benefits for babies, mothers, families, and the country. Benefits for babies are better immunity, as well as intelligence and mental development.
AIM: The research aims to analyze the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in lactating mothers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
METHODS: An observational analytical research with cross-sectional design in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The population was lactating mothers in Sewon and Srandakan, Bantul uses a sample of 100 people with purposive sampling method. Data were collected with questionnaires and analyzed with Chi-square test and Multiple Logistic Regressions using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences-16. The husband’s support (informational support, award support, instrumental support, and emotional support) is declared not supportive if the total value is less than the mean.
RESULTS: Factors that related to EBF were husband’s informational support, husband’s total support, and the promotion of infant formula (p < 0.05). The variable that proven to be the determinant of EBF was the promotion of infant formula (odds ratio = 4.47, 95% CI = 1.50–13.30) in probability equal to 0.007.
CONCLUSION: The study showed a low prevalence of EBF. Totally support of the husband, especially the information support was needed by lactating mothers. The most influential factor that proved to be a determinant of EBF in lactating mothers was the promotion of infant formula. It was necessary to prevent and stop all ways of promoting formula milk, especially in healthcare facilities or through advertisements and involving community leaders or well-known figures to campaign for the benefits of EBF for the community through various media.
Nutritional Fulfillment and Anemia Status Monitoring through Android Application “E-Monitoring: Nutritional Intake” and Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Leaf Premix Cookies Consumption
Authors: Nasution Zuraidah , Nurhayati Ida , Doloksaribu Bernike , Nabila Nabila
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Adolescent is susceptible to nutritional problems that may lead to anemia. Anemia prevention for women is needed at earlier reproductive age to manifest healthy pregnancy, labor, and offspring. It is necessary to create an effective approach for anemia prevention in adolescent girls. AIM: The focus of this study was to prevent anemia in adolescent girls by improving their nutritional fulfillment rate through moringa leaf cookies provision and/or e-monitoring. METHODS: This research was conducted on students from two different high schools using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-evaluation. Moringa leaf cookies were consumed for a month on both groups. The intervention group was exposed to an e-monitoring application called “E-monitoring: Nutritional Intake” to record the amount and type of food consumed daily and provide information about personal nutrient percentage fulfilled compared to the recommended dietary allowance. RESULTS: The results show an increase in nutritional intake in the intervention group, which was significantly different from nutritional intake in the control group. Anemia status changes of participants from anemic to non-anemic conditions in both intervention and control groups were 88.89% and 76.92% consecutively (CI 95%). There was a significant increase in nutrient fulfillment for the intervention group. CONCLUSION: E-monitoring is an important approach for preventing anemia in adolescents by providing them awareness and information regarding their nutritional needs, with moringa leaf cookies as an effective food to increase hemoglobin.
Post-COVID Challenges in Occupational Medicine as a Branch of Clinical and Educational Medicine
Authors: Lalić Hrvoje
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has exhausted the employees of hospital center and had a negative impact on medical students.
AIM: The aims are to show the efforts of Occupational Medicine to provide support for healthcare workers and to increase student’s interest in O.M.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Out of the total number of employees of the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, which is 3500, 275 of them claim for recognition of COVID-19 occupational diseases in 2022. The 6th-year medical students of the Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, 130 in total and 22 sanitary engineers were surveyed by the quality service regarding their satisfaction with the Occupational Medicine classes. Statsoft Statistica 10 was used to calculate the results.
RESULTS: All HCW are recognized as having COVID-19 as a professional disease. Older age correlated with greater absenteeism. Hospital employees are dissatisfied, tired, they demand work benefits, contraindications for shift work, night work, work in COVID centers, and requesting maternity leave. Many also quit their jobs the hospital management is looking for and hiring new employees, who quickly leave due to difficult working conditions and low incomes. Occupational medicine also has a problem with students. During the pandemic, classes were held online. Interest in classes declined, a small number of students joined the lectures, but all responded to the survey. The answers showed a lack of interest in the Occupational Medicine course. With subsiding of the pandemic, it would be obligatory to continue “live” classes, take students on a tour of industrial facilities, and cancel the failed evaluation of teachers.
CONCLUSION: Easing of working conditions for HCW and changes in teaching is necessary.
Developing a Patient-centered Care Information System for Hemodialysis Clinic Services
Authors: Rosa Elsye Maria , Dewi Arlina , Aulia Ariadne , Shih Wen-Chung
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Patient-centered care is a service process that focuses on the patient. All health workers collaborate in providing services to patients undergoing dialysis at risk of adverse events. The information system is very urgent to develop as a tool for monitoring hemodialysis (HD) services. System monitoring can prevent medical errors in the hospital.
AIM: The aim of the study was to develop a Patient-Centered Care Information System at the HD clinic and make the monitoring systems for doctors and nurses. This study was conducted in Nitipuran Health Center of HD care specialists. The data were obtained from the interview in 12 participants consisting of nursing in Nitipuran Health Center of HD care specialist.
METHODS: This was a qualitative research with a design case study with focus group discussion.
RESULTS: An electronic medical record was built to provide better service for dialysis patients at HD clinics. According to the healthcare workers’ convenience, the system that could input PCs and tablets used two different approaches. A PC-based system is for doctors, and the tablet-based  system is used by nurses who frequently monitor dialysis patients.
CONCLUSION: The system built will make it easier for healthcare workers to monitor dialysis care from start to finish.
Anti-Inflammatory Potency of Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.): A Systematic Review
Authors: Setiawan Andreas Arie , Budiman Jethro , Prasetyo Awal
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is a tropical fruit, widely used in Southeast Asia as a health food and supplement, because of its beneficial effects on the body. In many studies, mangosteen is described to have many health effects such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-carcinogenic, and antiinflammatory. The anti-inflammatory effect is important because many diseases have pathophysiology associated with the inflammatory process.
AIM: This study aimed to assess and conclude the scientific database systematically to investigate the anti-inflammatory potency of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.).
METHODS: Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews and the guideline of preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) were used as guidelines in this review.
RESULTS: The authors searched the study in electronic databases which met inclusion and exclusion criteria. The authors independently evaluated 412 studies in database finding, 24 studies fulfilled the criteria for this review.
CONCLUSION: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) has anti-inflammatory potency (especially the component of xanthone and flavonoid) in various inflammatory conditions and diseases; such as obesity, skin disease, psychiatric disease, tooth disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity, peritonitis, colitis, prostatic hyperplastic, arthritis, and soft-tissue inflammation.
En quel sens le beau kantien est-il l’héritier du sublime longinien ? Monisme ou dualisme esthétique ?
Authors: Saint Girons Baldine
Published: April 2023

Contrairement à l’attente du lecteur cultivé, ce n’est pas dans l’Analytique du sublime, mais dans celle du beau qu’on peut sentir l’influence de Longin sur Kant. Le rôle de la lecture de Burke est, lui, plus facile à cerner : Kant y trouve le fil directeur d’une opposition systématique du sublime et du beau et de leur nécessaire définition l’un par rapport à l’autre. La question du monisme ou du dualisme esthétique devient alors centrale et rejoint chez Kant celle du sens de la place de la raison humaine. Quelle est la finalité de l’évolution ? Et l’espèce humaine parvient-elle à « la fin dernière de sa destination morale » quand « l’art, ayant atteint sa perfection, redevient nature », selon la formule saisissante de Mutmasslicher Anfang der Menschengeschichte (VIII, 117-118, Pléiade, II, p. 513) ?
State Variation in the Utilization of Nurse Practitioner–Provided Home-Based Primary Care: A Medicare Claims Analysis
Authors: O'Reilly-Jacob Monica , Perloff Jennifer , Srinivasan Meera , Alvarez Michelle , Hoyt Alex
Published: May 2023

Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide an increasing proportion of home-based primary care, despite restrictive scope of practice laws in approximately one half of states. We examined the relationship between scope of practice laws and state volume of NP-provided home-based primary care by performing an analysis of 2018 to 2019 Medicare claims. For each state we calculated the proportion of total home-based primary care visits by NPs and the proportion of all NPs providing home-based primary care. We used the 2018 American Association of Nurse Practitioners classification of state practice environment. We performed chi-square tests to assess the significance between volume and practice environment. We found that 42% of home-based primary care is delivered by NPs nationally, but substantial variation exists across states. We did not find a discernible or statistically significant pattern of uptake of NP-provided home-based primary care across full, reduced, or restricted states. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49
(5), 11–17.]
Risk Factors for Early Readmission and Reoperation After Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty
Authors: Cochrane Niall H. , Belay Elshaday S. , Kim Billy , Wu Mark , O'Donnell Jeffrey , Ryan Sean , Bolognesi Michael P. , Seyler Thorsten M.
Published: May 2023

Outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a safe option for select patients. The purpose of this study was to analyze a national database and understand risk factors that lead to unplanned early readmission and reoperation after outpatient THA. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used to collect outpatient THAs performed from 2013 to 2020. The outpatient setting was defined as a reported hospital length of stay of 23 hours or less. Data variables collected included patient demographics, medical comorbidities, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, functional status, preoperative laboratory values, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program morbidity probability, and 30-day readmissions and reoperations. A total of 15,055 patients underwent outpatient THA. Mean age was 62.6 years, and 52.1% of patients were men. Mean body mass index was 29.3 kg/m
2
. The overall rate of readmission was 1.8%, and the reoperation rate was 1.0%. Patients with a 30-day readmission were older (
P
<.01), with a higher incidence of hypertension (
P
<.01), steroid use (
P
<.01), and bleeding disorders (
P
=.01). Patients with a 30-day reoperation had higher body mass index (
P
<.01), hypertension (
P
<.01), and steroid use (
P
<.01). Regression analysis demonstrated that independent risk factors for readmission were age (
P
<.01) and steroid use (
P
<.01). Risk factors for 30-day reoperation were hypertension (
P
<.01) and steroid use (
P
<.01). There is a higher risk of early readmission after outpatient THA for older patients with hypertension, bleeding disorders, and steroid use. Patients with hypertension and steroid use have a higher risk for reoperation after outpatient THA. Modifiable risk factors should be addressed preoperatively, with proper patient selection for outpatient THA. [
Orthopedics
. 2024;47(1):e38–e44.]
Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients With Antibiotic Spacers Before Reimplantation
Authors: Kildow Beau J. , Cochrane Niall , Kelly Patrick J. , O'Donnell Jeffrey A. , Wu Mark , Lyden Elizabeth , Jiranek William A. , Seyler Thorsten M.
Published: May 2023

Use of molecular sequencing modalities in periprosthetic joint infection diagnosis and organism identification has gained popularity recently. To date, there is no diagnostic test that reliably predicts infection eradication in patients with antibiotic spacers. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of next-generation sequencing (NGS), culture, the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria, and the criteria by Parvizi et al in patients with antibiotic spacers. In this retrospective study, aspirate or tissue samples were collected from 38 knee and 19 hip antibiotic spacers for routine diagnostic workup for the presence of persistent infection and sent to the laboratory for NGS. The kappa statistic along with statistical differences between diagnostic studies were calculated using the chi-square test for categorical data. The kappa coefficient for agreement between NGS and culture was 0.27 (fair agreement). The percentages of positive and negative agreement were 22.8% and 42.1%, respectively, with a total concordance of 64.9%. There were 12 samples that were culture positive and NGS negative. Eight samples were NGS positive but culture negative. The kappa coefficient was 0.42 (moderate agreement) when comparing NGS with MSIS criteria. In our series, NGS did not provide sufficient agreement compared with culture or MSIS criteria in the setting of an antibiotic spacer. A reliable diagnostic indicator for reimplantation has yet to be identified. [
Orthopedics
. 2024;47(1);46–51.]
Atangana-Baleanu fractional dynamics of dengue fever with optimal control strategies
Authors: Hanif Asma , Butt Azhar Iqbal Kashif
Published: April 2023

Dengue fever, a vector-borne disease, has affected the whole world in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular for the last three decades. Dengue fever has a significant economic and health impact worldwide; it is essential to develop new mathematical models to study not only the dynamics of the disease but also to suggest cost-effective mechanisms to control disease. In this paper, we design modified facts about the dynamics of this disease more realistically by formulating a new basic $ S_hE_hI_hR_h $ host population and $ S_vI_v $ vector population integer order model, later converting it into a fractional-order model with the help of the well-known Atangana-Baleanu derivative. In this design, we introduce two more compartments, such as the treatment compartment $ T_h $, and the protected traveler compartment $ P_h $ in the host population to produce $ S_hE_hI_hT_hR_hP_h $. We present some observational results by investigating the model for the existence of a unique solution as well as by proving the positivity and boundedness of the solution. We compute reproduction number $ \mathcal{R}_{0} $ by using a next-generation matrix method to estimate the contagious behavior of the infected humans by the disease. In addition, we prove that disease free and endemic equilibrium points are locally and globally stable with restriction to reproduction number $ \mathcal{R}_{0} $. The second goal of this article is to formulate an optimal control problem to study the effect of the control strategy. We implement the Toufik-Atangana scheme for the first time to solve both of the state and adjoint fractional differential equations with the ABC derivative operator. The numerical results show that the fractional order and the different constant treatment rates affect the dynamics of the disease. With an increase in the fractional order and the treatment rate, exposed and infected humans, as well as the infected mosquitoes, decrease. However, the optimal control analysis reveals that the implemented optimal control strategy is very effective for disease control.
Discrete generalized Darboux transformation and rational solutions for the three-field Blaszak-Marciniak lattice equation
Authors: Zhang Ting , Wen Xiaoyong
Published: April 2023

Under consideration is the discrete three-field Blaszak-Marciniak lattice equation. Firstly, this discrete equation is mapped to the continuous nonlinear equations under the continuous limit. Secondly, the generalized $ (m, 3N-m) $-fold Darboux transformation of this discrete equation is constructed and established. Finally, by applying the resulting Darboux transformation, some singular rational solutions and mixed exponential-rational solutions are presented, in particular, their limit state analysis and singular trajectories are analyzed graphically. These results may be helpful to explain some relevant physical phenomena.
Forecasting the public financial budget expenditure in Dongguan with an optimal weighted combination Markov model
Authors: Li Dewang , Xu Daming , Qiu Meilan , Yang Shuiping
Published: April 2023

In this work, a novel optimal weighted combination Markov model (OWCMM) is proposed to forecast the public financial budget expenditure of Dongguan, China, from 2016 to 2020. The new model is constructed based on the optimal combination, which includes the fractional grey model, the Fourier function regression model and the autoregressive integrated moving average model (ARIMA), and modifies this optimal combination by the Markov model. The number of the optimal fractional order is determined by particle swarm optimization algorithm. One example is provided to verify the high fitting accuracy of the new model, the results show that the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and the root mean square error (RMSE) of the optimal weighted combination Markov model are smaller than that of the quadratic function model (QFM), the classical combinatorial model and its three sub-models, which proves the robustness of the optimal weighted combination Markov model. This work will provide a scientific basis and technical reference for the further research in finance field.
Practical stability for nonlinear systems with generalized conformable derivative
Authors: Aldandani Mohammed , Naifar Omar , Makhlouf Abdellatif Ben
Published: April 2023

In this study, we give the stability analysis of a class of nonlinear systems with a generalized conformable derivative, which guarantees that their solutions converge to a ball centered at the origin. The theoretical foundations of the practical stability are investigated in this work. Furthermore, the concept is elucidated with an application. Finally, the theoretical findings offered are illustrated with two numerical examples.
A comparative study on daily evapotranspiration estimation by using various artificial intelligence techniques and traditional regression calculations
Authors: Güzel Hasan , Üneş Fatih , Erginer Merve , Kaya Yunus Ziya , Taşar Bestami , Erginer İbrahim , Demirci Mustafa
Published: April 2023

Evapotranspiration is an important parameter to be considered in hydrology. In the design of water structures, accurate estimation of the amount of evapotranspiration allows for safer designs. Thus, maximum efficiency can be obtained from the structure. In order to accurately estimate evapotranspiration, the parameters affecting evapotranspiration should be well known. There are many factors that affect evapotranspiration. Some of these can be listed as temperature, humidity in the atmosphere, wind speed, pressure and water depth. In this study, models were created for the estimation of the daily evapotranspiration amount by using the simple membership functions and fuzzy rules generation technique (fuzzy-SMRGT), multivariate regression (MR), artificial neural networks (ANNs), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and support vector regression (SMOReg) methods. Model results were compared with each other and traditional regression calculations. The ET amount was calculated empirically using the Penman-Monteith (PM) method which was taken as a reference equation. In the created models, daily air temperature (T), wind speed (WS), solar radiation (SR), relative humidity (H) and evapotranspiration (ET) data were obtained from the station near Lake Lewisville (Texas, USA). The coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE) and average percentage error (APE) were used to compare the model results. According to the performance criteria, the best model was obtained by Q-MR (quadratic-MR), ANFIS and ANN methods. The R2, RMSE, APE values of the best models were 0,991, 0,213, 18,881% for Q-MR; 0,996; 0,103; 4,340% for ANFIS and 0,998; 0,075; 3,361% for ANN, respectively. The Q-MR, ANFIS and ANN models had slightly better performance than the MLR, P-MR and SMOReg models.
Artificial intelligence in acupuncture: A bibliometric study
Authors: Zhou Qiongyang , Zhao Tianyu , Feng Kaidi , Gong Rui , Wang Yuhui , Yang Huijun
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to provide a panorama of artificial intelligence (AI) in acupuncture by characterizing and visualizing the knowledge structure, hotspots and trends in global scientific publications. Publications were extracted from the Web of Science. Analyses on the number of publications, countries, institutions, authors, co-authorship, co-citation and co-occurrence were conducted. The USA had the highest volume of publications. Harvard University had the most publications among institutions. Dey P was the most productive author, while lczkowski KA was the most referenced author. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine was the most active journal. The primary topics in this field concerned the use of AI in various aspects of acupuncture. "Machine learning" and "deep learning" were speculated to be potential hotspots in acupuncture-related AI research. In conclusion, research on AI in acupuncture has advanced significantly over the last two decades. The USA and China both contribute significantly to this field. Current research efforts are concentrated on the application of AI in acupuncture. Our findings imply that the use of deep learning and machine learning in acupuncture will remain a focus of research in the coming years.
Effect of the yield surface evolution on the earing defect prediction
Authors: Akşen Toros A. , Firat Mehmet
Published: April 2023

Although the prediction of earing in the cup drawing process is considerably related to the yield surface shape, the yield surface evolution is also essential for the final ear form. The bending-unbending issue is a fundamental subject occurring on the die and punch shoulders. Since the yield stress is loading path dependent in reversal loadings, the conventional hardening models used in the monotonic loading conditions bring about inaccurate outcomes for predicting the ultimate earing profile, and a kinematic hardening model should be incorporated into the constitutive equations. This study elucidates the yield surface evolution effect involving expansion and translation simultaneously on the ear formation. A sixth-order polynomial yield function was employed to precisely characterize the yield surface shape, while a combined isotropic-kinematic hardening model was implemented to represent the evolution of the yield surface. The translation of the yield surface position was defined by the Armstrong-Frederic hardening model. Punch force-stroke responses and the ear form profiles were predicted by the implemented plasticity model in Marc using the Hypela2 user subroutine and compared with the experimental results. The combined hardening assumption yielded an increase in the mean cup height when compared to the isotropic hardening assumption. Moreover, The HomPol6 coupled with the combined hardening showed a better agreement with the experimental results.
Effect of yttria addition on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of ODS ferritic alloys processed by High Energy Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering
Authors: Salazar-Román Ana R. , López-Cuevas Jorge , Arganis-Juárez Carlos R. , Méndez-García José C. , Rendón-Angeles Juan C.
Published: April 2023

Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) ferritic alloys are structural materials used in nuclear fusion reactors, which exhibit enhanced mechanical properties, as well as corrosion and irradiation resistance. In the present work, ODS ferritic alloys with composition Fe-14Cr-1.5W-0.4Ti-(0, 0.4, 0.8) Y2O3 (in wt.%) were prepared employing high energy milling (HEM) followed by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). The particle size distribution (PSD) of the milled powders was characterized by laser diffraction. These powders and the sintered materials produced were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sintered materials were also characterized by dilatometry, diametral compression, Vickers microhardness, and corrosion rate tests. The largest Young’s modulus, microhardness, and dimensional shrinkage/expansion were obtained for the 0.8 wt.% Y2O3 alloy. However, this alloy was the least ductile. Furthermore, the 0.8 wt.% Y2O3 alloy was the one with the least dimensional change. According to the potentiodynamic polarization studies, it was found that the protective layer of Cr2O3 formed on the surface of the three alloys studied was less effective for the yttria-free alloy, since in this case the rupture of such protective layer occurred earlier than for the case of the yttria-containing alloys. Based on these results, it is suggested that the 0.8 wt.% Y2O3 alloy having fine microstructure could constitute a potential alternative as a structural material for Gen IV-type reactors.
Constructivist Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) Approach: A CBI Flipped Learning Integrated Problem Based and Case Method (PBL-cflip) in Clinical Refraction Course
Authors: Novalinda Rina , Giatman M. , Syahril  , Wulansari Rizky Ema , Trung Tin Chau
Published: April 2023

Based on the preliminary study conducted, it was revealed that critical thinking skills, creativity, and student learning outcomes were low in clinical refraction courses. Whereas in 21st-century learning, students must master the skills of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity (4Cs) as recommended. Because of this phenomenon, it is critical to use the appropriate learning approach; one solution offered is CBI Flipped Learning Integrated Problem-Based and Case Method (PBL-cflip). The purpose of this study is to describe the effectiveness of the CBI Flipped Learning Integrated Problem Based and Case Method (PBL-cflip) in improving student learning outcomes in clinical refraction courses. This research is quantitative, using a quasi-experimental method. Participants in this study were 61 vocational education students who took the clinical refraction course. The results showed an increase in students' critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity skills, which helped them achieve the expected learning outcomes. It can be concluded that this PBL-cflip is very useful for students to understand and solve cases in clinical refraction courses and can create an interesting learning atmosphere according to student interests, making students more enthusiastic about participating in learning. The novelty of this study is the use of problem-based CBI, which is implemented in a flipped, whereas previous studies have not focused on implementing problem-based in a flipped manner
Un « arrière-goût » du Fer en Phénicie romaine
Authors: Fani Alpi Zeina
Published: May 2023

The sculpted divine reliefs of the Roman period in Lebanon bear witness to themes and motifs that often predate the 1st century BC and are clearly of regional inspiration. Yet Philo of Byblos insisted on the originality and antiquity of the local pantheons. In fact, the treatment of the façade of the temple of Chhîm (2nd century AD) can be compared to the Sidonian naiskoi dated to the 9th-5th century BC. The theme of the winged sun, found in Byblos, Chhîm or Baalbek, of Egyptian inspiration, attests to a long iconographic continuity between ancient Phoenicia and Roman sculpted decorations. The divinities flanked by animals, the so-called Astarte thrones or the figures of priests with conical caps performing on thymiaters confirm the rooting of the representations in an oriental substrate.
« Une certaine condamnation de l’art phénicien » (E. Renan) : dévalorisation et réhabilitation du goût phénicien aux xixe et xxe siècles
Authors: Bonnet Corinne
Published: May 2023

Dans sa Mission de Phénicie, Ernest Renan a recours à la notion de goût, fondamentalement pour disqualifier la culture phénicienne au regard des deux cultures qui constituent, à ses yeux, les piliers de l’héritage antique  : la culture grecque pour la raison et la beauté, la culture judéo-chrétienne pour le monothéisme et la morale. On s’efforce donc de comprendre les ressorts de cette vision en la situant à la fois dans l’œuvre de Renan et dans son contexte historique. On étudie également les prolongements de cette théorie et sa remise en question aux xxe et xxie siècles.
Malheur aux vaincus ! Présences et absences de l’image du Phénicien dans les médias contemporains
Authors: Guillon Élodie , Scapin Mathieu , Soler Matthieu
Published: May 2023

Nous proposons ici une première incursion dans l’immense corpus fourni par la culture pop (populaire), à la recherche des Phéniciens au sens large. L’enquête est construite sur un résumé des mentions et représentations des Phéniciens au cinéma, dans la littérature au sens large, dans les BD, la musique et les jeux vidéo, puis sur leur analyse, dans l’objectif de comprendre quels rapports entretient le grand public avec cette société ancienne.
Conquérir un point de vue populationnel et historique pour apprendre l’évolution
Authors: Gobert Julie , Lhoste Yann
Published: April 2023

Cet article analyse une séquence d’enseignement-apprentissage en biologie de l’évolution qui s’adresse à des élèves de 14-15 ans. Les analyses sont menées en termes de structuration des contextes, par une approche à la fois épistémologique et didactique. Elles documentent la logique de construction du contexte socio-épistémologique du concept de sélection naturelle et les dynamiques d’évolution des contextes problématique, intersubjectif et intra-subjectif au cours de la séquence. Les dimensions heuristiques de la modélisation par structuration de contextes nous permettent de produire une double grille de feuillets d’élaboration de l’approche populationnelle et du concept de sélection naturelle. Elle nous amène à identifier des scénarios et gestes langagiers hautement fonctionnels dans la construction d’un contexte pertinent au regard du concept de sélection naturelle. Elle montre le double mouvement d’introduction des concepts scientifiques dans les situations formelles d’apprentissage par l’enseignant, à partir de la construction des tâches proposées aux élèves, reprises ou accompagnées par des gestes langagiers didactiques ajustés.
Enseignements par-ci, apprentissages par-là : quelle didacticité pour une communauté non institutionnelle d’échange linguistique et culturel en Arabie saoudite ?
Authors: Navé Éric
Published: April 2023

Dans cette contribution, nous revenons sur une expérience menée de juillet 2019 au début du mois de mars 2020 dans une communauté non institutionnelle d’apprentissage linguistique et culturel à Djeddah, en Arabie saoudite. La question sur laquelle nous nous sommes penché est la suivante : peut-on parler de situation « didactique » dans un tel contexte ? À travers une étude qualitative, qui tient davantage de l’aventure humaine que de la manipulation expérimentale, nous réfléchissons ici aux enseignements-apprentissages ayant lieu dans un tel groupe non institutionnel et nous les mesurons à l’aune du concept de didactique.
The Impact of Stigma in Seeking Mental Healthcare
Authors: Calluso Cinzia , Bilotta Elena
Published: May 2023

Stigma is an insidious social force that has been associated with multiple attributes, circumstances, health conditions, and social groups, and which unfolds at many different levels – social, institutional, and self-stigma. Mentally ill people represent one of the most widespread targets of prejudice, discrimination, and social exclusion. Consequences of stigma are alarming and dangerous; stigma has been associated with preventing people from seeking help, reducing compliance to treatment, increasing dropouts, and even increasing suicidal ideation. Stigma also affects health care professionals, providers, and organizations, with the effect of worsening the access to mental health care and treatment, but also increasing the social exclusion and impairing wellbeing. Nevertheless, the awareness and the recognition of stigma as a major societal problem has contributed to the development, validation, and implementation of many anti-stigma programs, some of which appear to be promising ways to fight against this insidious phenomenon.
Empowerment Through Self-Advocacy
Authors: Cooper Katherine
Published: May 2023

Although mental healthcare has been gaining more social acceptance since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several barriers still exist for new service users in the US. Prospective consumers and recently diagnosed individuals are often left to navigate this complex system with minimal support, which can lead to delays in achieving a higher quality of life. The author attempts to promote equitable care outcomes by encouraging consumers to engage in self-advocacy via education, community resources, and opportunities to lobby for client autonomy, universal accessibility, and disability inclusion. As a rehabilitation counselor trainee and a long-time recipient of psychiatric care, the author provides a unique perspective from both sides of the traditional mental health hierarchy and suggests future directions for collaborative approaches. Her professional insights inform a discussion of the standards to which clinicians should be held, while her lived experiences are woven throughout the text to underscore the shortcomings of the current system and offer examples of resilience.
A Practical Approach to Visualizing Different Phases of Project Management Using MSProject
Authors: Raj Hrithik , Punhani Ritu , Punhani Ishika
Published: May 2023

This chapter discusses the problems of project preparation, project planning, project execution, and monitoring of a real-world project. Emphasis is placed on MS Project – a software product designed to create plans, projects, and schedules as well as control and management of their implementation. It is discussed in a practical manner its ability to understand how much time and work developers are investing in a software project. As a result, the project management actions helped the project be delivered on time without compromising any time, budget, or resource constraints. The authors considered different scenarios related to project risk. They used the project crashing technique, and the time of the project was significantly reduced allowing the project to finish on time. The relations between the activities, the resources, and the time for their implementation are defined. The effectiveness of using different types of calendars—standard and continuous—specific to the continuous mining activities is evaluated.