bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in chronic hepatitis B patients with hepatic cirrhosis and without hepatic cirrhosis
Authors: Hamdany Andhika Kusuma , Parewangi Muhammad Luthfi , Saleh Sahyuddin , Bakri Syakib , Akil Fardah , Abadi Satriawan , Seweng Arifin
Published: September 2022

Introduction: One of the hepatic cirrhosis manifestations is bleeding disorders. Among all the substance that plays a pivotal role in maintaining the balance between thrombosis and thrombolysis is PAI-1, synthesized by hepatocytes. The dynamics of increase and decrease of PAI-1 is a natural response to the ongoing hepatic cirrhosis, but may not be seen in non-hepatic cirrhosis. PAI-1 levels also depends on the stage of fibrosis. Several conditions may interfere with PAI-1 levels including age, body mass index, and gender
Objectives: This study aims to find out the comparison of PAI-1 levels in hepatitis B patients with hepatic cirrhosis and without hepatic cirrhosis and to compare it with every stage of hepatic cirrhosis.
Patients and Methods: This study is an observational analytical study with a cross-sectional approach conducted at Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospitals, Makassar. Subjects are chronic hepatitis B patients with and without hepatic cirrhosis which meet inclusion criteria. Serum PAI-1 levels were measured by using Bender MedSystems human plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 ELISA kit (BMS2033) and using the ELISA technique. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kolmogorov Smirnov normality test as well as the Mann-Whitney method. Statistical results are considered significant if the p-value <0.05.
Results: The research was conducted on 60 subjects who meet inclusion criteria, consisting of 33 men and 27 women. There were 16 patients with hepatic cirrhosis. Levels of PAI-1 in hepatic cirrhosis was significantly different which lower than non-hepatic cirrhosis patient (0.43 ng/mL Vs 1.11 ng/mL, p=0.024).  By staging of hepatic fibrosis, stage F2 hepatic fibrosis had the highest levels of PAI-1, in contrast with end-stage hepatic fibrosis which had the lowest levels.
Conclusion: Levels of PAI-1 fluctuate through different stages of hepatic fibrosis. The significant difference in PAI-1 levels in hepatic cirrhosis and non-hepatic cirrhosis demonstrates a correlation between PAI-1 and hepatic cirrhosis
 Keywords: Chronic hepatitis B, Hepatic cirrhosis, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Profiles of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Levels in Healthcare Workers with Latent Tuberculosis and Non-Latent Tuberculosis Infections (Healthy Control)
Authors: Tonapa Sanrio Neuro , Ahmad Nur , Saleh Sahyuddin , Bakri Syakib , Minhajat Rahmawati , Akil Fardah , Seweng Arifin
Published: September 2022

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection causes the release of proinflammatory cytokines; interleukin IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8, as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), affecting hemostasis, namely an increase in procoagulation activity, a decrease in anticoagulant factors, and suppression of the fibrinolytic system that causes hypercoagulable states.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that involves 80 healthcare workers. The study was conducted in two academic medical centers that were part of the healthcare system of Makassar city, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, from September to October 2021. PAI-1 levels were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. The statistical test results were significant if the p values were <0.05.
Results: Although there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) in PAI-1 levels, PAI-1 level among participants in the LTBI group was found to be lower (4.9 ng/mL) than in the healthy control group (6.0 ng/mL). In addition, participants in the LTBI group with a history of being infected (9.6 ng/mL) with the COVID-19 had higher PAI-1 levels than those who had never been infected (2.3 ng/mL), which is statistically significant (P = 0.004). Although there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) in PAI-1 levels among participants in the healthy control group, those with a history of being infected (6.7 ng/mL) demonstrated higher PAI-1 levels than those who had never been infected (4.8 ng/mL).
Conclusions: PAI-1 levels were lower in LTBI participants than in healthy control participants, which potentially is due to more participants in the healthy control group having a history of COVID-19 infection.
A Case Report of Anaphylactic Shock Due to Hornet Sting with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Complications
Authors: Dewi Putu Saraswati Laksmi , Suardamana I Ketut
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: Hornet venom has been recognized to induce lethal systemic effects such as anaphylaxis shock, bronchospasm, acute kidney or liver injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), cardiovascular collapse, and even death. It consists of several enzymes and polypeptides with low molecular weights. It has been reported to contain the enzymes phospholipase A2, hyaluronidase, phosphomonoesterase acid ester, α-D-glucosidase, lysophospholipase, α-galactosidase, α-acetylamino-deoxsiglucosidase, and arylamidase. The venom will cause localized or systemic inflammation, an anticoagulant effect that may be fatal.

CASE REPORT: Herewith, a survival case report suffered from DIC with multi-organ failure following severe anaphylaxis shock post a hundred or massive Hornet sting.

CONCLUSION: We have reported a case of anaphylactic shock after a massive hornet sting with DIC that presented symptoms of shock, AKI, ALI, and multi-site bleeding. Although the mortality rate for similar cases is quite high, the outcome will be better with comprehensive and adequate treatment.
Honey Allergy, First Documentation in Iraq – A Case Report
Authors: Altameemi Hamid , Sarheed Nael Mohammed , Zaker Karrar Ali , Zaidan Salwa
Published: September 2022

Honey one of honeybee product that consider main food in many meals and have vital role in treatment a lot of medical problems. However, can be consider source of problems to human being around the world. Although the case of honey anaphylaxis very rare but so dangerous and may be life-threatening. In Iraq, I investigated and documented one case with honey allergy by skin prick-prick test. A patient with honey allergy has symptoms from mild to severe complications. Medical centres have no any background about this type of allergy, therefore it important to explain this case to prevent mis-diagnosis.
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in Bladder with Multiple Vesicocutaneous Fistula in Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Setiawan Deni , Sari Puspita P. , Adibrata Audy S. P. , Nugraha Harry Galuh , Soetikno Ristaniah D. , Hernowo Bethy
Published: September 2022

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor that occurs at any age from childhood to late adulthood and may have a slight male predilection. A 7-year-old female presented with gross hematuria and a lump in the lower abdomen since 1 month prior to admission. The complaints were also accompanied by weight loss, abdominal pain and anemia. Ultrasound examination, Cystography, CT-Scan and MRI showed that mass in the bladder. Histopathology examination confirmed diagnosis for IMT, thus, radiology plays an important role in supporting histologic examination for diagnosis and evaluation of IMT.
Efficacy of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Photobiomodulation on Pulp Capping of Dogs’ Teeth
Authors: Abdelgawad Latifa , Shalash Islam A. , Zaazou Mohamed , El Rouby Dalia , Safaan Ali
Published: September 2022

AIM: The present study assessed the effect of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and photobiomodulation (PBM) on pulp capping of exposed pulp of dogs’ teeth.

METHODS: Forty-eight teeth in three mongrel dogs were randomly divided into two major study groups; Group I where MTA was used as a pulp capping agent and Group II in which both MTA+PBM were used. The groups were equally subdivided according to the observation period following completion of pulp capping into Subgroup (A) 1 week, Subgroup (B) 2, and Subgroup (C) 16 weeks. The teeth were examined for histological inflammatory response as well as dentine bridge formation.

RESULTS: With regard to inflammatory response at 1 week significantly, less intense inflammation was observed in MTA+PBM (Group II) compared to the MTA (Group I) for the same time period with no significant difference for between Group I and Group II for other time intervals. As for dentin bridge formation, PBM+MTA groups showed statistically significant thicker dentine bridge formation at 16 weeks than MTA alone group for the same time period with no significant difference for between Group I and Group II for other time intervals.

CONCLUSIONS: Under the conditions of this study, PBM appeared to be a beneficial adjunct in dental pulp capping procedures in which MTA was the pulp capping material.
L’effet du chômage sur la douleur chronique en France : une note
Authors: Brodaty Thibault
Published: September 2022

La douleur chronique est un problème majeur de santé publique. Plusieurs articles de la littérature font état d’une corrélation positive entre la douleur chronique et le chômage. L’objectif de ce travail est de déterminer si cette corrélation reflète une relation de causalité, car si c’était le cas, des politiques publiques appropriées devraient être mises en place. Nous utilisons l’enquête Santé et itinéraire professionnel, qui permet de prendre en compte le biais de causalité inverse. Grâce à la présence d’une biographie rétrospective qui comprend à la fois des informations sur la santé et la carrière, nous sommes en mesure de mettre en œuvre une stratégie à variable instrumentale crédible. Bien que nous observions également une corrélation positive entre le chômage et la douleur chronique dans nos données, nos résultats montrent que cette corrélation ne reflète aucune relation causale. Peut-être plus surprenant, nous montrons également que l’expérience du chômage réduit les douleurs non chroniques des hommes. D’un point de vue de politique publique, ce résultat indique que si les chômeurs doivent être soutenus en termes de santé mentale, ils n’ont pas besoin d’être spécifiquement ciblés par des mesures de prévention ou de soutien de la douleur. Classification JEL  : J64, I1.
Incertitude stratégique et taille de marché : le cas de l’amendement Wright
Authors: Gagnepain Philippe , Gauthier Stéphane
Published: September 2022

Cet article exploite l’abrogation de l’amendement Wright en 2014 aux États-Unis pour illustrer les conséquences d’un élargissement du marché pertinent sur la capacité des entreprises à se coordonner sur un équilibre de Nash. À partir de données sur l’industrie du transport aérien, une procédure d’estimation en doubles différences met en lumière la baisse de qualité des prévisions des compagnies aériennes sur les marchés de Dallas après que des services longue distance impliquant l’aéroport Love Field ont été autorisés. Ce résultat suggère que les autorités de la concurrence devraient être prudentes lorsqu’elles se réfèrent à l’équilibre de Nash à la suite de réformes d’expansion du marché. Classification JEL  : C51, D21, L13, L40, L93.
Innovation, ancienneté du manager et implication des employés dans la prise de décision au sein des entreprises d’un pays en développement
Authors: Kouakou Dorgyles C. M.
Published: September 2022

Cet article contribue à la littérature en utilisant des données de Côte d’Ivoire pour comparer les pratiques d’innovation des entreprises formelles et informelles, et pour étudier la corrélation de l’ancienneté du manager et l’implication des employés dans la prise de décision avec l’innovation dans les entreprises d’un pays en développement. Les résultats montrent qu’il existe une relation en U inversé entre l’ancienneté du manager et les innovations technologiques et non technologiques. L’implication des employés dans la prise de décision est corrélée positivement avec les innovations technologiques et non technologiques. Cependant, la corrélation est plus forte pour l’innovation technologique. Le statut de formalité est positivement corrélé avec les innovations technologiques et non technologiques. La corrélation n’est cependant plus significative après la prise en compte de la taille de l’entreprise, ce qui suggère que la taille de l’entreprise est importante dans l’explication des écarts de propension à innover entre les entreprises formelles et informelles. Nous concluons par des recommandations. Classification JEL  : O12, O17, O31, O55, M50.
Recours et non-recours à la prime d’activité : une évaluation en termes de bien-être
Authors: Hannafi Cyrine , Le Gall Rémi , Legendre François
Published: September 2022

Dans ce travail, nous étudions la prime d’activité, un instrument de soutien des revenus des travailleurs pauvres, en mobilisant un modèle microéconomique d’arbitrage entre la consommation et le « loisir ». Nous proposons une méthode pour calibrer ce modèle. Notre modélisation montre que la prime encouragerait, même pour des rémunérations horaires relativement élevées, les travailleurs à rechercher des emplois à temps partiel. Elle souligne aussi que les gains du recours à la prime, quand ils sont évalués en termes de bien-être, seraient fortement décroissants en fonction des heures travaillées. Nous évaluons une partie du risque de modélisation en mettant en évidence les conséquences de l’hétérogénéité interindividuelle relative à la consommation de subsistance et à la détention d’un (faible) patrimoine. Au total, notre modélisation suggère que cet instrument de soutien aux bas revenus réduirait sensiblement les « trappes à inactivité » mais ciblerait mal les travailleurs dont la rémunération horaire est faible; il tendrait aussi à produire du non-recours parce que les gains monétaires, quand ils sont faibles, n’apporteraient qu’un surcroît limité de gains en termes de bien-être. Classification JEL  : D11, D60, H55, I30, J20.
An area-type nonmonotone filter method for nonlinear constrained optimization
Authors: Su Ke , Lu Wei , Liu Shaohua
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we define a new area-type filter algorithm based on the trust-region method. A relaxed trust-region quadratic correction subproblem is proposed to compute the trial direction at the current point. Consider the objective function and the constraint violation function at the current point as a point pair. We divide the point pairs into different partitions by the dominant region of the filter and calculate the contributions of the point pairs to the area of the filter separately. Different from the conventional filter, we define the contribution as the filter acceptance criterion for the trial point. The nonmonotone area-average form is also adopted in the filter mechanism. In this paper, monotone and nonmonotone methods are proposed and compared with the numerical values. Furthermore, the algorithm is proved to be convergent under some reasonable assumptions. The numerical experiment shows the effectiveness of the algorithm.
Uniqueness of meromorphic functions concerning fixed points
Authors: Fan Jinyu , Fang Mingliang , Xiao Jianbin
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we study a uniqueness question of meromorphic functions concerning fixed points and mainly prove the following theorem: Let $ f $ and $ g $ be two nonconstant meromorphic functions, let $ n, k $ be two positive integers with $ n > 3k+10.5-\Theta_{\min}(k+6.5) $, if $ \Theta_{\min}\geq \frac{2.5}{k+6.5} $, otherwise $ n > 3k+8 $, and let $ (f^{n})^{(k)} $ and $ (g^{n})^{(k)} $ share $ z $ CM, $ f $ and $ g $ share $ \infty $ IM, then one of the following two cases holds: If $ k = 1 $, then either $ f(z) = c_{1}e^{cz^{2}} $, $ g(z) = c_{2}e^{-cz^{2}} $, where $ c_{1}, c_{2} $ and $ c $ are three constants satisfying $ 4n^{2}(c_{1}c_{2})^{n}c^{2} = -1 $, or $ f = tg $ for a constant $ t $ such that $ t^{n} = 1 $; if $ k\geq2 $, then $ f = tg $ for a constant $ t $ such that $ t^{n} = 1 $. Our results extend and improve some results due to [8,9,19,24].
Artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and the future of public health
Authors: Bhattacharya Sudip
Published: September 2022

In this paper, I have described the healthcare problem (maldistribution of doctors) in India. Later, I have introduced the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and I have described AI technology with various examples, how it is rapidly changing the healthcare scenario across the world. I have also described the various advantages of artificial intelligence technology. At the end of the paper, I have raised some serious concerns regarding complete replacement of human based healthcare technology with artificial intelligence technology. I concluded that there is not the slightest question that AI will influence the future. People must be innovative, insightful, and context-aware for AI to work. This is because humans will continue to contribute value that cannot be reproduced by robots.
Advances in Floating Zone Crystal Growth
Authors: KIM Jaewook
Published: September 2022

Optical floating zone (OFZ) method has been applied to grow various materials for semiconducting industry applications as well as basic research on quantum materials. This article describes the OFZ method in detail and briefly introduces two recent advances in floating zone method by incorporating new techniques, namely, laser diode as optical source and high pressure environments. These developments have made it possible to grow materials that were previously challenging in conventional OFZ method and greatly expanded the range of accessible systems to search for exotic quantum phenomena.
Penser la danse avec Mikel Dufrenne
Authors: Bobant Charles
Published: September 2022

Cet article vise à exposer et discuter les thèses du phénoménologue Mikel Dufrenne au sujet de la danse. Dans Phénoménologie de l’expérience esthétique, Dufrenne interroge l’art chorégraphique aux côtés des autres arts et depuis les concepts « d’objet esthétique », « d’a priori existentiel » et de « monde ». Plus exactement, il soutient que l’œuvre chorégraphique déploie, par l’entremise des danseurs, de leurs mouvements et des autres éléments scéniques, une atmosphère affective qui correspond à l’attitude existentielle du chorégraphe. Après élucidation du sens de ces formules, et en vue d’approcher davantage du phénomène chorégraphique, nous soulevons une triple réserve vis-à-vis de la position dufrennienne.
Le mirage des kinesthèses : ce que le geste dansé apprend au corps en mouvement – avec Jan Patocka et Michel Henry
Authors: Mangeney Charles-André
Published: September 2022

Cet article se donne pour tâche l’examen de la fécondité conceptuelle d’une réduction paradigmatique souvent effectuée par les études en phénoménologie contemporaines de la danse : la réduction du mouvement dansé aux kinesthèses par lesquelles il devrait être immédiatement vécu. Nous entendrons montrer, au contraire, que les kinesthèses ne permettent pas de rendre compte du mouvement vécu parce qu’elles le transforment en un vécu de mouvement demeurant extérieur au sujet qui le vit. Cette critique nous amènera ensuite à repenser conjointement le mouvement dansé comme véritable sujet de la danse et le corps dansant comme déposé par ce mouvement en lequel il est pris.
Philosophie, corps et danse : face à la crise, croiser les regards
Authors: Zimmermann Camille , Point Christophe
Published: September 2022

Cet article se donne pour objectif de réfléchir à ce que la crise mondiale du Covid-19 a révélé de nos manières d’habiter les lieux où nous vivons, et parmi celles-ci, la pratique de la danse. La démarche adoptée ici est celle d’un dialogue entre trois courants philosophiques spécifiques : la phénoménologie, le pragmatisme et l’écoféminisme, au sujet de leur conception de l’expérience somatique, à la fois vécue, complexe et ordinaire. Nous cherchons ici les lignes communes à ces trois mouvements philosophiques, dans le but d’esquisser une compréhensions nouvelle du corps, et par extension, une nouvelle approche de la danse par temps de crise pandémique.
Corps et violence : la danse et la philosophie mises en question ?
Authors: Ballanfat Elsa
Published: September 2022

Ce texte s’interroge sur la violence qui peut surgir lorsque l’on pratique la danse. Cette violence est en réalité multiple, il s’agit d’un rapport contraint et rude à soi-même, mais aussi de l’acceptation indiscutée de hiérarchies, d’humiliations, d’abus. C’est donc la maltraitance liée à l’apprentissage d’un art que l’on regarde, après l’avoir ignorée. Se dégage un enjeu phénoménologique : la danse produit un corps, comme tout art, elle ne révèle pas le corps vécu abstraction faite des habitudes qu’elle ancre.
La danse, vocation ou profession ? L’idée d’art et son incidence sur la représentation du danseur dans Frapper le sol de Céline Wagner et Ob.scène d’Enora Rivière
Authors: Simard Mathieu
Published: September 2022

Cet article explore la représentation de la danse en tant que vocation et profession dans deux œuvres contemporaines : le roman graphique Frapper le sol de Céline Wagner (2006) et le « récit fictif d’une vie de danseur » Ob-scène d’Enora Rivière (2017). L’analyse de ces œuvres fait ressortir que la représentation du danseur est tributaire des idées d’ « art » et d’ « artiste » telles qu’elles semblent s’imposer dans l’imaginaire contemporain. Le statut du danseur et de la danse dépend plus spécifiquement d’une conception romanticisée de l’art et de l’artiste sur laquelle les auteures à l’étude prennent appui ou contre laquelle elles se débattent.
The Necessary Digital Transformation for a Post-COVID-19 Scenario of Mérida's Roman City
Authors: Marín Alba
Published: September 2022

This chapter addresses the importance of the Roman Archaeological Ensemble of Merida as a tourist destination and the necessary revitalisation of the tourism sector through digital innovation. Despite the different policies to reactivate the sector implemented in the post-COVID-19 scenario, the authors consider that there is still much work. They propose how digital technologies play a crucial role in the conservation and dissemination of cultural heritage, and they are committed to mobile and augmented narratives as an ideal strategy for urban archaeological tourism. Throughout the chapter, they review key notions that articulate the essential elements of the tourist experience and comment on previous projects that could serve as a starting point.
Body, Exercise, and Health
Authors: Hasse Manuela
Published: September 2022

In this chapter, the authors present the current situation and the legislation produced as well as efforts done by medical doctors at the end of the 19th century in order to introduce hygiene as a natural as well as a cultural way of preserving physical health as well as mental health. The work done by doctors supported a general development of economic life as well as it saved the Portuguese society before laboratories took over our bodily management.
Total Tourist Experience
Authors: Honrado Graciete , Nata Ana , Baptista Cecília , da Silva Cláudia Pires , Romão Filipe , Figueira Luís Mota , Dionísio Marta Santos
Published: September 2022

The aim of this chapter is to propose the concept of total tourism experience (TTE). In the current digital environment, this implies new visions on tourism research and operation. In this atmosphere, the experience of each tourist is structured according to a value chain composed of travel, accommodation, restaurant, entertainment and leisure, safety and health, access to goods, and complementary services. COVID-19 had a significant impact on the behaviour of tourism players. Heritage (natural and cultural resources) sustaining the tourism value chain is an asset worthy of special attention due to its finiteness, namely regarding the world heritage icons because its economic and social effect is revealed by each country's GDP. The pandemic destabilised the global tourism system. In this context, opportunity responses emerged. New opportunities for relaunching tourism were opened up, and thus, the TTE proposal is a timely contribution in the range of necessary, qualifying, challenging, innovative responses.
Impacts, Resilience, and Creativity in Cultural Tourism and Leisure in a Time of Pandemic
Authors: Cunha Barros José
Published: September 2022

Museums were one of the cultural sectors most negatively affected by COVID-19. The restrictions introduced in the crisis period had multiple negative effects in the case of people's mobility and tourist travel. However, the temporary closure of museums also created opportunities. Museums have given greater relevance to the use of digital technology and virtual networks by increasing new forms of virtual communication with the public in the access to collections as well as the flexibility of activities. The proactivity and creative responses in moments of crisis, although of museums' initiative benefited from strategies promoted by cultural agents with contributions from the community itself. The crisis was also an opportunity to discuss and reflect on desirable changes for the museum of the future. The predictable socio-demographic changes in the public who frequent museums and the role that virtual communication will play were some of the concerns assumed by museums. The research focused on a restricted number of museums in the city of Lisbon, national museums.
Film Festivals in Contamination
Authors: de Almeida Jane , Inacio da Silva Cicero , Suppia Alfredo , Marques Camargo de Mello Davi
Published: September 2022

Film festivals are venues with public screenings that hold a great potential for meetings, tourism, and economy. This chapter analyzes the alternatives found by some international and Brazilian film festivals in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future horizon of festivals and the possible impacts of this new scenario on the audiovisual system. The chapter also presents the formats chosen by several festivals around the world, organizing their strategies into five correlated models: traditionalist, hybrid, mimetic, online, and nostalgic strategies. Such organization also originates from the research on technological forms found to soften, replace, or even expand the audience of the festivals (i.e., the development of their own streaming platforms, employment of existing platforms, and development of additional tools) to the streaming services. In the face of a digital panorama, with streaming platforms screening and distributing films, questions on the new relations between film festivals and digital platforms and their prospects arise.
Urban Tales Visible With Augmented Reality
Authors: Rocha Pedro Miguel Azevedo
Published: September 2022

With the pandemic lockdowns, society was confronted with its social relations and everyday routines and how it relates with the conformity of life. To understand how we may evolve from this experience, past and present history (knowledge) comes to fruition, and its importance becomes paramount. So, an alternative way of information availability and relation gives ground to experiment with new ways of story consciousness, of true and unbiased knowledge about anything. This chapter presents a form of augment community search for purpose and consciousness through current and future technology. In the case of augmented reality, and how information its exhibited to the public, it brings a lively dimension as if information becomes commonly present in this reality, as past meets the now, as history is alive in the present. This chapter shows an example of how, in a context of an urban exhibition, a life tales' exhibition in an emptied neighborhood of Porto city, augmented reality might connect and socially relate people, either locals or tourists, with interesting information.
Street Art, Intersectional Feminism, and Digital Media-Art
Authors: Wexel Juliana , Tavares Mirian Estela Nogueira
Published: September 2022

The chapter is dedicated to demonstrating artivist aesthetic discourses produced in converging relations between urban space, street art, intersectional feminism (gender, class, ethnicity), and digital technologies in a post-pandemic context. The research results derived from three stages: a survey of state-of-the-art study on relations between street art, feminist artivism, and digital media art; production and application of autoethnographic data in the creation of digital artistic artefact; and curatorship of video-installation. The analysis focuses on the case study of the post-digital art artefact Make me up! an immersive and cyberperformative experience that connects augmented reality (AR) technology, street art, Instagrammism and Selfiecity. The digital artefact Make me up! was launched during the “10th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts - ARTECH 2021: Hybrid Praxis: Art, Sustainability & Technology” in the historical city of Aveiro, Portugal, also known as the “Portuguese Venice.”
Photodegradation of Dyes in Visible Light by TiO2/PPy/GO Nanocomposites
Authors: Kumar Azad
Published: September 2022

In this research, a proficient method for the synthesis of TiO2/PPy and TiO2/PPy/GO nanocomposites is explored. These nanocomposites were prepared by one-step in situ deposition oxidative polymerization of pyrrole hydrochloride using Ammonium persulfate (APS) as an oxidant in the presence of TiO2 nanoparticles cooled in an ice bath. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, TEM, SEM, UV-Vis, and FTIR techniques. The obtained results showed that TiO2 nanoparticles have been encapsulated by PPy with a strong effect on the morphology of TiO2/PPy and TiO2/PPy/GO nanocomposites. The photocatalytic degradation of rose Bengal, and Victoria blue dye was done under different conditions regarding concentration of dye, time of illumination, pH, and dose of the photocatalyst. The maximum photodegradation was found at 7 pH, 20 ppm concentration of VB and 25 ppm of RB dye solution, 800 mg/L for VB and 1600 mg/L for RB amount of photocatalyst, and 120 min irradiation of visible light. Kinetics of photodegradation were investigated for Victoria blue and rose Bengal dye and found first order kinetics.
Emerging Nanocomposites and Their Impact on Effective Dye Degradation
Authors: Kanchana P. , Shanmuga Sundari S. , Karthika S.
Published: September 2022

Nanocomposites are a class of nanomaterials where there is more than one phase in nano dimension. Simply, they are multiphase solid materials in nano dimension. Nanocomposites are found to be attractive because of their large aspect ratio. There are different types of nanocomposites like metal, organic, metal-organic polymer, carbon nano tubes, and nano fibres. Different methodologies were adopted to synthesize the nanocomposite which includes sol-gel, wet chemical method, thermal decomposition, Pechini method, insitu polymerisation, solution blending methods, etc. The nanocomposites are found to be used mainly in photodegradation, drug delivery, sensors, biomedical applications, artificial implants, and batteries. Significant research has been carried out to analyse the dye degradation property of the nanocomposites. This chapter particularly concentrates to explain the synthesis of nanocomposite and their catalytic activity towards dye degradation.
Application of Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Materials for Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Kant Arun , Kumar Gyanendra , Ehtesham Mohd , Ghosh Sudipta , Singh M. Ramananda , Gaijon Panmei
Published: September 2022

Water is a vital component of life. It is naturally available as earth hydrosphere and plays an important role in the world economy, and it essential for balancing of the ecosystem. Numerous microbes and other toxins such as chemicals and heavy metals are integrated into rainwater and flowing water, resulting in water pollution. This chapter examines the numerous ways in which nanomaterials can be used to remove various kinds of contaminants from polluted water. In this chapter, carbon-based adsorbents material, that is, carbonaceous materials, has described. Carbonaceous materials such as stimulated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and graphene oxide have good performance and high adsorption value for medicinal active chemicals. In present-day investigations, researchers have found that carbon-based nanomaterials have been located progressively being applied in recycling of wastewater treatment research with overwhelmingly positive results.
Why Can't I Follow My Dreams?
Authors: Vierra Jessica
Published: September 2022

Individuals with a disability are one of the largest minority groups today; however, their inclusion in our society is absent, systematically. As society progresses, the attempt to be inclusive becomes stronger; however, there is still a gap in growth to where society should be. For this reason, this chapter describes the benefit of utilizing the term ability rather than disability, while continuing to utilize person first terminology. This effort is a leap—meant to empower individuals with abilities and understand their potential as a member of the general population. Through this research, an individual will understand the stigma associated with the word disability, the effects of the stigma associated with the term disabled on our society as a system within education and the workforce, understand arguments against the use of the term ability, and future considerations future researchers should be investigated in further analysis.
Study on Remote Patient Healthcare Monitoring Using Internet of Medical Things
Authors: Balasubramanyan A.  , Suresh S.
Published: September 2022

With the advent of an IoT branch known as the internet of medical things (IoMT) systems, healthcare systems are one of the applications that have been altered by IoT. Patients with chronic conditions can be monitored remotely using IoMT systems. As a result, it can provide patients with fast diagnosis, perhaps saving their lives in an emergency. Security of these vital systems, on the other hand, is a substantial barrier to wider adoption. The IOMT is assisting in the improvement of electronic device accuracy, reliability, and productivity in the healthcare business. By integrating existing medical resources and healthcare services, researchers are contributing to the development of a computerized healthcare system. Despite the fact that IoT encompasses a wide range of fields, this chapter focuses on IoT's research contribution in the healthcare field. This chapter of addresses the contributions of people to IoT in the healthcare domain, as well as the architecture, applications, and future difficulties of IoT in the context of medical services in healthcare.
IoT-Based Wearable Medical Devices Using FPGA
Authors: Esther T.  , Gracia Nirmala Rani D.  , Rajaram T.  , Moshe Dayan J. E.
Published: September 2022

The development of an IoT-based wearable medical device (WMD) with safety features for the user is underway. It is made up of two modules: a user module and a base station (crew or physicians) module. This wearable device includes a temperature sensor (DHT11), an ECG sensor (AD8232), an EEG sensor (TGAT2), and a collision detection sensor (SW420). Wireless sensor network (WSN) technology is used to communicate the many variables being monitored. The base station module is made up of a personal computer with a cloud connection. The data is updated in real time and transferred to the cloud via an internet of things (IoT) platform accessible from anywhere within the restricted area. When the user is informed using organic LED (OLED) for temperature and abnormal heart rhythm monitoring, a buzzer alert is made. The built-in wi-fi on the FPGA controller is used for communication. A notice alert is delivered to the physicians if an unusual event happens.
A Review of Trends, Opportunities, Practices, and Security Challenges in Cloud Computing for Telehealth
Authors: R. S. Mohana , K. Kousalya , K. Nirmaladevi , S. Kadhambari , K. P. Abirami , N. T. Javin
Published: September 2022

In cloud computing, on-demand delivery, and pay-per-use services enable flexible, dynamic computing and storage capabilities over the internet. Cloud computing offers numerous advantages, including saving energy and money, sharing resources, and deploying quickly. Cloud computing is an exciting technology that has the potential to revolutionise the healthcare business. In the field of information technology (IT), this technology has resulted in considerable advancements. Cloud computing has evolved in recent years, resulting in the creation of new technologies such as cloud federation, fog, and edge computing. However, as the internet of things (IoT) has grown in popularity, several new challenges have surfaced. As a result, the architectures, prospects, and problems of each of the new cloud-based technologies are discussed in this chapter.
Recent Trends in 5G Communication
Authors: Kannadhasan S. , Venusamy Kanagaraj , Nagarajan R.
Published: September 2022

Long-term, 5G is expected to spur the creation of tens of thousands of new goods, technologies, and services, while also boosting worker efficiency and opening up new economic opportunities. The internet of things (IoT) will connect people and things through a worldwide 5G network, which will connect automobiles, ships, buildings, meters, machines, healthcare equipment, and other items with electronics, software, sensors, and access to the Cloud via 5G technologies. 5G technologies, for example, driverless driving, AI-powered robotics, and more, will emerge as a result of an increase in connection. Stable, real-time communication will be essential for the fourth industrial revolution because it will allow vast amounts of data to be exchanged continuously. Next generation 5G wireless technology is a critical step toward meeting these increased connectivity needs for future applications.
The Role of E-CRM in Building Customer Satisfaction and Repurchase Intention
Authors: Song Bee Lian
Published: September 2022

In this era of technology, electronic customer relationship management (E-CRM) is becoming more prominently used by businesses in various industries. This chapter aims to investigate the effect of E-CRM on customer satisfaction and repurchase intention in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in Malaysia. Five important E-CRM elements of service quality, customisation, transaction security, online feedback, and website features will be explored as antecedents to customer satisfaction and its effect on repurchase intention. Stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) theory offered the underpinning theoretical explanation in the development of the conceptual framework for this study. By using empirical study to prove the relationship effect, the study provides better understanding of consumers' experiences on E-CRM strategies implemented by the FMCG firms, and its roles in building customer satisfaction and repurchase intention. FMCG firms can leverage on the proposed strategies to improve their E-CRM planning, implementation, and controlling to achieve desired business performance.
E-CRM Through Social Media Marketing Activities for Brand Awareness, Brand Image, and Brand Loyalty
Authors: Fatima Sadaf , Alqahtani Hamed , Naim Arshi , Alma'alwi Fatma
Published: September 2022

The aim of the research is to examine the effect of social media marketing activities on brand awareness, brand image, and brand loyalty. In addition, it has been aimed to analyze the effect of brand awareness and brand image on brand loyalty in this research. The population of the research consists of the consumers who actively follow five brands with the highest social score according to the Marketing Gulf social media brand performance data on social media communication channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. In this research, qualitative method has been used, and research data has been obtained via online questionnaires shared on social media from 100 brand followers, and their responses were scaled on Likert scale. As a result of the analysis, social media marketing activities have been found as effective factors on brand image and brand loyalty. It has been determined as the most obvious effect seen on brand awareness. Also, brand awareness and brand image have a significant effect on brand loyalty, though brand awareness has a limited effect on the brand image.
Critical Success Factors for Transforming CRM to SCRM for building E-CRM
Authors: Alqahtani Hamed , Naim Arshi
Published: September 2022

In the current scenario, the entire Middle East is witnessing drastic digitalization, and consumer behavior is also widely affected by the technological development. This has created a platform for the growth of e-commerce (Ecom) in the Middle East through social networking. The success factors that facilitate in transforming the customer relationship management (CRM) to social customer relationship management (SCRM) for achieving electronic customer relationship management (ECRM) are customer values and customer loyalty. These success factors are digitally termed as electronic customer values (ECV) and electronic customer loyalty (ECL). This study has involved 100 digital consumers of Ecom on various social apps and social networking in the Middle East. This study is an empirical analysis where 10 critical success factors are measured to achieve the positiveness of ECV to contribute in ECL success. ECL success can transform CRM to SCRM and build strong ECRM.
CRM as Antecedent of Electronic Retailing and Online Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Doe Joshua Kofi , Asamoah George Kofi
Published: September 2022

As location-based banking continues to give way for online banking globally, this chapter examines whether e-tailing practices yield customer satisfaction. The chapter also examines how CRM influences e-tailing and whether e-tailing can serve as a medium through which CRM yields customer satisfaction. Data, conveniently collected from 681 bank customers, were used for this study and analysed with PLS-SEM. The study found that CRM practices lead to better customer retail buying experiences for banks. E-tailing, mostly perceived by customers as an innovation in the service delivery process of banks, improved the image perceptions of banks. The study suggests that as part of a digital channel configuration, banks must build customer relationship marketing technologies as a backbone.
Creating Tomorrow's Innovators
Authors: Giles Michelle , Willis Jana
Published: September 2022

Teacher education programs face several challenges when it comes to preparing classroom teachers to be successful in the integration of technology in their instructional practices to support teaching and learning. These challenges include technology self-efficacy, technology proficiency, and the rapidly changing technology tools that are available. There is a need to replace current instructional practices that focus on current technologies with processes that teach candidates to be future thinkers, to imagine the classroom of tomorrow, to develop an inquisitive mindset, and to have the resilience to experiment with technologies that may have not even been developed yet. Identifying the processes that could address these challenges is the focus of this chapter.
Application of DEA and TOPSIS in Benchmarking Efficient Units of Energy Index of India
Authors: Mehta Kiran , Sharma Renuka , Vyas Vishal
Published: September 2022

The energy sector is perpetual in human development and economic development both. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an efficiency score to Indian firms (constituents of the NSE energy index) that are renowned for adopting best practices in carbon-emission control in the environment and then to rate such companies. The chapter is unique as it has attempted to identify efficient and benchmark units in the energy sector in India through an integrated model based on DEA-TOPSIS. The findings of the chapter have extensive implications for all these stakeholders along with companies belonging to the energy sector, investors, and academia. The managers taking strategic financial decisions in the target units need to consider the practices followed by benchmark companies for improving their financial viability.
Cryptocurrency as an Emerging and Modern Investment Avenue in India
Authors: Trivedi Sonal
Published: September 2022

The cryptocurrency market has gained popularity in the last few years. Additionally, there is the availability of data on price fluctuations on cryptocurrency exchanges. Thus, statistical analysis can be conducted to identify the characteristics of the cryptocurrency market. This chapter aims to identify the characteristics of the cryptocurrency market in India and clarify to what extent the cryptocurrency market is similar or different from the traditional financial market of stock, currency, derivatives, commodities, and bonds. Thus, this chapter presents the history and development of the cryptocurrency market in India, cryptocurrency exchanges operating in India, and the differences between the cryptocurrency market and the traditional financial market. The chapter also presents the analysis of fluctuation in prices of cryptocurrency on varied platforms such as CoinSwitch, Binance, CoinMarketCap, etc. The statistical properties of the cryptocurrency market are compared with the traditional financial market.
Skill India Mission Programme in the Hospitality Management for Quality Products and Services
Authors: Babu A. Suresh , K. C. Junaid , Bagri Satish Chandra
Published: September 2022

Service quality is highly related to the quality of training given to the workers and stakeholders. As the requirements of skills are changing in every industry along with the global trends, initiatives like ‘Skill India' missions have gone through many changes. This paper analyses the ‘Skill India' mission particularly in hospitality and allied sectors. The authors have conducted a broader analysis and critical evaluation of various policies, schemes, initiatives, trends, future perspectives, and challenges in skill training in the hospitality sector. For this purpose, numerous studies, regional study findings, news articles, government reports, official publications, and in-depth interviews with experts have been conducted. The study highlights the existence of a skill gap, major constraints in skilling the youth, quality of skills trained, skilling marginalised, private-public partnership, entrepreneurship initiatives, eSkill opportunities after training, feedback systems, etc. In general, these results suggest that an intensive skill gap exists in many sectors and departments.
Digital Transformations and the Importance of Business Models for Organizations
Authors: Gruia Lavinia Andreea , Bibu Nicolae , Năstase Marian , Dănăiață Doina , Cristache Nicoleta
Published: September 2022

Digital transformation has become a key element for every organization, but in order to succeed, organizations must understand that this will also have an impact on their business model. In the end, what drives success for an organization is their business model, and currently, organizations must be able to innovate and digitalize their business models. This chapter is going to define the main digital business models and how organizations could apply and combine these archetypes and models in order to create hybrid business models or create their own innovative digital business model. The authors are going clarify why digital business models have emerged as a quintessence of innovations in digital technologies. Once an organization understands the connection that it can create using the power of digital technologies, it will be able to survive and thrive in the digital economy.