bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DESIGNING SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR MODELING IN THE MATERIAL SCIENCE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
Authors: Abgaryan Karine
Published: November 2022

The paper considers current problems associated with the creation of new software systems in the field of material science of electronic components. Perspective approaches to construction of software systems in this field are considered. Relevance of using methods of multiscale computer modeling for studying material properties and construction of structure-property relations is noted. Main tendencies related to the development of digital modeling in materials science are listed. It is shown that development of intellectual systems in the field of material science of electronic components is one of the most important directions today. Software solutions under the management of ontologies may be used as a promising direction in the development of information support for their creation. It is noted that successes in this area will allow to achieve outstripping development not only in creation of new materials with required properties, but also in industrial production as a whole.
SIMULATION MODELING OF AN ANALOGUE SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON MEMRISTIC ELEMENTS USING PARALLEL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Zhuravlev A. , Abgaryan K. , Reviznikov D.
Published: November 2022

The work is devoted to the issues of determining the effective characteristics of composite materials. For this purpose, the multiscale method of discrete elements is used. The presented approach makes it possible to take into account the atomic composition and microstructure of the material and its components.
NUMERICAL MODELING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLAR CELLS BASED ON A TIO2/CU2O HETEROJUNCTION
Authors: Saenko A. , Zheits V. , Bilyk G. , Malyukov S.
Published: November 2022

Numerical modeling of an oxide solar cell based on Cu2O/TiO2 pn heterojunction was carried out in order to optimize its structure and increase the energy conversion efficiency
STRUCTURE OF INTRINSIC POINT DEFECTS IN CDTE
Authors: Kobeleva S.
Published: November 2022

The currently available data on the composition and constants of quasi-chemical reactions of IPD formation in CdTe are analyzed. Calculations of congruently evaporating compositions and boundaries of the compound homogeneity region in various models are presented. It is shown that the model that takes into account, in addition to charged Frenkel defects in both sublattices, also a neutral defect such as antisite tellurium or cadmium divacancies has the most satisfactory agreement with the available experimental data
SIMULATION MODELING OF AN ANALOGUE SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON MEMRISTIC ELEMENTS USING PARALLEL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Morozov A. , Abgaryan K. , Reviznikov D.
Published: November 2022

The paper deals with the issues of simulation modeling of an analog spiking neural network based on memristive elements within the framework of the problem of recognizing a set of five images of 128 by 128 pixels in size, which involves solving more than 80 thousand differential equations.
EFFECTS OF MODULATORS TO THE ACTIVATION OF NMDA RECEPTORS
Authors: Aksenova S. , Batova A. , Bugay A. , Dushanov E.
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we have proposed a model approach for analyzing the properties of hippocampal neural networks with different types of NMDA receptors: GluN1/GluN2A, GluN1/GluN2B, GluN1/GluN2A/GluN2B. Molecular dynamics modeling of the activation of the ion channel of NMDA receptors modified by the action of allosteric modulators was carried out. The study of the network activity of neurons with a modified structure of NMDA receptors was carried out in models of neural networks in the CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus. As a result of studying the properties of the neural network of the hippocampus with a modified structure of NMDA receptors, the electrophysiological characteristics of the neural network model were obtained depending on the structure of the ion channel of the NMDA receptor. Based on the analysis of changes in the conductivities of the ion channel and the binding of magnesium ions, differences in the amplitude of the theta and gamma frequency ranges in neural networks with different model structures of NMDA receptors were revealed. Analysis of the network activity of neurons with different types of NMDA revealed minor changes in the ion channel conductance and local potential depending on the subunits that make up the receptor and the type of modulator. Under the influence of Ro 25-6981 and ketamine for the diheteromeric model of the GluN1/GluN2A NMDA receptor, a decrease in the amplitude of the theta-frequency ranges and an increase in the gamma-frequency ranges were observed in comparison with the native forms of the receptor. For the GluN1/GluN2A/GluN2B trigger heteromer, there is an increase in theta frequency and a decrease in the gamma frequency compared to GluN1/GluN2B. In the absence of ketamine, for the GluN1/GluN2A and GluN1/GluN2A/GluN2B NMDA receptor models, an increase in the amplitude of theta-frequency and gamma-frequency ranges was observed compared to the native forms of the NMDA receptor.
Earth’s Temperature: The Effect of the Sun, Water Vapor, and CO2
Authors: Lightfoot H. Douglas , Ratzer Gerald
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to show the Sun controls the Earth’s temperature daily and over decades and millennia. A secondary objective is to show CO2 contributes to the warming of the Earth through increased enthalpy (heat content). The methodology is to record temperature and relative humidity at many weather stations around the globe to provide a picture of the constantly changing atmosphere over twelve months. Daily measurements of the molecular fraction of CO2 are converted to weight to calculate the increasing enthalpy of the atmosphere. The Sun controls Earth’s temperature through water vapor up to the dewpoint temperature line and by direct heat radiation from the Sun above it. The enthalpy contribution by CO2 from 1750 to 2022 was up to 0.0000049 kJ/kg of dry air, equivalent to a temperature increase of 0.000181oC over 272 years. The effect of CO2 on warming the Earth has a negligible increase in Earth’s temperature.
RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS E EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL: DESPERTANDO A CONSCIÊNCIA DASNOVAS GERAÇÕES
Authors: Silva Maria Géssica da , Souza Diego Nathan do Nascimento
Published: November 2022

Cada vez mais torna-se necessário educar as novas gerações sobre a vivência de forma harmônica com o meio ambiente. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo despertar a percepção dos alunos do ensino fundamental em zona rural sobre o tema resíduos sólidos por meio da educação ambiental, buscando, assim, atuar como agente sensibilizante e formador de opiniões para a preservação e conservação do meio ambiente, utilizando palestra e músicas sobre o tema. Observou-se que os alunos após as atividades realizadas demonstraram estarem bastante entusiasmados com a perspectiva de colocar em prática o que aprenderam sobre o tema não somente no seu dia a dia, mas também em repassarem adiante os conhecimentos adquiridos sobre os resíduos sólidos.
DERMATITE ASSOCIADA À INCONTINÊNCIA: PREVALÊNCIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Authors: Domingues Beatriz Wiltenburg , Souza Taís Milena Pantaleão de , Wojastyk Laís Del Moro Cespedes , Santos Vera Lucia Conceição de Gouveia , Nogueira Paula Cristina
Published: November 2022

Objetivo:Analisar a prevalência pontual de dermatite associada à incontinência (DAI) e os fatores associados em pacientes adultos internados em unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs). Método: Estudo transversal, observacional, retrospectivo, realizado com 105 pacientes em UTI de três hospitais universitários localizados no estado de São Paulo. As variáveis demográficas, clínicas e de DAI foram coletadas do banco de dados do projeto de pesquisa “Prevalência de lesão por pressão em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva”, composto por informações extraídas dos prontuários e de exames físicos. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e inferencial. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Instituição proponente. Resultados: Dos 105 pacientes, 58 (55,2%) eram do sexo masculino, com média de idade de 55,76 anos (desvio padrão = 16,4), 105 (91,3%) estavam com cateter urinário e 89,4% usavam fraldas. Dez pacientes apresentaram DAI, com prevalência pontual de 9,5%. O fator associado à DAI foi a admissão por trauma (p = 0,02). Conclusão: Estudos sobre DAI são fundamentais para uma assistência de enfermagem de qualidade, bem estruturada e fundamentada, sobretudo no cuidado aos pacientes críticos.
Strategic Use of Government-Sponsored Referendums in Contemporary Europe: Issues and Implications
Authors: Sottilotta Cecilia Emma
Published: November 2022

Referenda, especially those which are not constitutionally mandated, have often been used strategically in the context of both democratic and non-democratic regimes by political actors wishing to achieve specific goals. Engaging with the extant literature on the subject, this article analyses four government-sponsored referendums which took place between 2015 and 2016 in Greece, Britain, Hungary and Italy. The focus of the analysis is twofold. The first purpose is to debunk the political risk calculation underpinning the government’s decision to sponsor a referendum in each of the cases considered. The second is to suggest that the strategic use of referendum by governments in contemporary Europe can be better understood if read in light of the recent upsurge of populist movements.
Assessment of Smile Dimensions in an Adult Moroccan Population
Authors: Ilham Moufide , Anas Simour , Serhier Zineb , Othmani Mohamed Bennani , Bourzgui Farid
Published: November 2022

Background: This study aimed to assess the smile dimensions according to gender, age, and the perception of the overall quality and attractiveness of the smile. Methods: A cross-sectional study including 204 Moroccan men and women distributed over five age categories was conducted between January and September 2021. Gender, age, satisfaction and auto-evaluation of the smile were collected using questionnaire. Then, two images of each participant, one at rest and one upon the largest smile were taken. The following distances were measured on the images: length of the lips and width of the mouth at rest and upon smile, gingival and maxillary central incisor displayed upon smile. Results: Dimensions were significantly more important in men. Women displayed significantly more gingiva. With age, the length of the upper lip at rest increased significantly until the age of 50 and the width of the mouth upon smile continued increasing significantly. 74% of the participants were satisfied with their smile. Participants' satisfaction with their smile was not associated with the degree of gingival display. Conclusion: Males have more important dimensions of the lips and the mouth. Females display more gum than males. Age influences the upper lip length at rest which increases up to the age of 50, and the mouth width upon smile which continues to increase with age. Practical Implications: The definition of specific facial norms for each ethnic group considering gender and age groups is essential to establish diagnoses and orthodontic treatment plans.
Self-sealing elastomeric materials based on natural rubber with fiber fillers
Authors:   MIREA — Russian Technological University, Moscow, Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies, Cherepanov A.N. , Potapova A. I. ,   MIREA — Russian Technological University, Moscow, Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies
Published: November 2022

New elastomeric materials based on natural rubber, self-sealing after puncture under the influence of a liquid medium, have been obtained and studied. The developed materials have a set of properties that allow them to be used as part of technical products, where it is important to quickly eliminate the leakage of liquids.
Efek Austenisasi Pada Baja Karbon Tinggi
Authors: Anam Elmi Iftachul
Published: November 2022

Transformasi fasa pada baja karbon tinggi telah diselidiki dengan dilatometri selama pendinginan kontinyu dan transformasi isotermal, mengikuti austenisasi pada suhu 900 Ce1200 C (1173e1473 K). Mikroskopi optik dan teknik pemindaian mikroskop elektron beresolusi tinggi mengungkapkan adanya martensit, bainit kompleks, perlit, dan austenit tertahan metastabil di bawah berbagai perlakuan panas. Pengukuran magnetik terbukti menjadi teknik yang berguna untuk menentukan fraksi austenit sisa. Pemrosesan gambar kuantitatif dengan perangkat lunak ImageJ dan teknik magnetik digunakan untuk menghitung fraksi fase. Laju transformasi fasa meningkat dengan peningkatan suhu austenisasi untuk transformasi yang terjadi selama pendinginan kontinyu dan transformasi isotermal. Hanya peningkatan laju pendinginan dari 3 C (276 K) per detik menjadi 5 C (278 K) per detik mengubah fraksi fase relatif dan kekerasan secara signifikan. Kekerasan spesimen pendinginan isotermal adalah fungsi suhu dan struktur mikro yang kuat. Meskipun penahanan isotermal pada 500e525 C (773e798 K) menghasilkan campuran bainit dan perlit, kekerasan menurun secara signifikan dengan menurunkan suhu transformasi isotermal dari 525 C (798 K) menjadi 500 C (773 K). Hasil ini memberikan panduan berharga untuk pengembangan struktur mikro baru dalam baja karbon tinggi dalam praktik industry. Pembentukan bainit suhu rendah pada baja karbon tinggi menghasilkan struktur mikro yang sangat halus. Namun, laju pementukan bainit menjadi sangat rendah karena suhu pembentukan bainit menurun. Dengan demikian, penting untuk membuat strategi untuk mempercepat kinetika pembentukan bainit suhu rendah pada baja karbon tinggi. Dalam karya ini, diamati bahwa mendekorasi batas butir austenit induk dengan sementit batas butir sebelum pembentukan bainit mengarah ke percepatan yang cukup besar dari kinetika pembentukan bainit berikutnya karena penurunan energi aktivasi untuk nukleasi bainit pada antarmuka semenit/austenit.
OPTIMASI PENEMPATAN KAPASITOR SHUNT SEBAGAI USAHA UNTUK MEMPERBAIKI KUALITAS JARINGAN LISTRIK PADA SISTEM DISTRIBUSI PT PLN (PERSERO) KOTA KUPANG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA GENETIKA
Authors: Syam Sudirman , Kurniati Sri , Ramang Ruslan
Published: November 2022

Dalam perencanaan pengoperasian dan pengendalian sistem tenaga listrik muncul berbagai persoalan teknis maupun ekonomis, salah satunya diakibatkan oleh beban sistem yang dinamis. Di sisi lain energi listrik tidak dapat disimpan dalam jumlah banyak sehingga harus disediakan pada saat dibutuhkan oleh konsumen, akibatnya timbul persoalan dalam menghadapi kebutuhan daya listrik yang berubah dari waktu ke waktu. Dalam mengoperasikan sistem tenaga listrik ditemui berbagai persoalan yang dapat menimbulkan penurunan kualitas serta kelangsungan supplay daya listrik ke beban. Berkaitan dengan persoalan tersebut, maka hilangnya daya aktif (losses) merupakan salah satu kasus yang selalu muncul pada penyaluran tenaga listrik pada jaringan transmisi atau distribusi tenaga listrik. Kasus ini muncul sebagai akibat adanya resistansi dan kenaikan temperatur ketika suatu konduktor dialiri arus listrik. Resistansi sendiri dipengaruhi oleh jenis penghantar, panjang penghantar, dan diameter penghantar. Selain dari pada itu resistansi juga dipengaruhi oleh temperatur penghantar dan frekuensi arus yang melewatinya.Analisis studi aliran daya dilakukan pada 6 penyulang, yakni penyulang tompello, penyulang walikota, penyulang Tingkat I, penyulang Tabulolong, penyulang Penfui, dan penyulang Oebufu pada sistem distribusi kota Kupang dengan menggunakan metode Newton-Raphson. Berdasarkan hasil analisis studi aliran daya ini diperoleh informasi bahwa penyulang Tingkat I mempunyai persentase rugi daya aktif yang paling kecil, yakni 0,189%, sedangkan penyulang Penfui mempunyai persentase rugi daya aktif yang paling besar, yakni 1, 82%. Selanjutnya hasil analisis jatuh tegangan diketahui bahwa penyulang Penfui mempunyai persentase jatuh tegangan yang paling besar yakni 3,205%, sedangkan pada penyulang lainnya masing masing masing diperoleh, penyulang Tompello = 0,520%, penyulang walikota 1,577%, penyulang tingkat I = 0,520, penyulang Tabulolong = 2,006%, dan penyulang Oebufu = 2, 723%.
Measuring Policy Understanding: Self-Assessments Match or Outperform Objective Measures
Authors: Dias Nicholas C. , Lelkes Yphtach
Published: November 2022

The study of citizen competence has long been central to political science. In particular, researchers have tried to identify who understands public policies, and separately, which policy issues are "easy" or generally understood across citizens. Traditionally, scholars have favored "objective" standards, such as political knowledge or issue ease, to gauge understanding. Yet, these approaches necessitate distinguishing some political facts as necessary, or some issues as inherently easy, and thus pose thorny questions. More practically, some of these objective approaches are costly to implement (e.g., open-ended measures of issue ease) or must be regularly updated (e.g., current events quizzes). We propose a simple and performant way of measuring between-subject or between-issue differences in policy understanding that side-steps these thorny questions. In two studies with representative and convenience samples, we ask citizens to self-assess the clarity of their policy attitudes and examine how these self-assessments perform in a horserace against "objective" measures of policy understanding. In almost all cases, self-assessed attitude clarity matches or outperforms political knowledge, education, and issue ease in predicting multiple indicators of policy understanding.
Attention Gated Deep Convolutional Autoencoder for Brain Tumor Segmentation
Authors: Amin Ramzan
Published: November 2022

Attention Gated Deep Convolutional Autoencoder for Brain Tumor Segmentation
Do Users Ever Draw a Line? Offensiveness and Content Moderation Preferences on Social Media
Authors: Pradel Franziska , Zilinsky Jan , Kosmidis Spyros , Theocharis Yannis
Published: November 2022

When is content on social media offensive enough to warrant content moderation? While social media platforms impose limits to what can be posted, we know little about where users draw the line when it comes to offensive language, and what measures they wish to see implemented when content crosses the boundary of what is deemed acceptable. Conducting randomized experiments with over 5,000 participants we study how different types of offensive language causally affect users' content moderation preferences. We quantify causal effects of uncivil, intolerant, and threatening language by randomly introducing these aspects into fictitious social media posts targeting various social groups. While overall there is limited demand for action against offensive behavior, the severity of the attack matters to the average participant. Amongst our treatments, violent threats cause the greatest support for content moderation of various types, including punishments that would be viewed as censorship in some contexts, such as taking down content or suspending accounts.
The small-amplitude dynamics of spontaneous tropical cyclogenesis
Authors: Fu Hao , O'Neill Morgan
Published: November 2022

Cloud-permitting simulations have shown that tropical cyclones can form spontaneously in a quiescent environment with uniform sea surface temperature. While the moisture-radiation instability is known as the main mechanism for early-stage growth, two key questions remain unresolved: First, how does the noisy cumulus cloud field organize into a mesoscale perturbation? Second, what determines the length scale of the growing perturbation? This paper develops a theoretical framework in the spectral space to understand the mesoscale perturbation produced by homogeneous random convection and its amplification with mesoscale instability. The theory assumes that the random stretching of planetary vorticity by homogeneous random convection produces the initial vorticity perturbation. The theory predicts that the magnitude of its mesoscale component is universally proportional to the square root of the domain-averaged accumulated rainfall, in agreement with cloud-permitting simulations. The perturbation then kicks off a mesoscale instability that features exponential growth. The instability has a most unstable wavelength. Linear stability analysis shows that the most unstable wavelength is proportional to the geometric mean of the effective Rossby deformation radius of the convectively coupled gravity wave and a $\sim10$ km convective spreading length scale. Mechanism-denial numerical experiments show that the convective spreading length scale depends on the spread of convective activity by cold pools and the nonlocal longwave radiative heating induced by anvil clouds.
Knowing What We're Talking About: Facilitating Decentralized, Unequivocal Publication of and Reference to Psychological Construct Definitions and Instructions
Authors: Peters Gjalt - Jorn Ygram , Crutzen Rik
Published: November 2022

A theory crisis and measurement crisis have been argued to be root causes of psychology's replication crisis. In both, the lack of conceptual clarification and the jingle-jangle jungle at the construct definition level as well the measurement level play a central role. We introduce a conceptual tool that can address these issues: a Decentralized Construct Taxonomy (DCT). This consists of comprehensive specifications of construct definitions and corresponding instructions for quantitative and qualitative research. We discuss how researchers can develop DCT specifications as well as how DCT specifications can be used in research, practice, and theory development. Finally, we discuss the implications and potential for future developments to answer the call for conceptual clarification and epistemic iteration. This contributes to the move towards a psychological science that progresses in a cumulative fashion through discussion and comparison.
Effective – and tolerable: Acceptance and Side Effects of Intensified Exposure for Anxiety Disorders
Authors: Heinig Ingmar , Knappe Susanne , Hoyer Jürgen , Wittchen Hans-Ulrich , Richter Jan , Arolt Volker , Deckert Jürgen , Domschke Katharina , Hamm Alfons O. , Kircher Tilo , Lueken Ulrike , Margraf Jürgen , Neudeck Peter , Rief Winfried , Straube Benjamin , Ströhle Andreas , Pauli Paul , Pittig Andre
Published: November 2022

Despite striking empirical support, exposure-based treatments for anxiety disorders are un-derutilized. This is partially due to clinicians’ concerns that patients may reject exposure or experience severe side effects, particularly in intensive forms of exposure. We examined ac-ceptance and side effects of two randomly assigned variants of prediction error-based expo-sure treatment differing in temporal density (1 vs. 3 sessions/week) in 681 patients with panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, and multiple specific phobias. Treatment ac-ceptance included treatment satisfaction and credibility, engagement (i.e., homework comple-tion) and tolerability (i.e., side effects, dropout and perceived treatment burden). Side effects were measured with the Inventory for the Balanced Assessment of Negative Effects of Psy-chotherapy (INEP). We found treatment satisfaction, credibility, and engagement to be equal-ly high in both variants of exposure-based treatment, despite higher treatment burden (β = 0.25) and stronger side effects (β = 0.15) in intensified treatment. 94.1% of patients reported positive effects in the INEP. 42.2% reported side effects, with treatment stigma (16.6%), low mood (14.8%) and the experience to depend on the therapist (10.9%) being the most frequent-ly reported. The mean intensity of side effects was low. We conclude that prediction error-based exposure treatment is well accepted by patients with different anxiety disorders and that patients also tolerate temporally intensified treatment, despite higher perceived treatment burden and stronger side effects. Clinicians should be aware of the most frequent side effects to take appropriate countermeasures. In sum, temporal intensification appears to be an ac-ceptable strategy to achieve faster symptom reduction, given patients’ well-informed consent.
Reasoning with Quantified Modal Premises: Some Everyday Inferences May Be Logically Invalid
Authors: Quelhas Ana Cristina , Rasga Celia Maria , Johnson-Laird Philip Nicholas
Published: November 2022

We present a theory of quantified modal reasoning, and four studies of individuals’ spontaneous conclusions that test its predictions. From premises, such as: All of those artists are businessmen, Paulo is possibly one of those artists, participants tended to conclude: Paulo is possibly a businessman (Experiment 1). This inference follows as necessary from an intuitive mental model that represents, say, three artists who are each businessmen, and Paulo as one of the artists. Deliberation can lead to a model in which Paulo is not an artist, which is consistent with the presupposition of the premise about him, but a possibility follows provided it holds in at least one correct model. Individuals tend to infer the model theory’s predicted conclusions about possibilities even when standard modal logics evaluate them as invalid (Experiment 2). The theory also predicts common errors, such as inferences of categorical conclusions from premises about possibilities (Experiment 3) and even from premises for modal syllogisms (Experiment 4). The paper concludes with a general account of quantified modal reasoning.
Kontribusi dan Trend Produksi Padi Daerah Pengembangan Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia
Authors: Arifin Arifin , Arsyad Biba Muhammad , Azisah Azisah , Sadat Mohammad Anwar , Mardiyati Sri
Published: November 2022

Rice is still a strategic commodity in the economy and national food security. Improvement effortsto rice production can be impelemented and one of them is through the intensification of riceplants. The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution and trend of rice production indevelopment areas to rice production in South Sulawesi. This study uses secondary time seriesdata for rice production in South Sulawesi and central areas for a period of 15 years (2004 -2018). For development areas in South Sulawesi, there are 12 regencies : Selayar, Sinjai,Bulukumba, Bantaeng, Jeneponto, Takalar, Gowa, Maros, Pangkep, Barru, Enrekang and Tator. Descriptive and quantitative methods and analyzes were used to determine the contribution andtrend of rice production in development areas to rice production in South Sulawesi. For theanalysis of rice production trends in the development area of South Sulawesi is the least squaremethod. The results of the research on the contribution of development area rice production toSouth Sulawesi rice production for 15 years (2004 - 2018) showed an increase. The trend of riceproduction in the development area of South Sulawesi has increased with the assumption that thecurrent situation is the same as that in the future.
Chronic Cryptoglandular Anal Fistulas: Surgical Outcomes; A Retrospective Case Control Study In 148 Patients with No Risk Factors for Recurrence
Authors: Charalampopoulos Anestis , Bagias George , Papaconstantinou Dimitrios , Koliakos Nikolaos , Zavras Nick , Nastos Kostantinos , Papagrigoriadis Savvas
Published: November 2022

Background: The success rate of surgery for anal fistulas in the literature is variable, ranging between 30-90% due to differences in etiology, risk factors for recurrences and variety of surgical and innovative techniques used in therapy of anal fistulas. Aim: We try to evaluate the surgical outcomes in patients without any known risk factor for recurrence. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study with 148 patients was performed. Fistulas were classified according to: Parks system, the modified Parks’s and the St James’s University Hospital system. MRI, TRUS and EUA were the most useful examinations. The age, duration of symptoms, location of the fistula according to the transvers anal line, the grade of complexity of AF were studied. Only patients with cryptoglandular anal infection were enrolled excluding patients with acute, subacute phase of inflammation and risk factors for recurrence. Operations performed in treatment of AF were registered. Various parameters studied underwent statistical analysis; Student t test and chi-square or Fisher exact test were used for comparisons between continuous and categorical data respectively Results: 148 patients (112 males,36 females, age range 21-74yrs, mean age 44±13, male to female ratio 3.1/1) were studied; 52(52/148, 35%) with simple and 96(96/148, 65%) with complex fistulas. MRI was necessary for classification of anal fistulas and identified the internal opening of fistula in134 patients (134/148, 93%) and in 14 inconclusive cases was identified by TRUS. LIFT was performed in complex fistulas and low intersphinceric fistulas in 102 patients (102/148, 68.6%). Fistulotomy in 41(41/148, 27.7%) with simple linear intersphincteric fistulas and laser therapy in 5(5/148, 3.4%) with simple low intersphincteric fistulas. A successful surgical outcome was achieved in 51 patients with simple (51/52, 98%) and 91(91/96, 94.8%) with complex fistulas.6 recurrences were detected (6/148, 4.05%). Conclusion: Chronic anal fistulas, in selected patients present postoperative healing rates at 98% and 94.8% for simple and complex fistulas respectively and recurrence rate at 4.05%. The most common operations were LIFT and fistulotomy.
Treatment Tactics for Mobile Phone Addiction
Authors: A. Aliyev Nadir , N Aliyev Zafar
Published: November 2022

Objective: According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic, there are 4 large mobile operators in the country. There are 108 mobile subscribers per 100 people. In this way Azerbaijan has become one of the most active mobile phone users in the world. Under these conditions, most people are engaged in gambling games, which is in line with the trends taking place in the world. Materials and methods. A total of 50 patients aged 18 to 35 years were examined. All patients were female. Patients were diagnosed according to ICD-11 6C50 gaming disorder - dependence on mobile phones. Patients were examined from January 2021 to July 2022 at the Mental Health Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Patients received clomipramine (anafranil) 300 mg/day (100 mg 3 times a day) and carbamazepine 600 mg/day (200 mg 3 times a day) orally for 6 months. Results. As the follow-up data (6 months) showed, among 50 patients treated with anafranil and carbamazepine, milestones achieved full remission. Respondent analysis was performed using an alternative statistical method. Conclusion. Clinical data indicate a high efficacy of Anafranil and carbamazepine in the treatment of mobile phone addiction. The mechanisms of action of the drug are discussed.
Moluscum contagiosum on infundibular cyst. No more than a curiosity
Authors: Torres Gómez Francisco Javier , de Medina González Rosa Sánchez , Bravo Zambrano Beatriz , Ortega Bravo Vanesa
Published: November 2022

The infundibular cyst is a skin lesion typically located on hairy areas that is extremely common. In fact, it is part of the daily routine of any pathology laboratory. Although both the dermatologist, the surgeon and the pathologist are sufficiently familiar with it and guide each case correctly, sometimes there are histological peculiarities that justify the histological study of the lesion. The coincidence of a molluscum contagiosum, a highly contagious entity in the context of an infundibular cyst, implies taking a series of precautions that would not be implemented based solely on clinical criteria.
Hypocalcemia: An Unusual Presentation: Case Report
Authors: Onwudiwe Oyiyechukwu , Barakat Shadi
Published: November 2022

Calcium is among the top three ions in the body and plays an important role in maintaining normal cellular function, intracellular signaling, blood coagulation, neural transmission, and integrity of the bone structure. Endocrine disorders have long been known to present with various neuropsychiatric manifestations. We aim to show how hypocalcemia can present acutely as delirium without any other symptoms. We focus our attention on hypocalcemia as a rare cause of delirium and psychosis as this is more commonly seen in hypercalcemia. We present a case of a 71-year-old patient with psychosis and delirium following an acute drop in calcium levels and review the existing literature. The relationship between calcium metabolism and psychiatric disturbances is poorly understood. There are few published reports of neuropsychiatric manifestations in hypocalcemia and most are due to bisphosphonates use which was not the case in our patient. She also had no other symptoms of hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia may present acutely with only a change in mental status and without any of the classic symptoms of numbness, tingling, or paresthesia. This is a rare presentation of this abnormality and a high index of suspicion is needed for prompt management.
Determinant of self-management in chronic non-communicable disease among elderly
Authors: Harisa Akbar , Arfan Andi Fadillah , Ramadhani Wafiq Aulia , Pahruddin M. Nabil Sakti , Yodang Yodang
Published: November 2022

Chronic non-communicable diseases have become a health concern in the health care system worldwide, especially in older people. Managing the disease was crucial to improving the quality of life among those older people. This study aims to identify self-management among older people with chronic non-communicable diseases. A cross-sectional study method was conducted in two primary healthcare centers. The respondents were recruited using accidental sampling, and 40 older people participated. The socio-demographics, lifestyle, and self-management were extracted by using paper-based questionnaires. All socio-demographic and lifestyle data statistically show no significant impact on the self-management of chronic non-communicable diseases among older people. Predominantly participants were old-old category (55%), women (62.5), the middle level of education (50%), household (42.5%), married (67.5%), consuming salted fish (80%), salted egg (50%). Since the study result is statistically insignificant, the large sample size may be needed to increase the study result.

Keywords: Non-communicable disease; community nursing; elderly care; quality of life; self-management
Utilization of within location non-replicated multi-locational yield trials and GGE biplot methods for testing adaptability of tea [(Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)] over diverse environments
Authors: Kottawa-Arachchi J. Dananjaya , Ranatunga Mahasen A.B. , Abeysiriwardena D. Sumith de Z.
Published: November 2022

Selection of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] cultivars with wide adaptability over diverse environments is an important criteria to get prior information to recommend the cultivar for a particular region. A study was carried out to identify the most adaptable and stable tea genotypes for recommendation in the Up-country tea growing region in Sri Lanka by evaluating several potential tea genotypes for their wide adaptability and stability over diverse environments based on the analysis of GE interaction using within location non-replicated multi-environmental yield trials and GGE biplot methods. Six promising tea genotypes with desirable agronomic traits selected based on preliminary yield trials were evaluated along with a standard check in large scale within location non-replicated multi-locational yield trials at six locations (tea estates) in the Up-country tea growing region in Sri Lanka. The crop yields were recorded by harvesting green leaves in every seven days for three years covering six seasons (1st pruning cycle). Yield data were analyzed by within location non-replicated multi-locational yield trials and GGE biplot analysis. The genotype 272 was identified as the most adaptable and stable genotype followed by 582 and rest of the genotypes showed poor adaptability in the test region.
Assessing the Impact of Speed Change on Energy Consumption and Productivity: Investigating Ring Frame Process Parameters
Authors:   Department of Textile Engineering, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Alam Md. Fahim Bin , Islam Md. Touhidul ,   Department of Textile Engineering, BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Hossan Md. Monir ,   Department of Textile Engineering, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Rahman Md. Mizanur ,   Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Published: November 2022

A concern in the contemporary period is to find balance in the world's ever-increasing demand and its severely constricted output given by the present energy crisis brought on by the post-pandemic and ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. One of the most fundamental human needs is met by the production of textiles. Spinning is the first step in the production of textiles, where the ring frame machine is essential for creating yarn. In this study, a few process parameters were altered in a ring frame machine to boost production while saving time and ensuring financial feasibility. Comparative analysis was performed based on financial aspects as well as quality concerns like yarn count variation, Count Strength Product (CSP), and end yarn breakage rate. The increased machine speed of the spinning ring frame consumes higher energy but yields higher productivity without compromising quality parameters. The findings enable the spinning industry's decision-makers to understand better how process parameters change when machine speed varies, as well as offer policymakers a clear picture of the correlation between energy consumption and profitability. The machine produces roughly 420 kg/day consuming 567 kWh of energy at 14000 rpm, with 2.57% breakages/100 spindles/hour of 18.48 tex count variation and CSP of 1320. However, the production and energy usage of a machine at 15000 rpm, is approximately 449 kg and 630.44 kWh/day. Respectively, with breakages 3.06%/100 spindles/hour of count variation 18.62 tex and CSP of 1325. A potential increase in profit of 112.58 USD/machine/day, or 9682 BDT resulted from the increase in machine speed.
Qualitative evaluation of Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria’s community capacity strengthening approach to sustaining integrated social and behavior change programming: Phase I
Authors: Silva Martha , Jani Nrupa , Adetayo Adetunji , Adediran Mayokun
Published: November 2022

To ensure the maintenance and sustainability of social and behavior change (SBC), Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is implementing a phased, performance-based community capacity strengthening (CCS) approach that focuses on engaging existing community leaders and structures—namely ward development committees—to increase community self-efficacy, coordinate and support the health ecosystem in general, and to ensure sustained community-level activities supporting behavior change and positive social norms for improved health outcomes. Using a qualitative approach, Breakthrough RESEARCH assessed early successes, challenges, and opportunities for Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria’s CCS Phase 1 approach in selected wards of the Bauchi and Sokoto states in Nigeria.
Pembelajaran STAD Pasca Pandemi COVID-19 dan Dampaknya Terhadap Sikap, Keterampilan, dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan
Authors: Ismunandar Denni , Andriani Mela , Sudirman Sudirman , Taufan Mochammad
Published: November 2022

Pada akhir tahun 2021, Covid - 19 telah melandai dan sekolah mulai memberlakukan pembelajaran secara blended learning. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh sikap dan keterampilan siswa terhadap hasil belajar siswa pasca pandemi Covid-19 menggunakan metode Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD). Subyek penelitian ini adalah salah satu SMK Negeri di Indramayu kelas XII Jurusan TKJ. Pengambilan sample menggunakan teknik purposive sampling yang dilakukan oleh guru. Sample pada penelitian ini adalah siswa jurusan TKJ  yang terdiri dari 33 siswa. Pengambilan data dilakukan melalui tes  dan peneliti menggunakan persamaan regresi linier dua prediktor untuk mencari besar pengaruh sikap dan keterampilan terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Hasil analisis regresi adalah  dengan . Artinya sikap dan keterampilan siswa bersama – sama mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa sebesar 17,2%. Masih ada faktor lain sebesar 82,8% yang mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa
PVSYST-Based Solar Power Plant Planning
Authors: Anrizal Akbar Muhammad Alif , Yunus A.M Shiddiq , Tangko Jumadi
Published: November 2022

This research uses the PVSyst software which can plan an off-grid SPP system and find out how much electricity is generated in the Auditorium Building Campus 2, Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic. PVSyst is a software package that is used for the learning process, sizing, and data analysis of the PV mini-grid system. PVSyst is divided into grid connected systems, standalone systems, pumping systems. PVSyst is also equipped with a database from a wide and diverse range of meteorological data sources, as well as data on PV mini-grid components. In planning a PVSyst-based solar power plant, it can be used to find out how much electrical energy is generated to meet the electricity needs of the Campus 2 Auditorium Building, Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic. In this study using the PVSyst software according to the proposed load requires an average energy of 482 kWh/day, therefore, the panel module used is the polycrystalline type model CS3W-410P-HE manufacturer Canadian Solar Inc, where each panel unit used has a nominal power of 410 WP requires 422 modules, 2 modules in series and 211 modules in parallel. The battery used is a lead acid type with a 12-CS-11PS model manufactured from Rolls. The batteries used are 195 batteries, of which 3 batteries are installed in series and 64 batteries are installed in parallel. The controllers needed in this design are 50 units with the FLEXmax 80-36V model manufactured from Outback. The technology of this controller is an MPPT converter. In planning Solar Power Plant using PVSyst in the Auditorium Building Campus 2 of Ujung Pandang State Polytechnic, it produces electricity of 227,122 kWh per year.
The Palaeolithic settlement of Lefkas. Archaeological evidence in a palaeogeographic context
Authors: Galanidou Nena , Iliopoulos Giorgos , Papoulia Christina
Published: November 2022

The chain of islands emerging from the Ionian Sea constitutes the western part of the active Hellenic Arc and is separated from the European landmass by the shaping forces of eustasy and tectonism. As part of the Ionian Margin, the islands share the same geological and climate regimes with their counterpart, the coastal zone of the west Greek mainland extending from Epirus to the Peloponnese. The Ionian setting consists of limestone geology and karst, rocks containing abundant cherts, high tectonic activity, tsunamis, and high rainfall rates. The pioneering work conducted by A. Sordinas on Corfu, Zakynthos and other islands in the 1960s, later by Cubuk on Kefalonia, and in the 1990s by A. Dousougli and C. Zachos on Lefkas, established the earliest component of Ionian prehistory and laid the foundations for further fieldwork with an explicit Palaeolithic focus. Surface surveys exploring the diachronic history of individual islands or the coastal zone of west Greece have added new points to the Palaeolithic map. Today, early Ionian prehistory is an independent research objective, going hand-in-hand with a shift of interest to early island and coastal archaeology. It is pursued through two interconnected lines of investigation: systematic fieldwork to enlarge the archaeological sample and explore the variation of hominin settlement in time and space, and re-appraisal of published material to fine-tune the archaeology, compare it, and place it in a palaeogeographic context.
On identifying the deceased in two-figured and multi-figured scenes of classical Attic funerary reliefs
Authors: Margariti Katia
Published: November 2022

The major problem one faces when studying the iconography of classical Attic funerary reliefs is the identification of the deceased in scenes depicting more than one figure. Indeed, with the exception of two-figured scenes showing the deceased accompanied by a servant, it is often difficult (and at times even impossible) to identify the dead person with absolute certainty among the various figures depicted. The Athenian sculptors worked with a standard repertoire of themes that were considered suitable for grave reliefs, and these reliefs were usually bought ready-made by the family of the deceased upon visiting the sculptor’s workshop. Thus, the ambiguity of funerary relief scenes served the purpose of making the reliefs suitable for a wide range of customers. When there are no epigraphical clues as to the identity of the dead person, certain aspects of the iconography can be very helpful in identifying the deceased. The purpose of the present paper is to suggest and discuss such iconographical clues that may assist one in the arduous task of identifying the dead persons honoured by the grave reliefs. It should however be noted that not all of these clues can be applied to every scene, and therefore caution is always required when trying to interpret the iconography of funerary reliefs.
Allison Glazebrook and Barbara Tsakirgis (eds) Houses of ill repute: the archaeology of brothels, houses, and taverns in the Greek world
Authors: Meens Anna
Published: November 2022

Recently archaeological scholarship on ancient Greece has widened its scope from monumental public buildings and town planning to include the sphere of houses, households and everyday life. The present volume, Houses of ill repute: The archaeology of brothels, houses, and taverns in the Greek world, edited by Allison Glazebrook and Barbara Tsakirgis, presents a welcome nuance by considering the realm between the public and the private in the Greek world. Written sources suggest we need to envision diverse urban landscapes in which housing and commercial areas are intertwined, and in this book a variety of contributors explore the possibilities for distinguishing such a reality with (work)shops, houses, brothels and taverns archaeologically in different urban contexts.
Peter Schultz and Ralf Von den Hoff (eds). Structure, Image, ornament: architectural sculpture in the Greek world
Authors: Allen Ruth
Published: November 2022

Greek (and Roman) architectural sculpture has frequently suffered reductive treatment from scholars. Either it has been broken up into stand-alone artworks divorced from their original display-contexts and studied only for what they can tell us of the development of style and subject, or it has been treated as ancillary to the building, or, in the case of temples, preparatory to the worshipper’s experience of the statue inside. This is in part a matter of historiography: the removal and display by Grand Tourists of sculptural features such as the Parthenon and Bassai friezes only encourages this kind of looking. It is also in part a matter of logistics: architectural sculpture was always hard to see, and the use of photography to aid its modern study not only separates the sculpture from its setting even further but also magnifies and flattens it, transforming a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional picture.
Editorial: Volume 2
Authors: Bintliff John
Published: November 2022

This issue maintains our mission to publish across the whole time range of Greek Archaeology, with articles from the Palaeolithic to the Early Modern era, as well as reaching out from the Aegean to the wider Greek world. Lithics and Ceramics are accompanied by innovative Art History and Industrial Archaeology. Our book reviews are equally wideranging. Our authors are international, and include young researchers as well as longestablished senior scholars. I am sure you readers will find a feast of stimulating studies and thoughtful reviews.