bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Can thyme (Thymbraspicata L. var. spicata) volatile oil alleviate the detrimental effects of high stocking densities in Japanese quail?
Authors: ÖNEL Süleyman Ercüment , AKSU Taylan
Published: July 2020

This study was conducted to observe the effects of thyme plant (Thymbra spicata L.var. spicata) volatile oil on quails and intestinal microbiota in high stocking density. For this purpose, 300 7-day-old Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) were used in the study. The quails were selected on the basis of body weight and divided into 6 groups, each consisting of 5 replications that contained 50 quail chicks according to the following experimental design: positive control group (NSD - CONT), with normal stocking density and no additive; negative control group (HSD - CONT), with high stocking density (HSD) and no additive; group HSD - ANT, with HSD and 10 mg/kg of avilamycin additive, and other groups named HSD - T1, T2, and T3, with HSD and 200, 400, and 600 mg/kg of volatile oil additive respectively. In the study, a stocking density of 160 cm2/quail was chosen, while the high stocking density (HSD) was 90 cm2/quail. A statistically significant difference was found in terms of improvements in feed intake and feed conversion ratio (P < 0.01), and the highest total bacteria count (cfu/g) was observed in HSD - CONT group (P < 0.01). The addition of zahter-thyme volatile oil in the diet of quails kept in high stocking density provided improvements at various levels with regard to intestinal microbiota and animal performance. It was observed that the inclusion of zahter-thyme volatile oil, in particular at 600 mg per kg level, reduced the detrimental effects of stress generated by high stocking density.
Analysis of the Sports Medicine Section of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination: Improvements in Levels of Evidence and Question Taxonomy Over a 12-Year Period
Authors: Luginbuhl Joshua C. , Sobel Andrew D. , Mulcahey Mary K.
Published: July 2020

There has been a recent shift within the orthopedic literature to publish articles with higher levels of evidence. In this investigation, the trends in question taxonomy and the levels of evidence of the references for sports medicine questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) during a 12-year period were evaluated. Sports medicine questions were obtained from the OITEs administered between 2005 and 2007 and between 2014 and 2016. The taxonomy of each question was characterized, and levels of evidence for all references were assigned using American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons guidelines. Question taxonomy and article levels of evidence from 2005 to 2007 were compared with those from 2014 to 2016. Sports medicine questions comprised 8% of the OITEs in both examination groups. The questions from 2014 to 2016 had a higher mean taxonomic level (2.26 vs 1.52,
P
=.0001) and a greater proportion of studies with high levels of evidence (levels 1 and 2) (21% vs 10%,
P
=.027). However, references with low levels of evidence or nonprimary resources made up 82.2% and 68.5% of the total references on the older and more recent examinations, respectively. References from 2014 to 2016 were, on average, 2 years older than those from earlier examinations. This study indicated that sports medicine questions on recent OITEs cite references of higher levels of evidence and contain higher taxonomic question structure than examinations 10 to 12 years ago. However, the majority of questions still cite articles with low levels of evidence or nonprimary sources. These findings can be used to guide resident education and continue improvements in the selection of references for questions on the Sports Medicine section of the OITE. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(5):e460–e464.]
Hip Arthroscopy for Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Using a Capsulotomy-First Approach
Authors: Yukizawa Yohei , Matsuda Dean K. , Sakai Akinori , Uchida Soshi
Published: July 2020

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a systematic disease of unknown etiology characterized by ossification at the site of spine and major joints entheses, including the hip. Ossified connective tissue may cause pain and joint stiffness, which may require surgical intervention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical, radiographic, and arthroscopic presentation and surgical outcomes of patients with DISH involving the hips. Fourteen hips in 9 patients (mean±SD age, 63±14 years; range, 35–76 years) with overcoverage of the femoral head by DISH were retrospectively reviewed. For all joints, a transverse, capsulotomy-first approach was performed due to an inability to access the central compartment by traction of the lower extremity. After arthroscopic resection of the ossified lesion, labral reconstruction was performed with an iliotibial band autograft. For clinical evaluation, patient-reported outcome scores (modified Harris Hip Score [mHHS], Nonarthritic Hip Score [NAHS], International Hip Outcome Tool-12 [iHot-12], visual analog scale [VAS] pain score, and VAS satisfaction score) were obtained. Arthroscopically, circumferential labral damage with no or mild articular cartilage damage was observed. Mean NAHS, iHot-12 score, and VAS satisfaction score improved significantly (47 to 56, 43 to 71, and 21 to 72, respectively;
P
<.05). Mean mHHS and VAS pain score did not reach significance but did improve (65 to 92 and 45 to 78, respectively). Using a transverse, capsulotomy-first approach for arthroscopic hip surgery for patients with DISH yields successful outcomes in patient-reported outcome measures and satisfaction, despite minor gains in hip range of motion. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(5):e369–e377.]
Preoperative Exercise Participation Reflects Patient Engagement and Predicts Earlier Patient Discharge and Less Gait Aid Dependence After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Denduluri Sahitya K. , Huddleston James I. , Amanatullah Derek F.
Published: July 2020

Whether preoperative physical therapy actually leads to improved clinical outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) remains unclear. The authors sought to use participation in a preoperative online exercise and education program as a marker for patient engagement. They hypothesized that increased preoperative participation with the program would predict shorter length of stay (LOS) and gait independence. Forty consecutive patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by a single surgeon were given access to the PrimePrehab Prehabilitation Exercise Program (NextPT, Boulder, Colorado). Patients were guided through questionnaires, and the program generated educational readings and exercise modules directed toward initial ability. Preoperative completion of readings, completion of exercise modules, and improvement in exercise difficulty were tracked. Patients received a standardized postoperative protocol, including physical therapy on the day of surgery and subsequent hospital days. Length of stay and gait aid use at 90 days postoperatively were recorded. Analyses were simple or multiple regression with a significance of
P
≤.05. Patients completed a mean of 7 exercise modules with 30% improvement in difficulty. Controlling for demographic variables, the frequency of program completion correlated with shorter LOS (
P
=.037). This finding was not different between THA and TKA (
P
=.387). No association was found between the frequency of program completion and gait aid use at 90 days (
P
=.213), although there was a decrease in gait aid use at 90 days with improvement in exercise difficulty (
P
=.034). A preoperative education and exercise program can predict patient engagement, which correlates with a shorter LOS and suggests that increasing exercise difficulty is associated with gait independence after TJA. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(5):e364–e368.]
National Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tear in Patients Without Arthritis
Authors: Vora Molly , Sing David C. , Curry Emily J. , Kamal Robin N. , Li Xinning
Published: July 2020

Both rotator cuff repair (RCR) and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) are effective treatment options for chronic large degenerative rotator cuff tear (RCT) in the elderly. The goal of this study was to evaluate national trends for surgical management of chronic RCT among patients without glenohumeral arthritis. The authors conducted a retrospective review from 2007 to 2015 using the PearlDiver database. The study included patients who had the
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision,
diagnosis of chronic RCT without shoulder arthritis. Procedural codes from the
Current Procedural Terminology
and the
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision,
were used to identify patients undergoing RCR or RTSA. Chi-square analysis assessed differences between the groups, and Cochran-Armitage trend tests were used to evaluate trends over time. Overall, 428,651 patients had chronic RCT without arthritis; 364,141 (84.9%) were treated nonoperatively, 53,566 (12.5%) underwent RCR, and 10,944 (2.6%) underwent RTSA. Patients who were 60 to 79 years old had the highest rate of surgical intervention (70.8% of all surgical patients), with 69.2% and 78.4% who underwent RCR and RTSA, respectively. A 3-fold increase in RTSA use was noted among patients 60 years and older vs patients younger than 60 years. Overall revision rates 2 years after RCR and RTSA among patients 60 to 79 years old were 13.0% and 3.7%, respectively. Revision rates after RCR remained constant over time (9.3% to 13.0%;
P
=.082), whereas revision rates after RTSA decreased significantly over time (12.1% to 2.2%;
P
=.016). Older patients were more likely to be treated nonoperatively compared with younger patients, but among those patients treated with RTSA, there was a 3-fold increase in the use of RTSA in patients older than 60 years compared with patients younger than 60 years. Further, the authors found that revision rates after RTSA decreased over time (from 12% to 2%), suggesting better implant design, improved knowledge of implant positioning, and increased surgical proficiency. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(5):e409–e414.]
Transcription Error Rates in Retrospective Chart Reviews
Authors: Feng James E. , Anoushiravani Afshin A. , Tesoriero Paul J. , Ani Lidia , Meftah Morteza , Schwarzkopf Ran , Leucht Philipp
Published: July 2020

Electronic health record (EHR) technologies have improved the ease of access to structured clinical data. The standard means by which data are collected continues to be manual chart review. The authors compared the accuracy of manual chart review against modern electronic data warehouse queries. A manual chart review of the EHR was performed with medical record numbers and surgical admission dates for the 100 most recent inpatient venous thromboembolic events after total joint arthroplasty. A separate data query was performed with the authors' electronic data warehouse. Data sets were then algorithmically compared to check for matches. Discrepancies between data sets were evaluated to categorize errors as random vs systematic. From 100 unique patient encounters, 27 variables were retrieved. The average transcription error rate was 9.19% (SD, ±5.74%) per patient encounter and 11.04% (SD, ±21.40%) per data variable. The systematic error rate was 7.41% (2 of 27). When systematic errors were excluded, the random error rate was 5.79% (SD, ±7.04%) per patient encounter and 5.44% (SD, ±5.63%) per data variable. Total time and average time for manual data collection per patient were 915 minutes and 10.3±3.89 minutes, respectively. Data collection time for the entire electronic query was 58 seconds. With an error rate of 10%, manual chart review studies may be more prone to type I and II errors. Computer-based data queries can improve the speed, reliability, reproducibility, and scalability of data retrieval and allow hospitals to make more data-driven decisions. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(5):e404–e408.]
ENERGY AND FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF APPLYING BIO-BASED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS TO BUILDINGS IN EAST ASIA
Authors: Gassar Abdo Abdullah Ahmed , Yun Geun Young , Kim Sumin , Han Choong-Hee
Published: July 2020

The application of phase change materials (PCMs) in building envelopes can help promote energy efficiency due to its high heat capacity. Our study aimed to provide energy and economic insights for deploying PCM to buildings in eight different regions of East Asia through a series of energy and economic analysis using computer modelling and simulations. The static payback period (SPP) and dynamic payback (DPP) methods were used to evaluate the economic feasibility of applying a PCM at different melting phase temperatures (20°C, 23°C, 25°C, 27°C and 29°C). Results show that the proper choice of a PCM melting temperature is a key factor to improve the performance of the PCM applied to buildings. A melting phase temperature of 29°C achieved the highest economic feasibility in Seoul, Tokyo; Pyongyang; Beijing; and Ulaanbaatar and a melting temperature of 23°C in Hong Kong had the highest economic feasibility. Overall, the combined economic and energy analysis presented in this study can play an important role in improving the energy and economic feasibility of PCM in buildings.
IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF FISH-FARMING HOUSES: A COMPARATIVE PASSIVE DESIGN STUDY IN SOUTH KOREA
Authors: Lee Kyu-In , Cho Yoon-Boum , Yi Hwang
Published: July 2020

Aquaculture in South Korea largely involves crudely-built plastic fishery houses that consume excessive electricity and produce carbon emissions. This study explores a potential method to make Korean aquaculture more sustainable by suggesting design alternatives that can save energy and costs. To this end, the authors compare the energy use and indoor environments of three different designs through field mockups. The three designs include (i) a triple-layered plastic screen house (Design 1), (ii) an insulated vault house (Design 2), and (iii) a passive-house design (Design 3), in addition to (iv) a single-layered plastic house (baseline). Our findings indicate that, compared to the baseline, operational electricity was reduced to 57.81% in Design 1, 53.92 % in Design 2, and 40.59% in Design 3. Moreover, Designs 2 and 3 were able to mitigate indoor temperature fluctuations in winter. Design 1 showed a relatively unstable temperature distribution during the night but offered better farming conditions than the baseline. Humidity often rose to 100% but did not affect the maintenance of a desirable fish and workplace environment. Even a high concentration of carbon dioxide of up to 3,000 ppm in Designs 1 and 2 was not expected to harm farmers’ health. Cost analyses revealed that construction expenses increased to 20.9% in Design 1, 135.8% in Design 2, and 73.9% in Design 3 due to large quantities of materials and labor. Considering trade-offs with energy saving, the payback period is 7.2 years for Design 1, 35.5 years for Design 2, and 17.9 years for Design 3. Given that the lifetime expectancy of Designs 1 and 3 is over two years, the study’s results confirm that Designs 1 and 3 have a comparative advantage in producing sustainable fish-farming houses.
A DEMONSTRATION BUILDING PROJECT: PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY VALUES
Authors: Bahho Mazin , Vale Brenda
Published: July 2020

This article explores the relevance of the demonstration project as a strategy for inspiring contemporary building practice in a process towards sustainable building and as a tool for influencing environmental values in the community. The Log Cabin Project in Napier, New Zealand, is a demonstration facility for displaying sustainable building and living practices situated on the campus of the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT). The project is the refurbishment of an existing structure designed to showcase the sustainable use of material resources, energy and water conservation, and waste-water management. The aim was to investigate the effect visiting a demonstration sustainable building might have on people’s knowledge of and attitude towards sustainability issues, and more specifically whether the methods for making a building more sustainable displayed in the building affected how people thought about their own living environments. In February 2016, five visitor groups, three of EIT students not previously connected with the project, one of EIT staff, and a local environment group were invited to view the project and surveys were conducted both before and after the visit with 126 participants completing both pre- and post-surveys.

The research found improved scores after the visit in six of the seven survey measures of environmental knowledge, motives, and intentions, especially in the case of student visitor groups. The results also indicated promising increases in environmental values and concerns for environmental quality after the visit. Correlation between gender and sustainable action was not significant, however there was significant correlation between age and actions intended in the future where engagement was higher among young participant groups. Moreover, although many visitors had previously engaged with at least one pro-environmental activity before visiting the project (90%), 42% made at least one change as a result of the visit. These findings suggest the project was a catalyst for behaviour change. Discussions are centred on the usefulness of demonstration sustainable buildings as tools for fostering environmental protection practices.
Ecotourism Emergence in Tasmania Through Social Entrepreneurs and Authentic Leaders
Authors: Knox Matthew Wayne , Crawford Joseph , Young Sarah
Published: July 2020

Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors within the tourism industry in Australia. The southern island state of Tasmania is one of the pioneers in creating sustainable ecotourist ventures. We explore, with a leadership behavioral lens, the role that the embodiment of authentic leader behaviors in social entrepreneurs has on ecotourism emergence. Authentic leader behaviors offer a response to some arguments that numerous ecotourist ventures are only sustainable and environmentally responsive in name only. Entrepreneurial leadership is critical in creating a culture conducive to social entrepreneurial growth and sustainability. This chapter concludes with recognition of the importance of future research into developing authentic leader behaviors in social entrepreneurs.
Tourist Satisfaction Analysis Through Structural Equation Models
Authors: Casas-Rosal José Carlos , Jimber del Río Juan Antonio , Rojas Ricardo David Hernández , Hidalgo-Fernández Amalia
Published: July 2020

This chapter analyses the tourist behaviour through the estimation of a statistical model of structural equations, observing to what extent the motivation, interest, and value given to the destination of the trip are determining factors. A study of the socio-demographic profiles, the level of satisfaction, and the loyalty of the tourist with the destination is carried out in this context and in response to the need to analyse and understand the reasons why tourists have a greater or lesser degree of satisfaction with the destination, which is truly necessary to improve the public administrations and private entrepreneur management in this sector. This has been applied to a case study: tourists visiting the city of Cordoba, designing a survey for those who visit the city for cultural reasons.
Cultural Tourism Entrepreneurship in India
Authors: Hajra Vandita
Published: July 2020

Cultural entrepreneurs are rightly called the heartbeat of the global economy as they are the ones who step in where governments fail to tread. Cultural entrepreneurs can instigate safeguarding of the timeless heritage of people with a pro-poor mission of generating collective awareness and encouraging community skill development. Cultural entrepreneurship is a significant requirement for the sustainability of the tourism sector of a country like India, as the ‘culture' component has been the game changer in the Indian tourism scenario and has truly endowed the industry with its unique brand identity. The following chapter draws important examples from the industry and analyzes the business prospects based on heritage and pilgrimage tourism, thematic routes, events and festivals, as well as creative tourism for the budding entrepreneurs to present India in a never experienced before avatar as the challenges that are an irreplaceable part of such a sensitive endeavour.
The Contribution of Social Responsibility to Achieving a Competitive Moral Advantage
Authors: Abdelli Mohammed El Amine , Malika Aied
Published: July 2020

The aim of this study was to research the contribution of social responsibility to the establishment of an ethical competitive advantage in the Sherhal Sweets Organization, which reached the contribution of the social responsibility of the actors to the creation of an ethical competitive advantage. This study yielded a number of suggestions. In order to strengthen the contribution of social responsibility for the operationalization of the ethical competitive advantage, recommendations are addressed to four parties: the economic foundation, universities and research centres, the media, and the state.
Neuromarketing Insights for Start-Up Companies
Authors: Çakar Girişken Arzu
Published: July 2020

As the academic interest about start-ups grows, researchers explore reasons behind start-up failures or success stories, and they aim to develop guides for entrepreneurs to succeed. Literature suggests that marketing is one of the crucial fields for successful start-up companies, among many others. Meanwhile, marketing researchers have recently been paying growing attention to applying neuroscience techniques into the marketing field. Even with the rising popularity of neuromarketing research, start-up companies still fall short of using new era marketing tools due to high costs, although they compete with established firms that massively employ neuromarketing techniques in their marketing mix. In this chapter, it is discussed how helpful neuromarketing techniques could be for entrepreneurs as the success of start-up companies depend on efficient allocation of their severely scarce economic resources, and it is argued that publicly supported start-up hubs, in coordination with universities, shall help develop collective neuromarketing researches for the sake of cost cutting.
Consumer Neuroscience
Authors: Clark Kimberly Rose
Published: July 2020

Consumer neuroscience is a quickly growing discipline that harnesses both theoretical principles and applied measures from the decision and affective neurosciences, along with psychophysiology and vision research, in order to explain and predict consumption behaviors. This discipline links several subfields, including neuroeconomics, social and affective neuroscience, and neuromarketing. This emerging field comprises both direct and peripheral measures of neural processing related to consumption behaviors. Consumer neuroscience complements traditional commercial research measures such as self-report, which can often be inaccurate and biased by anticipated or recalled, but not actual, consumption behaviors. All told, consumer neuroscience represents a unique field focusing on the consumer and the innumerable factors that affect individual preferences and consumption behavior. This chapter will provide a comprehensive overview of the field's history, key measures used, case examples of academic and commercial work, and a discussion of the field's continued bright trajectory.
Applying Neuroscience to Talent Management
Authors: Atlı Dinçer
Published: July 2020

This chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges involved in combining the two fields of neuroscience and talent management (often abbreviated as TM), starting from the assumption that the need to merge them is justified by their complementarities, rather than by the level of analysis they focus on. The authors discuss potential benefits and drawbacks for management research using methods obtained from cognitive neuroscience. Firstly, they discuss distinct advantages in applying techniques allowing researchers to track processes that are essential to the talent management field, warning that neuroscientific approaches and technologies are not commonly used. Secondly, they define main problems, which describe the limits within which management scientists can usefully apply these approaches. Thirdly, they suggest a new perspective that incorporates the complementary capacities of managers and neuroscientists to generate useful information and perspective for both disciplines.
Using a SoTL Framework and Disciplinary Context to Sketch Teaching and Learning Research
Authors: Hai-Jew Shalin
Published: July 2020

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) enables ways to improve teaching in various disciplinary contexts, in higher education; this framework begins with measures of what learners actually learn in a formal course and identifies ways to improve the teaching. The SoTL framework was used to inform part of a recent grant application for a multi-institution, multi-year research project in the soil sciences. Using SoTL for projected grant-funded work involved the following, an in-depth exploration of the literature a light exploration of the local context (soil science and agronomy) variations on traditional SoTL (and innovative thinking from educational research) pragmatics and practical planning, frugal budget planning to inform a general sense of direction, with the details to be filled in later (if funded). This work suggests the importance of studying a framework in depth but applying it lightly to enable riffing in new directions.
Enabling Adult Learning Advantage in Online Learning Environments
Authors: Hamlin Michael D.
Published: July 2020

Adult learners tend to have specific educational goals, are more career-focused, task and intrinsically motivated, and more concerned about application of knowledge. Most adult learners are employed or attending school to advance their careers, so ideally, adult education should comprise educational activities, at least in part, focused on improving knowledge and skills relevant to the workplace. This requires a systematic and integrative approach that will guide students toward becoming reflective practitioners. Case-based education is an important tool that can provide the educational experiences that produce effective practitioners but only if its use is guided by a sound theoretical and research-based framework. This chapter will provide a framework for the design of case-based instruction that incorporates teaching and learning affordances derived from the theory of situated learning and cognition.
Creating an Andragogy for Adult Learning Advantage
Authors: Hamlin Michael D.
Published: July 2020

The goal of this chapter is to provide a framework for creating learning activities for adult learners that rest on a firm theoretical foundation and are based on a definition that highlights the actual learner characteristics involved in successful adult student performance. To achieve this goal, it is important to establish a definition of adult learning that can be used to guide the selection of the important instructional elements that must be addressed in the design of learning activities that provide adult learning advantage. This chapter will provide a framework for the design of an adult andragogy that incorporates teaching and learning principles derived from theory and research in the learning sciences.
Infection Prevention and Control Training-Design of a Workbook Prototype
Authors: Tamim Suha R. , Homsi Maysam R. , Happ Brooke , Caniza Miguela A.
Published: July 2020

This case describes the instructional design process of a workbook accompanying a four-day infection prevention and control global training. Working closely with global health professionals, the instructional designer assessed the needs, the attitudes of learners, and conducted a task analysis of the training content. Subsequently, she designed instructional strategies with special attention to cognitive load, sequencing, and generative learning. Then she created formative and summative assessment strategies and developed a prototype for testing. This case explores how the instructional designer collaborated closely with the global health team to review the content material of the training and design the workbook accordingly.
Training Healthcare Providers to Establish Therapeutic Alliances With Patients
Authors: Morrison Nicholas R. , Topor David R.
Published: July 2020

This chapter discusses a variety of practices the healthcare education community can adopt from the psychotherapy literature regarding therapeutic alliance training when supervising trainees, and provides a series of recommendations, grounded in the extant literature, to bring these practices to life. In addition to describing how healthcare educators can translate Bordin's therapeutic alliance model to the medical and allied health communities, this chapter discusses aspects of therapeutic alliance facilitation and maintenance supervisors can address explicitly in supervision, including attunement to the developmental stage of trainees, using the supervisory alliance with trainees, addressing issues of diversity and multiculturalism, and increasing trainee self-awareness in the service of alliance maintenance. Specific strategies including role-play, alliance measurement, and use of video/audio recording are discussed. Supervisors can apply these nomothetic concepts to their scopes of practice and address idiographic concerns with trainees that emerge in their patient populations.
Assessing Total Logistics Costs
Authors: Subiyanto Effnu
Published: July 2020

Logistics infrastructure is widely known as the most significant economics hurdle in Indonesia over recent decades due to the limited logistics infrastructure. This study aims to examine total logistics costs during the execution of several cement projects in Indonesia within the period 2010-2018. The panel data method of eight cement projects in Indonesia has been developed, analysed, and measured. Due to the limited logistics infrastructures, the logistics cost rose to 27.129% of the Gross National Product (GNP) in Indonesia. Further, this paper provides suggestions for Indonesia's government to develop logistics infrastructure.
Extensive Literature Survey on Load Balancing in Software-Defined Networking
Authors: Darade Santosh Ashokrao , Akkalakshmi M.
Published: July 2020

The localization of underwater sensors is the most crucial task in underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs). The sensors, which are situated under the water, sense data from the environment, and sensed data is transmitted to the monitoring station. Although the monitoring station receives the sensed data, the data is meaningless without knowing the exact position of the sensor. Localization is the major issue in UWSN to be resolved. There are several localization algorithms available for terrestrial wireless sensor networks (WSN), but there are comparatively few localization algorithms available for UWSNs. An improved range-based localization method is introduced in this paper to discover localization issue. To evaluate the location of the target sensors, localization error is further to be reduced. The localization error is reduced by applying the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) in this technique. Simulation results demonstrate that performance metrics of the proposed approach outperform the existing work in terms of localization error and localization coverage.
Predictive Data Mining Model for Electronic Customer Relationship Management Intelligence
Authors: Ahmed Bashar Shahir , Ben Maâti Mohamed Larabi , Al-Sarem Mohammed
Published: July 2020

The rising adoption of e-CRM strategies in marketing and customer relationship management has necessitated to more needs especially where a specific customer segment is targeted and the services are personalized. This paper presents a distributed data mining model using access-control architecture in a bid to realize the needs for an online CRM that intends to deliver web content to a specific group of customers. This hybrid model utilizes the integration of the mobile agent and client server technologies that could easily be updated from the already existing web platforms. The model allows the management team to derive insights from the operations of the system since it focuses on e-personalization and web intelligence hence presenting a better approach for decision support among organizations. To achieve this, a software approach made of access-control functions, data mining algorithms, customer-profiling capability, dynamic web page creation, and a rule-based system is utilized.
Recommendation and Sentiment Analysis Based on Consumer Review and Rating
Authors: Ni Pin , Li Yuming , Chang Victor
Published: July 2020

Accurate analysis and recommendation on products based on online reviews and rating data play an important role in precisely targeting suitable consumer segmentations and therefore can promote merchandise sales. This study uses a recommendation and sentiment classification model for analyzing the data of beer product based on online beer reviews and rating dataset of beer products and uses them to improve the recommendation performance of the recommendation model for different customer needs. Among them, the beer recommendation is based on rating data; 10 classification models are compared in text sentiment analysis, including the conventional machine learning models and deep learning models. Combining the two analyses can increase the credibility of the recommended beer and help increase beer sales. The experiment proves that this method can filter the products with more negative reviews in the recommendation algorithm and improve user acceptance.
An Enterprise Architecture Approach for Assessing the Alignment Between Projects and Goals
Authors: Costa João , Vasconcelos André , Fragoso Bruno
Published: July 2020

Enterprise architecture existing approaches are expected to support the organization's evolution from a current state to a future one. Although some researches address the identification of the alignment between projects and strategic objectives, the measurement and quantification of this architectural alignment, considering the information system architecture quality attributes, is not usually considered when defining or implementing projects. This paper contributes to fulfil this gap by extending Archimate enterprise architecture framework and proposing a 4-step approach for assessing the alignment between enterprise projects and goals, namely 1) identify the alignment between the projects and the strategic objectives, 2) identify the quality attributes derived from the strategic objectives, 3) identify the applicable metrics to the projects' architecture, 4) quantify the alignment level between the projects and the strategic objectives. The results show that it is possible to use enterprise architecture for selecting projects that have higher impact on the company's strategy.
HanLP-Based Technology Function Matrix Construction on Chinese Process Patents
Authors: Yang Yuexin , Ren Gongchang
Published: July 2020

The technology/function matrix is an essential method of patent analysis. This paper presents a semi-automated methodology to create technology/function matrix for Chinese process patents in any given domain. The approach adopts computer-aided algorithms in the process of extracting technology words, extracting function words, and generating technology/function matrix. The purpose of this paper is to increase the efficiency of building technology/function matrix and reduce the cost of manpower and time. The Chinese process patents in the domain of robot path planning art taken as an example to verify the methodology.
ATTUALITÀ IN TEMA DI MUTUI BANCARI, IN UNA PROSPETTIVA EUROPEA
Authors: Gandolfi Giuseppe
Published: July 2020

La note concerne le problème juridique de la “subrogation” du prêteur dans les droits d’un créancier précédent de l’emprunteur, et examine les raisons qui ont porté le groupe de travail de l’Académie des Privatistes Européens à aborder ce problème dans le projet du “code européen des contrats”.
L'INFERENZA STATISTICA SECONDO BAYES, FISHER E NEYMAN-PEARSON
Authors: Frosini Vittorio B.
Published: July 2020

In the literature about procedures of statistical inference, which – on the basis of a random sample – allow to accept a precise hypothesis concerning the probability distribution which yields the sample, there are many proposals. One of the oldest is the one by T. Bayes (1763): starting from a given distribution for the parameter of a random variable, this same distribution is revised conditionally on the sample results. Instead, R. Fisher’s proposal is based only on the sample information: a given hypothesis is rejected only if the sample results are scarcely coherent with such hypothesis. The third proposal, made by J. Neyman and E. Pearson, takes into explicit consideration also an alternative hypothesis, and leads to the acceptance of the hypothesis more akin to the sample results.
Clinical staff knowledge and awareness of point-of-care-testing best practices at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
Authors: Jalavu Thumeka P. , Rensburg Megan , Erasmus Rajiv
Published: July 2020

Background: Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as testing done near or at the site of patient care with the goal of providing rapid information and improving patient outcomes. Point-of-care testing has many advantages and some limitations which affect its use and implementation.Objective: The aim of the audit was to determine the current practices, staff attitudes and training provided to hospital clinical staff.Methods: The audit was conducted with the use of a questionnaire containing 30 questions. One hundred and sixty questionnaires were delivered to 55 sites at Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, from 21 June 2016 to 15 July 2016. A total of 68 questionnaires were completed and returned (42.5% response rate).Results: Most participants were nursing staff (62/68, 91%), and the rest were medical doctors (6/68, 9%). Most participants (66/68, 97%) performed glucose testing, 16/68 (24%) performed blood gas testing and 17/68 (25%) performed urine dipstick testing. Many participants (35/68, 51%) reported having had some formal training in one or more of the tests and 25/68 (37%) reported having never had any formal training in the respective tests. Many participants (46/68, 68%) reported that they never had formal assessment of competency in performing the respective tests.Conclusion: Participants indicated a lack of adequate training in POCT and, thus, limited knowledge of quality control measures. This audit gives an indication of the current state of the POCT programme at a tertiary hospital and highlights areas where intervention is needed to improve patient care and management.
Influence of patients’ living conditions on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a South African health sub-district
Authors: Bongongo Tombo , Van der Heever Hendry , Nzaumvila Doudou K. , Saidiya Christian N.S.
Published: July 2020

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health concern because it continues devastating communities. This survey was conducted in the sub-district 2 of the Tshwane health district, South Africa. It aimed at determining the influence of patients’ living conditions on TB treatment outcomes. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, food security and exposure to cigarette smoke were considered as living conditions; and cure, death, default, failure and relapse were considered TB treatment outcomes.Methods: Record review using the Aitahealth database, clinic registers as well as a piloted, structured and administered questionnaire.Results: Convenience sampling applied; 180 respondents were obtained. Tuberculosis respondents with negative HIV status had a cure rate of 67.3% whilst those with positive HIV status had 37%. Tuberculosis respondents with good food security had 45.9% of cure rate. Tuberculosis respondents exposed to cigarette smoke had a death rate of 65.2%, while respondents not exposed to cigarette smoke showed 75% of cure rate.Conclusion: HIV status, food security and exposure to cigarette smoke, as components of living conditions, showed an association with TB treatment outcomes in the selected sample; in the sense HIV infection reduced the cure rate, increased the death and default rates of TB patients in the same sample. Good food security increased the cure rate of TB patients, but exposure to cigarette smoke decreased the cure rate and increased the death rate amongst respondents having TB treatment in the current survey.
Knowledge Regarding COVID-19 among Registered Nurses of Pokhara, Nepal
Authors: Kafle Akriti , Pandit Pahari Sirjana , Khanal Sudip , Baral Kushalata , Pathak Kabita , Baral Suraj , Kafle Anil , Dahal Maginsh
Published: July 2020

Background: Coronavirus disease is an emerging pandemic disease. The whole world is suffering from this disease these days. It is an acute respiratory disease in which transmission occurs essentially through respiratory droplets and this virus said to have 2-14 days of incubation.

Objective: To assess their knowledge regarding COVID19 among registered nurses of Pokhara valley.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed with the help of the pretested and self-administered questionnaires to 750 registered nurses of Pokhara valley. Thus collected data was entered into SPSS version 20 and then further analyzed using R software. Frequency, percentages, the mean and standard deviation were calculated for the analysis. p-value was calculated where ever applicable to find the significance of data.Results: The study disclosed that mass of the respondents had moderate proportion (44.8%) concerning understanding, followed by the respondents had a low level of knowledge (29.2%) and the rest of them (26.0%) had good knowledge about COVID 19.Conclusion: Overall knowledge among nurses was found to be satisfactory as the disease is entirely new. Further research and updates on the diseases will help to profound knowledge among nurses.Keywords: Coronavirus disease; COVID 19; Knowledge; Nurses; Nepal; Pokhara.
PROJETO HORTA ESCOLAR NA BAHIA
Authors: Góes Cassia Silva Santos
Published: July 2020

O artigo registra as conferências do congresso internacional de inovação tecnológica nas ciências da saúde: a sustentabilidade das práticas integrativas a agroecologia, mais especificamente a conferência Projeto Horta Escolar na Bahia. A conferência apontou a experiência da escola com a horta comunitária social: as resistências, avanços, cuidado com a horta fora do horário de aula, o ensino de compostagem, fertilizantes naturais através de compostos orgânicos. O evento aconteceu de 15 a 18 de novembro de 2017 no IFBA SAJ sob a direção da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Palavras-chave: Horta Comunitária. Sustentabilidade. Escola. Horta escolar. Compostagem
ECONOMIA CRIATIVA E SUSTENTABILIDADE
Authors: Dalcomuni Sonia Maria
Published: July 2020

O artigo registra os cursos do congresso internacional de inovação tecnológica nas ciências da saúde: a sustentabilidade das práticas integrativas a agroecologia, mais especificamente o minicurso Economia Criativa E Sustentabilidade. O minicurso apontou a economia criativa como um dos elementos das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação  - TIC’s: criatividade, desenvolvimento econômico, ciência & tecnologia  - C&T e redes de cooperação.  O evento aconteceu de 15 a 18 de novembro de 2017 no IFBA SAJ sob a direção da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Palavras-chave: Criatividade. Redes de cooperação. Desenvolvimento Econômico.  C&T.
ALIMENTOS FUNCIONAIS
Authors: Silva Danniele Do Espírito Santo
Published: July 2020

O artigo registra as conferências do evento congresso internacional de inovação tecnológica nas ciências da saúde: a sustentabilidade das práticas integrativas a agroecologia, mais especificamente a conferência Alimentos Funcionais. A conferência apontou a qualidade de vida humana na interação entre meio ambiente e alimento nos temas: local dos fármacos, os alimentos com sementes, polpas, cascas e folhas de frutos. Aponta as externalidades da produção de alimentos problemas de saúde com as modificações genéticas, a devastação das florestas, a contaminação. O evento aconteceu de 15 a 18 de novembro de 2017 no IFBA SAJ sob a direção da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

 

Palavras-chave: Alimentos funcionais. Polpas. Cascas. Qualidade de vida.  Contexto ambiental.
EFFECT OF WORK SAFETY AND WORK HEALTH (OHS) ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WITH JOB SATISFACTION AS INTERVENING VARIABLE – A CASE STUDY OF FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE TECHNICAL UNIT EMPLOYEES IN SOUTH BADUNG, INDONESIA
Authors: Adhika I Nyoman Resa , Rihayana I Gede , Salain Putu Pradiva Putra
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of work safety and work health (OHS) on performance with job satisfaction as an intervening variable on employees performance with the contract status of the Technical Implementation Unit of the Fire and Rescue Office of Badung Selatan. The sample in this study were contract employees in the technical unit of the South Badung Fire and Rescue Service as many as 63 respondents. The analytical tool used is path analysis (path analysis). The results of the analysis explain that the variable of work safety and work health has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, in addition to directly affecting this variable also influenced by job satisfaction as an intervening variable which can be explained that job satisfaction as an intervening variable that links the variables of work safety and work health has a significant positive result on employee performance partially. This means that job satisfaction is not entirely a benchmark in determining employee performance, because the results of this study state that work safety and work health (OHS) are priorities in carrying out work that has a high risk.

 

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Investigating the impacts of street environment on pre-owned housing price in Shanghai using street-level images
Authors: Qiu Waishan , Huang Xiaokai , Li Xiaojiang , Li Wenjing , Zhang Ziye
Published: July 2020

Studies considering street environment quality’s impact on housing value were limited to top-down variables such as the green ratio measured from satellite maps. In contrast, this study quantified street views’ impacts on the value of second-hand commodity residential properties in Shanghai based on analysis of street view imagery. (1) It applied computer vision to objectively measure street features from largely accessible street view imagery. (2) Based on the classical urban design measures frameworks, it applied machine learning to evaluate human perceived street quality as street scores systematically, in contrast to the common practice of doing so in a more intuition-based fashion. (3) It further identified important indicators from both human-centered street scores as well as the more objective street feature measures with positive or adverse effects on property values based on a hedonic modeling method. The estimation suggested both street scores and features are significant and non-negligible. For the perceived street scores (from 0-10 scale), neighborhoods with a unit increase in their “enclosure” or “safety” score enjoy price premium of 0.3% to 0.6%. Meanwhile, streets with 10% greater tree canopy exposure are attributable to a 0.2% increase in the property value. This study enriched our current understanding at a micro level of the factors that impact property values from the perspective of the built environment. It introduced human-centered perception of street scores and objective measures of street features as spatial variables into the analysis of neighborhood attribute vectors.