bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN ECONOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE ON REGIONAL VARIATIONS
Authors: Sinha Narain
Published: September 2022

Corruption is a widespread phenomenon and is hard to measure and quantify. Ever since the publication perception of corruption indices by Transparency International (TI) and University of Gottingen for various countries in 1994 attempts have been made to investigate the sources and impact of corruption on the economy. Considering an economic approach to corruption, in this paper we examine the sources of corruption using the data on cross-section of countries at different stages of economic development at two points of time 2003 and 2013.Further we investigate regional differences in the causes of corruption. Using corruption perception index, we find that economic growth, size of the public sector and the human development are significant individually in both the years. There are statistically significant regional differences in the sources of corruption. The growth impact on corruption is not significant at the regional level. Similarly, the size of the public sector is significant in Asia Pacific, EU and in American continent countries. Finally, literacy is significant in every region except in the Middle East. The results have interesting policy implications for economic growth, especially in low-income countries with high rates of corruption.
Field Dependent-Independent Cognitive Styles as Correlates of Reading Comprehension Performance among Form Two Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
Authors: Kiragu Teresia , Mugambi Dr. Doyne Kageni , Kinai Prof. Theresia
Published: September 2022

The problem addressed by this study was that secondary school teachers in Kenya have largely ignored the cognitive learning styles of students in their pedagogical strategies. The teachers have been mostly using talk-chalk method, which may be attributed to dismal performance in reading comprehension in English especially in sub county secondary schools. Scholarly efforts to address this issue have majorly focused on non-cognitive factors. The study was anchored on the field dependence-independence theory of cognitive styles. This study used correlational research design. The sample size was 20 public day schools representing 11% and 860 form two students representing 10.6%. The study used a modified Group Embedded Figures Test and English comprehension test. The pilot study was carried out in two schools with a sample of 30 students to establish the reliability and validity of the research tools. Data analysis involved the use of Pearson correlation and t-test to test the research hypotheses with the aid of SPSS program version 23. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between field independent cognitive learning style and reading comprehension performance, r (452) = .32, P = .01. The results also indicated that there was a positive significant correlation between field dependent cognitive learning style and reading comprehension score, r (404) = .48, P = .00. The findings revealed that the mean score difference in reading comprehension performance of respondents with FI and FD cognitive learning styles was statistically significant, t (854) = -2.13, p = .03. The study recommends that curriculum designers and the developers of learning content should include cognitive learning styles in learning books to educate secondary school students on the importance of these styles in educational achievement. Teachers should use diverse teaching methods that cater for the different cognitive learning styles to improve reading comprehension performance.
UTrans-Net: A Model for Short-Term Precipitation Prediction
Authors: Cao Hao , Wu Yirui , Bao Yansong , Feng Xi , Wan Shaohua , Qian Cheng
Published: September 2022

This short-term weather forecast is particularly important for human production activities and safety. However, the existing short-term weather forecasts are often difficult to meet the demands in terms of precipitation accuracy, and traditional numerical weather forecasts have low efficiency in short-term weather forecasting. Artificial intelligence (AI) can infer uncertain information based on data with lower temporal and spatial density and can use abstract knowledge in statistical and numerical models, thereby improving the prediction accuracy of short-term weather and precipitation. However, traditional AI weather forecasting technology often cannot perform feature extraction well. Therefore, this paper proposes a new U-shaped neural network model UTrans-Net that combines transformer. This proposed model adds transformer to the U-Net model to determine the weights of different meteorological elements. Afterwards, the precipitation at a later time is predicted by using the monitoring values of the previous series of time points, and the parameters of the neural network are adjusted according to the results. By conducting experiments on the weather dataset of 2400 samples given by the China Meteorological Administration, the results of our experiment show that UTrans-Net has a more accurate prediction accuracy, and the average prediction accuracy at 0.1, 3, and 100 mm thresholds is 59%, 78%, and 82%, respectively.
 
Received: 25 July 2022 | Revised: 27 August 2022 | Accepted: 14 September 2022
 
Conflicts of Interest
Yirui Wu is an Associate Editor for Artificial Intelligence and Applications, and was not involved in the editorial review or the decision to publish this article. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
Kierkegaard e as personificações dos estágios na existência
Authors: Moreira Protasio Myriam , Bolivar C. Germano Ramon
Published: September 2022

O tema dos estágios da existência perpassa toda a produção de Kierkegaard. Ele teve sempre o cuidado de mostrar que estético, ético e religioso não são etapas que acontecem apartadas uma da outra, como num modelo sistemático, mas acontecem ao mesmo tempo, uma vez que se dão na existência e se realizam enquanto existência. Mas, em termos da construção de um pensamento clínico em psicologia, o que seria importante ainda se entender acerca dos estágios? Que relação ainda podemos fazer entre as caracterizações e personificações, às quais Kierkegaard, sob pseudônimo ou não, lança mão para apresentar os estágios? E, finalmente, como essa questão perpassa um pensamento clínico ou um pensamento existencial em psicologia? Nosso objetivo com este texto é responder a estas questões. Começaremos por esclarecer o sentido de comunicação indireta no projeto de Kierkegaard. Em seguida, apresentaremos as caracterizações dos diferentes estágios para, então, esclareceremos o sentido de tarefa por meio da apresentação de algumas personificações dos estágios. Por fim, pensaremos as repercussões para um pensamento clínico em psicologia. Veremos que Kierkegaard recorre aos estágios e suas personificações ambicionando tirar o leitor de seu modo confortável de pensar e agir.
Sofrimento e pandemia: uma reflexão fenomenológica existencial sobre os modos de vida e sofrimento “psíquico” na pandemia de Covid-19
Authors: Meletti da Silva Goulart Samira
Published: September 2022

O presente trabalho se propõe a refletir acerca do sofrimento emergido em meio à grave crise sanitária instalada pela pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-COV-2), considerando as mudanças nas dinâmicas de vida da população como a adoção de medidas de distanciamento social, quarentena, uso de máscaras, dentre outras contingências que transformaram o cotidiano e o ritmo das existências contemporâneas. O crescente número de casos e mortes, as modificações nas rotinas de casa, trabalho e relações sociais vêm repercutindo na saúde mental das pessoas e desencadeando vários sofrimentos, expressos nas queixas que chegam diariamente aos serviços de acolhimento psicológico.Considerando, assim, a experiência de escuta clínica das pessoas em sofrimento neste período, com o objetivo de refletir sobre os modos de vida e sofrimento que se desvelam em meio ao contexto pandêmico, recorremos ao pensamento do filósofo alemão Martin Heidegger para pensar o tédio e a técnica moderna como os sentidos e afetos que caracterizam e afinam as existências contemporâneas; bem como as suas repercussões nas experiências de sofrimento que se revelam em meio aos novos modos de existência assumidos durante a pandemia de covid-19.
O lírio do campo e o pássaro sob o céu: Três discursos piedosos. Copenhague, 1849, de Søren A. Kierkegaard
Authors: C. Germano Ramon Bolivar
Published: September 2022

Lilien paa Marken og Fuglen under Himlen
FOGEL, Gilvan. Do coração máquina – A técnica moderna como compaixão do homem pelo homem. Rio de Janeiro: MAUAD X, 2022, 216p.
Authors: Wiederwild Francisco
Published: September 2022

Em seu mais novo livro intitulado Do Coração Máquina – a Técnica Moderna como Compaixão do Homem pelo Homem, Gilvan Fogel presta uma contribuição significativapara o cenário filosófico brasileiro, ao abordar um tema fundamental de nossa época: a questão da técnica moderna. Trata-se de um tema fundamental, pois, atualmente vige o imperialismo da técnica, que determina os modos de ser do homem contemporâneo. Por isso, o fundamental se revela como tema atual de interesse e, por conseguinte, o progresso da tecnologia se torna um assunto constante na mídia tradicional e nos mais diferentes meios de comunicação.
“Tales We Tell: Imagining Feminist Pasts, Writing Feminist Futures”
Authors: McCutcheon Erin L.
Published: September 2022

El futuro del feminismo depende no sólo de sus pasados, sino de cómo estos pasados se imaginan en pos de nuestro tiempo compartido. Los legados del feminismo son sus intervenciones en métodos de investigación histórica, sin embargo, como sugiere este número de Nierika, el feminismo está enfrentando un “momento de eliminación”. Los historiadores feministas permanecen atrapados en modelos divisivos, y decididamente no feministas, de pensar las historias desde los años 1970. Este ensayo intenta combatir la carencia de ejemplos del “hacer” la historia del arte feminista, articulando estrategias que interrumpen el proceso de escritura e investigación. Usando mis propias experiencias con mujeres artistas en México, demuestro cómo métodos de “grounded theory”, teorías postcoloniales y de movimiento sociales, proveen las técnicas necesarias para imaginar los pasados feministas que solidifican su importancia a un presente y futuro compartido.
"Lo que queda del día", de Kazuo Ishiguro. Un análisis narratológico de la novela y de su transposición fílmica
Authors: Coghi Andrea
Published: September 2022

El análisis de la configuración general y de los elementos específicos propuesta por la narratología, tanto dirigida hacia productos literarios como cinematográficos, permite identificar en una obra rasgos de originalidad o de pertenencia a géneros narrativos conocidos. En el caso de una operación transpositiva, la comparación entre las elecciones estilísticas detrás de los dos productos permite articular un análisis más detallado aún. La novela Lo que queda del día del Premio Nobel 2017 Kazuo Ishiguro y la película de James Ivory con el mismo nombre, ofrecen ejemplos particularmente significativos de los aspectos de la adaptación transmendial y de modificaciones, omisiones y enfatizaciones. El presente artículo es un análisis de los rasgos peculiares de las dos obras y de las diferencias entre ellas, así como de la manera en que estas discrepacias nos permite formular hipótesis que pueden involucrar una buena parte de las operaciones transpositivas en general.
Guerra, cine e infancia. La niñez en el cine japonés durante la Guerra del Pacífico
Authors: López Tejeda Isaías
Published: September 2022

El presente artículo explora la relación del Estado y el cine japonés durante la Guerra del Pacífico y aborda cómo esta relación se vio reflejada en el discurso fílmico alrededor de la figura de la niñez japonesa. Para ello se analiza brevemente la historia del cine en Japón y la censura del Estado sobre la industria fílmica durante este periodo. Posteriormente se describen los cortos noticiosos oficiales, donde se muestra la vida de los niños durante la guerra, y finalmente se aborda la obra del director Hiroshi Shimizu quien, entre 1931 y 1948, realizó diversos filmes protagonizados por infantes.
Una muestra del teatro hagiográfico del barroco catalán. La "Comèdia de Santa Bárbara" de Francesc Vicent Garcia
Authors: Massip Bonet Francesc
Published: September 2022

Presentamos la comedia hagiográfica más relevante del teatro barroco catalán, Comèdia de Santa Bàrbara del poeta Francesc Vicent Garcia, la primera pieza catalana que sigue las reglas de la comedia nueva. Data de 1617, se estructura en tres jornadas y está escrita con la polimetría característica del género (cuartetas, romances, silvas, sonetos, octavas reales), que se adecua a la naturaleza de los personajes. La pieza integra la prác-tica escénica populista con la inclusión de un eficaz “gracioso” o “bobo de la comedia”, hazmerreír inspirado en los zanni o criados de la commedia dell’arte; se acerca a las formas artísticas de la práctica cortesana y del fasto ceremonial y, finalmente, destila el valor literario y retórico del teatro clasicista propio de la práctica erudita y universitaria. Se transcriben algunos pasajes inéditos procedentes de un manuscrito extraviado y se documenta su influencia y reutilización en comedias tanto del Principado como del Rosellón, todavía a mediados del siglo XIX.
Content analysis of tripadvisor reviews on safe tourism certified restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: TAŞDAĞITICI Eylem , TUNA Muharrem
Published: September 2022

Covid-19 outbreak, which emerged in December 2019, deeply affected the economies. During the Covid-19 outbreak, there was a significant decline in restaurant revenues, foreign currency inflows and employment. Moreover, the outbreak has caused radical changes in lifestyles and consumer behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the user comments on the TripAdvisor website regarding Safe Tourism Certified restaurants in Turkey during the Covid-19 outbreak. The universe considered in this study comprised users who ate at Safe Tourism Certified restaurants in Turkey and commented on the Tripadvisor website. The content analysis method, which is used in qualitative research methodologies, was applied. In this context, a total of 922 reviews for 98 Safe Tourism Certified restaurants on the Tripadvisor website over the period of 11 March 2020- 20 April 2022 were examined with the help of Nvivo 12 program. It was revealed that 80.6% of the customer comments were positive. The most emphasized factors in the comments were taste, price, attitude and behavior of the employee, view, food and beverage quality, cleanliness, punctuality, employee care and Covid-19 security measures. These findings can assist in understanding the nature of consumer perceptions during pandemic.
Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Hair Oil Using Sesame Hair Oil
Authors: Prerana R. Kamble  , Rupali R. Kandgave  , Pragati S. Chavan  , Sachin S. Navale
Published: September 2022

Herbs are crude plant materials that may be an entire fragment or powdered. Hair fall problem occurs in both male and female. The common problem is falling hair. The popularity of natural products increasing day by day due to this fact. That they are comparatively safe less toxic and have fewer side effects. The present work aimed to formulate herbal oil for general purposes using various herbs.
Prediction in the maze: Evidence for probabilistic pre-activation from the English a/an contrast
Authors: Husband Edward Matthew
Published: September 2022

The idea that comprehenders predict upcoming linguistic content has become core to many theories of language processing. Experimental studies exploiting morphosyntactic and phonotactic constraints on a word form preceding a high cloze target word have been key to underpinning predictive accounts of comprehension, but investigating these tight sequential contrasts with traditional behavioral methods is difficult. The maze task, with its more focal measure of incremental processing, may provide a cheap and easy methodology to study early cues to prediction. An experiment investigating the a/an contrast (DeLong, Urbach, & Kutas, 2005; Nieuwland, et al., 2018) using A-maze (Boyce, Futrell, & Levy, 2020) finds that unexpected articles, as well as nouns, elicit slower focal response times. Response times are also shown to be inversely related to noun cloze probabilities, with slower responders showing larger effects of expectation. This study demonstrates that the maze task can be sensitive to expectation and is a useful alternative methodology for investigating prediction in comprehension.
An Analytical study to determine the Prevalence and Factors associated with Late first Antenatal Care Visit among Pregnant Women at Mukono General Hospital, Mukono District.
Authors:   , Musitwa Moses
Published: September 2022

Background: A study was carried out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with late first antenatal care visits among pregnant women at Mukono General Hospital, Mukono District. Methodology: The study design was descriptive and cross-sectional and it employed both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A sample of 60 respondents was selected using a purposive sampling procedure and an interview guide was used to collect data.  Results: The proportion of pregnant mothers who timely initiated ANC visits was 40 (66.7%) attended the first ANC visit between 4 – 6 months of pregnancy, 40 (66.7%) had attended ANC once during the current transition, 24 (40%) reported lack of awareness/knowledge as a reason for failing to timely initiate ANC visits, followed by 16 (26.7%) who reported lack of support, 12 (20%) reported that they did not feel the need to attend early. Respondents also faced various maternal factors as 40 (66.7%) respondents reported that they did not attend ANC in the last pregnancy, 50 (83.3%) did not receive advice before starting ANC visits, 60 (100%) did not have other means of testing current pregnancy, 40 (66.7%) reported not having adequate knowledge about ANC services, 40 (66.7%) reported that they sometimes had to get their husband`s approval to start ANC visits, 42 (70%) rated the previous experiences of services utilization as good. Conclusion: Respondents faced various socio-demographic and maternal factors which have led to a low proportion of mothers attending the 1st ANC visit in the first semester as recommended. Recommendations: Including improving efficiency and reducing waiting time, improving customer care, more support, and health education about ANC among others.
Influence of Socio-demographic Factors on Health Facility-based Childbirth in Yambio County, South Sudan. A Cross-Sectional Study.
Authors:   , Ngbadurezere William
Published: September 2022

Background: South Sudan is facing a very big challenge with making Maternal Care Services available for women in rural areas due to a lack of sufficient policy for strengthening the health sector in the Country. It’s found out that, most women in South Sudan give birth to their babies on the floor in government hospitals, cutting the umbilical cord with a stick. The study aims to look at the Influence of socio-demographic factors on health facility-based childbirth in Yambio County, South Sudan. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study using a mixed methods approach to assess factors that influence health facility-based childbirth. This study was conducted from August 2021 to September 2021 among lactating women using Yambio State Hospital for health facility-based childbirth and those residing in Yambio town Payam, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. Results: (50.3%) of the respondents aged 21-25 years old, the majority of the respondents only completed a primary level of education (46%), followed by those with secondary (32%) and with tertiary education (22%). (82%) were married. The majority (36.8%) of the respondent was unemployed followed by those self-employed (26.8%). Nearly three-quarters (73%) of the respondents did indicate that they had monthly incomes of less than 10,000 SSP. About 23% of respondents had an income of (10,000 SSP – 20,000 SSP) and only about 4% had an income of more than 20,000 SSP. Conclusion: The socio-demographic factors associated with health facility-based childbirth include the mother’s age (21 – 25 years), being a full-time student, and working for either government or private business. Recommendations Women and their husbands should have a source of income so that they would be able to have transport that expectant mothers can easily take to the hospital.
A Data-Driven Analytical System to Optimize Swimming Training and Competition Performance using Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis
Authors: Zheng Tony , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

Many swimmers are constantly incorporating new and different training regimes that would let them improve quickly [2]. However, it is difficult for a swimmer to see their progress instantly. This paper develops a tool for swimmers, specifically swimmers, to predict their future results. We applied machine learning and conducted a qualitative evaluation of the approach [3]. The results show that it is possible to determine their future performance with decent accuracy. This application considers the swimmer's performance history, age, weight, and height to predict the most accurate results.
Performance Evaluation for the use of ELMo Word Embedding in Cyberbullying Detection
Authors: Yazdizadeh Tina , Shi Wei
Published: September 2022

Communication using modern internet technologies has revolutionized the ways humans exchange information.. Despite the numerous advantages offered by such technology, its applicability is still limited due to problems stemming from personal attacks and pseudoattacks. On social media platforms, these toxic contents may take the form of texts (e.g., online chats, emails), speech, and even images and movie clips. Because the cyberbullying of an individual via the use of such toxic digital content may have severe consequences, it is essential to design and implement, among others, various techniques to automatically detect, using machine learning approaches, cyberbullying on social media. It is important to use word embedding techniques to represent words for text analysis, typically in the form of a real-valued vector that encodes the meaning of words. The extracted embeddings are used to decide if a digital input contains cyberbullying contents. Supplying strong word representations to classification methods is a key facet of such detection approaches. In this paper, we evaluate the ELMo word embedding against three other word embeddings, namely, TF-IDF, Word2Vec, and BERT, using three basic machine learning models and four deep learning models. The results show that the ELMo word embeddings have the best results when combined with neural network-based machine learning models.
An Intelligent Community-Driven Mobile Application to Automate the Classification of plants using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
Authors: Tong Yifei , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

How can the efficiency of volunteers be improved in performing bushcare in the limited amount of time able to be spent caring for each location every month [1]? Bushcare is a volunteer activity with a high difficulty curve for volunteers just starting out as the crucial skill of distinguishing the native plants from the harmful invasive species only comes with experience and memorization [2]. The lack of ability to distinguish targeted plants will greatly reduce the efficiency of the volunteers as they work through the limited amount of time they have at each location each month while also discouraging newly joined volunteers from continuing this activity. To assist newly joined volunteers, the majority of each would likely be from a younger demographic with a digital app that could help the user distinguish the species of plant, making it easier for them to start familiarizing themselves with both the native and invasive species in their area [3]. The user could simply have to take a picture of the plant they wish to identify and the software would use its image recognition algorithm trained with a database of different species of plants to identify the type of plant and whether it needs to be removed. At the same time, more experienced volunteers could continue to use this app, identifying errors in the app’s identification to make it more reliable.
Classification of Depression using Temporal Text Analysis in Social Network Messages
Authors: Melo Gabriel , Bonafé Kayke , Wachs-Lopes Guilherme
Published: September 2022

In recent years, depression has gained increasing attention. As with other disorders, early detection of depression is an essential area of study, since severe depression can result in suicide. Thus, this study develops, implements, and analyzes a computational model based on natural language processing to identify the depression tendencies of Twitter users over time based on their tweets. Consequently, an F-measure of 83.58 % was achieved by analyzing both the textual content and the emotion of the papers. With these data, it is possible to determine whether constant fluctuation of emotions or the message in the text is a more accurate indicator of depression.
GRASS: A Syntactic Text Simplification System based on Semantic Representations
Authors: Hijazi Rita , Espinasse Bernard , Gala Núria
Published: September 2022

Automatic Text Simplification (ATS) is the process of reducing a text's linguistic complexity to improve its understandability and readability while maintaining its original information, content, and meaning. Several text transformation operations can be performed such as splitting a sentence into several shorter sentences, substitution of complex elements, and reorganization. It has been shown that the implementation of these operations essentially at a syntactic level causes several problems that could be solved by using semantic representations. In this paper, we present GRASS (GRAph-based Semantic representation for syntactic Simplification), a rulebased automatic syntactic simplification system that uses semantic representations. The system allows the syntactic transformation of complex constructions, such as subordination clauses, appositive clauses, coordination clauses, and passive forms into simpler sentences. It is based on graph-based meaning representation of the text expressed in DMRS (Dependency Minimal Recursion Semantics) notation and it uses rewriting rules. The experimental results obtained on a reference corpus and according to specific metrics outperform the results obtained by other state of the art systems on the same reference corpus.
3DHero: An Interactive Puzzle Game Platform for 3D Spatial and Reasoning Training using Game Engine and Machine Learning
Authors: Tang David , Sun Yu
Published: September 2022

The well-known puzzle game Tetris, where arrangements of 4 squares (tetrominoes) fall onto the field like meteors, has been found to increase the brain’s efficiency [1]. Many variations came into existence ever since its invention. Sometimes, the leveling can become a double-edged sword, so this game is essentially a Zen mode without a leveling system. This game is built for people who want to play a 3D version of Tetris at a speed they themselves have set. This paper designs a game to exercise spatial visualization. This study uses a Unity/C++-based game [2]. This game will be tested by kids on the autism spectrum, and we will conduct a qualitative evaluation of the approach. No results have been shown yet, and that is due to the fact that this study is still a work in progress. I am trying to make the game comply with the latest Tetris design guidelines that I can find online (that is, the 2009 guideline).
Frame Size Optimization Using a Machine Learning Approach in WLAN Downlink MU-MIMO Channel
Authors: Kassa Lemlem , Deng Jianhua , Davis Mark , Cai Jingye
Published: September 2022

Machine Learning (ML) is an innovative solution that can autonomously extract patterns and predict trends based on environmental measurements and performance indicators as input to provide self-driven intelligent network systems that can configure and optimize themselves. Under the effects of heterogeneous traffic demand among users and varying channel conditions in WLAN downlink MU-MIMO channels, achieving the maximum system throughput performance is challenging. In addressing these issues, the existing studies have proposed different approaches. However, most of these approaches did not consider a machine-learning based optimization solution. The main contribution of this paper is to propose a machine-learning based adaptive approach that can optimize system frame size that would maximize the system throughput of WLAN in the downlink MUMIMO channel. In this approach, the Access Point (AP) performs the maximum system throughput measurement and collects the “frame size-system throughput patterns” which contains knowledge about the effects of traffic condition, channel condition, and number of stations (STAs). Based on these patterns, our approach uses neural networks to correctly model the system throughput as a function of the system frame size. After training the neural network, we obtain the gradient information to adjust the system frame size. The performance of the proposed ML approach is evaluated over the FIFO aggregation algorithm under the effects of heterogenous traffic patterns for VoIP and Video traffic applications, channel conditions, and number of STAs.
A Simple Neural Network for Detection of Various Image Steganography Methods
Authors: Płachta Mikołaj , Janicki Artur
Published: September 2022

This paper addresses the problem of detecting image steganography based in JPEG files. We analyze the detection of the most popular steganographic algorithms: J-Uniward, UERD and nsF5, using DCTR, GFR and PHARM features. Our goal was to find a single neural network model that can best perform detection of different algorithms at different data hiding densities. We proposed a three-layer neural network in Dense-Batch Normalization architecture using ADAM optimizer. The research was conducted on the publicly available BOSS dataset. The best configuration achieved an average detection accuracy of 72 percent.
Predictive value of hematological and inflammatory markers for severity of COVID-19
Authors: Ibrahim Abdullah Mahmood  , Khalid Ahmed Mahmood  , Nahidh Kamel Alwan
Published: September 2022

Introduction and Aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) can cause damage to a wide variety of organs throughout the body, with the lung being its primary focus of attack. The identification of prognostic indicators in COVID-19 can be of assistance in the management of the disease, in instances that are critical or severe. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hematological and inflammatory indicators in COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized and determine how closely those markers are associated with the severity of the condition.
 
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional prospective analysis, there were a total of 200 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The demographic information and comorbidities of the patients were gathered through direct questioning. The indicators of the complete blood count were recorded for every patient. In addition, tests were performed on D-dimer, ferritin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and C reactive protein (CRP). Systemic immune inflammation index (SII) was calculated. The association of demographic and laboratory parameters with patient’s outcome evaluated. 
 
Results: After a 30-day follow-up, 32 patients (16%) out of 200 required ICU hospitalization, with eight of them (4%) dying. Each of the following od diabetes (OR=4.2; 95 % CI= 1.8-2291, p=0.021), hypertension (OR=3.1, 95 % CI=1.21-19.11, p=0.033), D-dimmer (OR=3.22, 95 % CI=1.43-9.12, p=0.037), ferritin (OR=2.18, 95 % CI=1.4-7.22, p=0.027), NLR (OR=3.26, 95% CI=1.5-7.18, p= 0.023), LDH (OR= 6.23, 95% CI=1.77-22.9, p=0.034), and CRP (OR=4.56, 95% CI=1.32-28.85, p=0.007), were independent risk factors for severity of COVID-19.
 
Conclusion: The comorbidities diabetes and hypertension, as well as the levels of D-dimer, serum ferritin, NLR, LDH, and CRP, could be utilized to predict COVID-19 severity and its outcome.
Capacidade Estatal: Panorama das Pesquisas entre 2009-2019
Authors: Silva Roseane Grossi , Valadão Júnior Valdir Machado , Silva Victor Vieira , Dantas Alécio Henrique
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: No final da década de 1980, os atributos do Estado eram vistos como requisitos fundamentais de qualidade de vida, constituindo sua Capacidade Estatal. Por meio de análises das pesquisas sobre o tema, é possível compreender melhor como os estudos têm se desenvolvido. O objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer o panorama das publicações acerca da temática Capacidade Estatal, entre 2009-2019, nas bases Web of Science e Scopus. Método: Considerando as publicações entre o período 2009-2019, foi realizada a bibliometria/cientometria em oito etapas de análises, definindo e identificando: base de dados, filtros de busca, autores e termos mais citados, referências, cooperação entre autores, local das pesquisas e surgimento de novos termos. Também foi utilizado o web-based app Bibliometrix para ampliar a análise. Originalidade/Relevância: Combina tanto os aspectos quantitativos das publicações que tratam a temática Capacidade Estatal quanto os aspectos de conteúdo, buscando uma análise abrangente sob a lógica de múltiplos paradigmas. Resultados: Foi possível identificar sete categorias de estudos em áreas específicas da Capacidade Estatal. As análises mostram que a temática está em desenvolvimento, havendo multiplicidade de conceitos e abordagens, assim como surgimento de novas áreas como foco das pesquisas. Os estudos convergem para uma perspectiva da capacidade do Estado como multidimensional, formada por (sub)capacidades, que representam as variadas possiblidades de ação do governo. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Mostra o foco principal (categorias) das pesquisas, os assuntos associados às propostas de estudo, os locais estudados, assim como as redes de colaboração e os fluxos de publicações dos autores.
ДОСТИЖЕНИЕ СЕЛЕКЦИИ ХЛОПЧАТНИКА В КАЗАХСТАНЕ
Authors: Makhmadjanov S.P  , Daurenbek N.M  , Asabaev B.S
Published: September 2022

Разработка принципов управления наследственностью и изменчивостью, сохранения и рационального использования генофонда сельскохозяйственных растений, в частности, сортов хлопчатника интенсивного типа, является одной из главных задач ученых, работающих в области генетики и селекции этой культуры. В процессе их решения широко используются гибридизация сортов и линий, полученных разными методами, а также метод подбора родительских пар.Хлопчатник - факультативно самоопыляющееся растение, и его биологическая отзывчивость зависит от генетической структуры популяции, популяционного гомеостаза, а также естественного и искусственного отбора в конкретных условиях произрастания. Показано, что внутрисортовое скрещивание хлопчатника является одним из мощных факторов в улучшении жизненности растений, способствующих интенсивному росту и развитию, повышаеющему гетерозисную мощность в первом и в некоторой степени в последующих поколениях.Определена вилтоустойчивость зарубежных сортообразцов, сортов, номеров хлопчатника G. HirsutumL. и G. BarbadenseL.Впервые созданы скороспелые, вилтоустойчивые, высокопродуктивные, линии и сорта хлопчатника, которые обладают вегетационным периодом 115-120 дней, массой хлопка-сырца одной коробочки 6,2-6,6 г, выходом волокна 38,5-40,8%, урожайностью 40,0-45,0 ц/га и качеством волокна IV-V типа, являющиеся уникальными материалами в генетико-селекционной работе.Выявлены сорта-доноры носители ценных аддитивных эффектов генов как по отдельным параметрам, что имеет важное генетическое и селекционное значение.Показано генетическое различия изучаемых сортов и выявлено наличие генотипов, устойчивых к экстремальным условиям среды.Созданные линии и сорта хлопчатника в перспективе послужат исходным материалом для дальнейшей генетической и селекционной работы.
THE IMPACT OF THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF MELONS ON THE PROCESS OF MECHANIZED PROCESSING
Authors: Kizatova M.Y  , Baykenov A.O  , Baigenzhinov K.A  , Akzhanov N  , Saduakas A.S
Published: September 2022

To develop equipment for cutting the crust and crushing the pulp of the melon, you need to know the linear dimensions of it. The article presents the geometric characteristics of melons of the variety "Mirzachulchkaya" and melons of the variety "Kolkhoznitsa". The knowledgeabout the linear dimensions of melon fruits is important for the development of equipment for cutting the peel, cutting, and grinding (wiping) the pulp. The justification of rational modes of mechanized processing is carried out considering the classification of melon fruits. The parameters of cutting tools are investigated. The optimization has been carried out to obtain optimal parameters at which the machine will clean melons efficiently, without damaging or reducing the pulp layer.
STUDY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL OF THE OILSEED FLAX COLLECTION IN THE CONDITIONS OF NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Oshergina I.P  , Ten Y.A
Published: September 2022

In order to select the source material for breeding to breed a high-yielding variety adapted to the conditions of Northern Kazakhstan, the article presents the results of studying the source material of the collection of oilseed flax. The work was carried out according to generally accepted methods. The object of the study was collectible samples of oilseed flax of various ecological and geographical origin. Field work was carried out in 2020-2021 at the scientific and field station of the SPCGF named after A. I. Barayev, located in the Akmola region of Northern Kazakhstan. The studies studied the height of the plant, the number of boxes on the plant, the number of seeds in the box, the number of seeds from one plant, the weight of 1000 kernels and yield. The main evaluation measures of oilseed flax were: vegetation period – 3 varieties are allocated here (Kostanaiski yantar– St, Scorpio, Taurus); plant height – 1 variety (Agate); weight of 1000 kernels – Northern (8.0 g) and Sokol (8.1 g) number of boxes and seeds per plant – Nebesny (38 boxes, 225 seeds), Sokol (31 boxes, 143 seeds) and Bison (31 boxes, 140 seeds). Of the studied varieties, the most seeds from one plant had the varieties Sokol (1.18 g), Nebesny (1.74 g) and Northern (1.30 g). Kostanay (13.46 c/ha) and Rucheyok (11.31 c/ha) were the most productive.
ВЗАИМОСВЯЗЬ СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОЙ И ПРОМЫШЛЕННОЙ ОТРАСЛЕЙ В РЕГИОНАХ КАЗАХСТАНА НА ОСНОВЕ ПРИРОДНОГО ЗОНИРОВАНИЯ И ИНТЕГРАЦИИ ДЕКЛАРАТИВНЫХ, ПРОСТРАНСТВЕННО-ВРЕМЕННЫХ ДАННЫХ, ИНДИКАТОРОВ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ
Authors: Alіpbeki O.A  , Makenova S.K  , Agumbaeva A.E  , Soltan G.Zh
Published: September 2022

Авторы статьи констатируют, что сельскохозяйственная отрасль Казахстана имеет небольшую долю в структуре валового регионального продукта (ВРП) Казахстана, в среднем от 0,6 до 12,5%. В то же время доля сельского хозяйства в ВРП зависит от агроресурсного потенциала региона, который ранжируются на индустриальные, аграрные и аграрно- индустриальные регионы. Аграрные преобразования в агропромышленном комплексе (АПК) переносятся в регионы. Устойчивое развитие регионов Казахстана, по мнению авторов статьи, достигается при многофункциональном развитии сельскохозяйственной и промышленной отраслей, расположенных  в регионе. Агроресурсный потенциал региона определяется наличием соответствующей инновационной структуры и способен эффективно соединять и использовать земельные, агроклиматические, агробиологические факторы, а также условия реализации и ресурсы обеспечения и управления для максимального интегрированного результата.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ВВЕДЕНИЯ ОЗЕРНО-ТОВАРНОГО РЫБОВОДСТВА В УСЛОВИЯХ ОЗЕРА ТОМАЙ
Authors: Khalelov A.T  , Barakov R.T  , Asylbekova S.Zh  , Iskhakhov G.Zh  , Abilov B.I
Published: September 2022

Исследование финансируется Министерством экологии, геологии и природных ресурсов Республики Казахстан (Грант № BR10264236). В настоящее время увеличение объемов товарной рыбной продукции на внутренних водоемах многих стран путем вовлечения в рыбохозяйственный оборот малых и крупных озер для выращивания и реализации рыбы является весьма обоснованным. В условиях ускоренного развития аквакультуры распространена практика задействования водоемов для развития рыбохозяйственной деятельности. Для этого разрабатываются биологические обоснования, паспортизируются водные объекты различного назначения, выдаются рекомендации для успешной эксплуатации водоемов. В этой связи в качестве модельного объекта нами были рассмотрена возможность введения озерно-товарного рыбоводства на озере Томай. Для получения объективных данных о водоеме было проведено комплексное научное исследование по истечению которого были получены результаты о видовом составе кормовой базы, гидрохимических и гидрологических параметрах воды, ихтиофауне водоема. В статье приведен материал о численности зоопланктона и бентоса, а также представлены биологические показатели основных представителей видов рыб озера Томай. Для эффективного использования водоема Томай в качестве озерно-товарного рыбоводства предложены рекомендации о необходимости выполнения определенных видов мелиоративных работ.
Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Fizik-II Dersini Öğrenmelerinde Yüz Yüze ve Uzaktan Eğitim Uygulamalarının Karşılaştırılarak Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: AYDIN Abdullah
Published: September 2022

2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılının başlangıcında ülkemizde ve tüm dünyada etkili olan yeni koronavirüs (Covid-19) salgını her alanda olduğu gibi eğitimi de olumsuz yönde etkilemiştir. Öğrenciler mağduriyet yaşamamaları için öğrenimlerine uzaktan eğitim sistemiyle devam etmişlerdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen bilgisi öğretmenliği programında öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının Fizik-II dersini öğrenmelerinde yüz yüze ve uzaktan eğitim uygulamalarının etkisi hakkındaki görüşlerini belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, bir devlet üniversitesinin Eğitim Fakültesi Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Programında öğrenim gören ve Fizik-II dersini alan 27 öğretmen adayı araştırmanın katılımcılarını oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak, 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında Fizik-II dersini alan öğretmen adaylarına uygulanarak toplanmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizi sonucunda, öğretmen adaylarının büyük bir çoğunluğu Fizik-II dersini yüz yüze eğitimle daha iyi öğrendiklerini ve Fizik-II dersinin yüz yüze verilmesinin uzaktan eğitime göre daha uygun olacağını belirtmişlerdir. Günümüzde uzaktan eğitimin önemi daha çok anlaşılmış olup, her ders bu kapsamda düşünülmese de uygun olan derslerin uzaktan eğitimle verilmesi ve üniversitelerin uzaktan eğitim merkezlerini geliştirmeleri önerilmektedir.
Alyattes'in Smryna'yı Tahribine İlişkin Yeni Veriler
Authors: AKAR TANRIVER Duygu , ERTÜZÜN Bora
Published: September 2022

Arkaik Dönem’de Batı Anadolu’nun sosyal, siyasi ve ekonomik hayatında önemli bir role sahip olan Lydia Krallığı, Sardes merkezli yönetim alanı kadar İonia kıyılarında bulunan Hellen yerleşimlerini de MÖ 7. yüzyıl süresince etkisi altına almıştır. Herodotos, Lydialılar, kültürleri ve onların komşularıyla ilişkileri hakkında detaylı bilgiler aktarmaktadır. İonia kıyıları üzerinde Kral Gyges ile başlayan Lydia baskısı, yaklaşık MÖ 600 tarihinde kral Alyattes’in saldırısıyla son kez kendini güçlü bir şekilde hissettirmiştir. Herodotos ve Strabon tarafından aktarıldığı üzere bu seferden en çok etkilenen yerleşim ise Eski Smyrna olmuştur.

1930lu yıllardan günümüze, aralıklarla araştırılmasına devam edilen Eski Smyrna’da araştırmacılar Alyattes’in kentte yarattığı tahribata ilişkin çok sayıda farklı arkeolojik veri ile yorumlarda bulunmuştur. Bu tahribatın izlerinin tespit edilebildiği alanlar, kentin kuzeybatı köşesinde bulunan ve kuşatma rampası olarak tanımlanan yığma tepecik, Alyattes saldırısıyla tahrip olduğu düşünülen Athena Tapınağı’na ait yapı evreleri ve sivil yerleşim sektörleridir. 1948-51 yıllarında bu alanlarda gerçekleştirilen kapsamlı araştırmalarla İngiliz ve Türk ekipler Alyattes’in Smyrna’yı tahrip ettiği tarihi belirlemek için çalışmışlar yürütmüş ve ele geçen arkeolojik veriye ilişkin farklı yorumlar üretmiştir. Buna rağmen iki ekip de Alyattes’in kenti tahribi için yaklaşık MÖ 600 tarihinde hem fikir olmuşlardır.

Güncel araştırmalar, MÖ 7. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında inşa edilen kentin 3. savunma duvarı önünde yer alan yapılar ve mezarlar sayesinde tahribatın tarihine ilişkin yeni yorumlarda bulunmayı olanaklı kılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, Alyattes’in Smyrna’yı tahribini tarihleyen veriler ve yorumlar gözden geçirilmiş, bu sonuçlar ile tahribat tarihinin tespitinin güvenilirliği ele alınmış ve güncel araştırmalarla, kentin savunma yapılarının dışında ele geçen yeni verilerin Alyattes’in tahribinin tarihine ilişkin katkıda bulunması amaçlanmıştır.
RELACIÓN ENTRE LOS NIVELES BASALES DE FRUCTOSAMINA Y GLUCOSA EN ADULTOS MAYORES
Authors: Hidalgo Filipovich Rosario A. , Coloccini María Alejandra , Iriarte Sánchez María Julia Iriarte Sánchez , Uriona Trigo Mónica Carola , Velarde Negrete Jans
Published: September 2022

Introducción: Los cambios fisiológicos a los que están expuestos los adultos mayores, son muchas veces factores negativos en su calidad de vida, sobre todo en aquellos que se encuentran en residencias geriátricas, existen parámetros como la glicemia y hemoglobina glucosilada que podrían ser útiles en el control metabólico. Objetivo: Relacionar los niveles basales de Fructosamina y Glucosa en adultos mayores institucionalizados en residencias geriátricas del municipio de Tiquipaya, septiembre 2019. Metodología: Estudio no experimental, observacional, prospectivo, transversal, con enfoque de análisis positivista cuantitativo, con un universo de 97 adultos mayores de 65 años, con una muestra de 79 que cumplen con los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, con un 4,77% de error máximo aceptable. Resultados: El 71% (n=56) de los pacientes fueron mujeres. Los ancianos predominaron como grupo etario. Se evidenció que no hay una buena concordancia entre los niveles basales de Glicemia y Fructosamina, mediante el cálculo estadístico del índice de Kappa que fue de 0,023; Test de Wilcoxon 0.081; Test correlación Pearson r= 0.281. Los niveles basales de Fructosamina tienen una sensibilidad y especificidad altas del 82,14% (L.I. 62,42% - L.S. 93,23%) y 56.92% (L.I. 47,95% - L.S. 65,48%), respectivamente. Conclusiones: No existe relación entre los niveles basales de Glucosa y la Fructosamina puesto que son parámetros de evaluación metabólica en diferente tiempo y una no remplaza la otra, por lo tanto, se debería implementar adicionalmente a la Glucosa la determinación de la Fructosamina para monitorizar a los pacientes adultos a mediano plazo.