bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ИНФОРМАЦИОННО-ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ПРОТИВОСТОЯНИЯ РОССИИ И КОЛЛЕКТИВНОГО ЗАПАДА
Authors: Савкина Татьяна Борисовна
Published: December 2022

Цель исследования. Статья посвящена исследованию значимости психологических операций в информационном пространстве на фоне противостоянии НАТО и России.

Методология исследования основывается на концепциях материалистической диалектики, «текучей современности» З. Баумана, цивилизационной войны Америки и России, дихотомии «аутентичное — подделка». Также используются методы сравнительного анализа, гипотетического моделирования совмещения виртуального наблюдателя с протяженными, замедленными темпоральными шкалами относительно жизненного мира живых существ, модель власти скорости П. Вирильо, а также концепции психологических операций (ПсО) и пси-войны.

Результаты исследования. Показано, что особенности применения психологических операций НАТО в информационном пространстве обусловлены рядом таких факторов, как искусственное формирование негативного образа России при помощи разнообразных интернет-технологий; функционирование глобального информационного пространства, что позволяет НАТО использовать против России «мягкую силу», представляющую собой «усиление влияния индивидов» посредством Интернета и социальных медиа, социальных сетей, которые дают возможность коллективного обмена информацией; доверие американцев к поставляемой ЦРУ и другими спецслужбами информации, определяющей ухудшение отношения американцев к России; в информационно-психологическом противоборстве США (НАТО) и России набирают силу рекомендации «мозговых центров» (think tanks), выполняющих функции массмедиа. Стратегическая цель психологических операций НАТО (Америки) заключается в смене власти в России и деструкции фундаментальных принципов российской политики, что требует выполнения комплекса различных мероприятий по противодействию, особенно использование «виртуального наблюдателя», позволяющего переходить от одного «темпомира» к другому в обоих направлениях «вверх и вниз», чтобы можно было «видеть» не на собственной шкале события, а на другой, получая иную картину событий, а также применения модели П. Вирильо о власти скорости, позволяющей упредить действия противника.

Перспективы исследования. Полученные результаты могут использоваться в комплексе мероприятий информационно-психологических операций против действий НАТО и его союзников и обеспечении безопасности России.
Survival and epidemiological, social, economic and clinical aspects of pediatric peritoneal dialysis: An integrative review
Authors: Mariana Rodrigues Ramos , Maria Goretti Moreira Guimarães Penido , Sergio Veloso Brant Pinheiro
Published: December 2022

Introduction: The kidneys are fundamental organs for survival and the progressive loss of their functions causes the loss of regulatory, excretory and endocrine functions, essentially affecting the entire balance of the organism. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is considered a complex disease and a worldwide public health problem with the number of patients continuously increasing, even in the pediatric population. CKD often progresses to end-stage requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT). Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice to maximize the survival, growth, and development of pediatric patients, however, if dialysis is necessary, Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is a high-quality and low-cost RRT modality preferred therapy for children and adolescents with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD). In this scope, this study aimed to carry out an integrative review of the survival and the epidemiological, clinical, social and economic profile of children and adolescents with PD. Methods: It is an integrative review whose data collection was carried out between January 2019 and January 2021 following the methodology suggested by the literature, using a validated data collection instrument. The following health science descriptors (DECs) from the VHL portal (virtual health library) were used: children, adolescents, chronic peritoneal dialysis, survival and epidemiology. Results: Thirty-five studies were selected and evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP). The level of evidence of the articles was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) scale. Survival and epidemiological, social, economic and clinical aspects of pediatric PD in Brazil and worldwide have been described and reviewed. Conclusions: The complexity and costs involved in the care of pediatric patients in RRT impact their survival. Mortality and morbidity are higher than in healthy children and life expectancy is considerably lower. ESKD is more severe in the pediatric population and interferes with general development, weight and height gain, regulation of mineral metabolism and causes definitive cardiovascular calcifications. Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice to maximize the survival, growth and development of pediatric patients. However, if dialysis is necessary PD is the first-choice modality in this population. Unfortunately, data are scarce in the literature on its survival and its epidemiological, social, economic and clinical aspects.
Book Review: “Medicine-Based Informatics and Engineering” Lecture Notes in Bioengineering, Springer, 2022
Authors:   ,   Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Duque-Méndez Néstor Darío
Published: December 2022

This paper is an original review of the book "Medicine-Based Informatics and Engineering" published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Bioengineering collection, in 2022, whose editors are Franco Simini and Pedro Bertemes-Filho.  The review aims to synthesize the content of the papers presented in the chapters focusing on the solutions developed. The editors, from the diversity of the contributions, envision the integration of visions, in what they call "Medical Engineering".
ArchaeoScale Protocol: Inserting digital scale bars into scientific images – Full step-by-step guideline for anthropological and archaeological specimen photography v2
Authors: Göldner Dominik
Published: December 2022

Geometric scale bars, also known as photography scales or photomacrographic rulers, are small but important details used in digital photography that allow for a quick visual understanding of size dimensions in images and should therefore be included in all scientific photographs. Scale bars exist in different sizes, shapes, and types, but they all aim to help the audience make proper connections between the presented photograph and the real subject. Inserting scale bars into pictures thus reduces interpretation biases and improves scientific readability, transparency, and quality. It should not be taken for granted that dimensions can be correctly understood based on mere intuition. However, scale bars are still often missing from many archaeological and anthropological publications, or their position tends to be inadequate. This protocol aims to change this by presenting a fast, step-by-step guideline for how to create digital scale bars in every photograph using the free and open-source image processing software ImageJ© (Schneider et al. 2012). Additionally, this protocol presents helpful tips regarding the type, size, creation, placement, and location of digital scale bars. The suggested workflow can easily be implemented in any photographic workflow as it does not require sophisticated and expensive equipment. Researchers that already work with scale bars on a regular basis might also find interest in this protocol, as there are certain aspects to the choice, type, position, and location of scale bars that are often not considered and that can reduce their effectiveness and usefulness.
MecA detection Protocol v1
Authors: Umar Kabir
Published: December 2022

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was conducted for the detection of MecA gene from the Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from both healthcare workers and burns and wound patients using the primers listed in table 3.1. A total PCR reaction volume of 25µl containing primers 2 µl, Pre-mix 15 µl, sample 2 µl, and water 6 µl was used, and a cycling condition, with Initial denaturation at 94 ºC for 5 min, and 30 cycles of denaturation at 94 ºC for 30 sec, annealing at 55 ºC for 30 sec and elongation at 72 ºC for 1 min and final extension 72 ºC 10 min was adopted. PCR amplification was conducted in a thermal cycler (MyCycler Thermal Cycler, Bio-Rad, Portugal) after which agarose gel electrophoresis was run to detect the presence (Band size) or absence of MecA gene as described by Poulsen et al., 2003 MecA gene primers Gene Primers (3’-5’ Amplicon Size (BP) mecA F: GGGATCATAGCGTCATTATTC R: AACGATTGTGACACGATAGCC 527
Qualitative Study on Experiences of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among College Students
Authors: Jeong Donghee , Shim Eun-Jung
Published: December 2022

Background: Suicide is a major cause of death among young adults, and elucidating their experiences of suicidal behavior is important in suicide prevention. This study aimed to explore the factors related to suicidal ideation and behavior in college students. Students’ responses and coping strategies for distress caused by these factors were also explored.Methods: The study conducted semi-structured interview with 24 college students (mean age=21.3, 75% female) who were at elevated risk of suicide. The transcripts were analyzed based on the consensual qualitative research method.Results: The participants reported experiencing repeated frustrations in pursuing academic and career paths, as well as social isolation, conflict, or social comparison. In response to these stressors, they experienced negative emotions, such as depression and feeling of being a burden. Negative thoughts about the self and future also emerged. A lack of understanding of why they experienced distress and how to manage the distress led the participants to engage in maladaptive responses, such as avoidance. These factors contributed to increasing their risk of suicidal ideation and behavior. Meanwhile, the factors that deterred them from making a lethal suicide attempt were their lack of capability, their concern about their family and friends, and social support from the latter.Conclusions: Repeated frustration and interpersonal distress were major factors related to increased suicidal ideation and behavior in college students. Suicide prevention in young adults may benefit from addressing negative impact of these factors.
Efforts of South Korean Local Governments to Expand the Good Landlord Movement: Focus on Property Tax Reduction and Exemption
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Choi Imsoo
Published: December 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to review whether local governments in Korea introduced the Good Landlord Property Tax Reduction and Exemption System (GLPTRES) in a timely and organic manner and promoted the expansion of the Good Landlord Movement by analyzing the system's problems and proposing improvements.
Design/methodology/approach: To obtain data about the GLPTRES and tax reduction and exemption outcomes, this study used the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Information Disclosure System. On January 26, 2022, the researcher requested information disclosure about 15 regional local governments and 187 basic local governments under such regional local governments. Between January 27 and February 25, 2022, the author was notified by all basic local governments of their decisions to disclose information or the non-availability of such information, which was reflected in the analysis.
Findings: The timing of property tax reduction and exemption decisions for good landlords was generally late. There was a relationship between regional local governments and their basic local governments in its implementation. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the GLPTRES was found to be generally low.
Research limitations/implications: The period of this study was restricted to 2020, and the analysis focused on the 123 local governments that implemented this system. The lessons learned from Korea can be applied to other countries implementing government support for small businesses during crises.
Originality/value: This is the first study to analyze the timeliness of resolutions made by local governments on the GLPTRES implemented in Korea for the first time in 2020 to support small business tenants in trouble due to COVID-19, the relationship between local governments, and its effectiveness.
It’s All Relative: Perceptions of (Comparative) Candidate Incivility and Candidate Sympathy in Three Multiparty Elections
Authors: Vargiu Chiara
Published: December 2022

While growing attention has been devoted to candidates’ use of incivility in campaigns, its role in informing voters’ feelings toward candidates is still debated. This study embraces a constructionist perspective on incivility and focuses on the relationship between perceptions of candidate incivility and candidate sympathy. Its contribution is twofold. First, it extends incivility research generalizability by testing the association between voters’ perceptions of candidate incivility and candidate sympathy during three election campaigns beyond the US context. Second, it builds upon the notion of incivility as a norm violation and tests the hypothesis that perceptions of a candidate’s uncivil behavior are negatively associated with candidate sympathy when this behavior is inappropriate (i.e., it violates injunctive civility norms) and especially when it is uncommon (i.e., it violates descriptive civility norms). These interests are pursued through post‐electoral survey data collected in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Findings show that incivility perceptions can, but not always, correspond to more negative feelings toward candidates. Furthermore, it is the incivility of candidates relative to that of their competitors that really counts for candidate sympathy.
Negative Party Identification and the Use of Party Cues in the Direct Democratic Context
Authors: Walder Maxime , Strijbis Oliver
Published: December 2022

The use of party cues is a fundamental process of how voters adopt policy preferences. While research has shown that party identification is an important driver of political attitudes in general and policy positions in particular, we know little about how negative party identification (identifying as an opponent to a party) impacts voters’ political preferences. This article aims to fill this gap in the literature by combining an experimental and observational empirical analysis of the effect of negative party identification on voters’ issue preferences in the context of direct democratic decision‐making. First, we analyze a survey experiment conducted during a real‐world campaign on affordable housing for a popular ballot in Switzerland. Using continuous measures of party identification, we show a causal relationship between negative party identification and voters’ policy preferences. Second, we use longitudinal observational data of vote choice on direct democratic policy proposals and show that voters adopt policy preferences that contrast with the policy positions of parties they oppose. In sum, the two complementary designs show that voters tend to position themselves not only in alignment with their preferred parties but also in opposition to parties with which they negatively identify. Furthermore, the results indicate that, when adopting policy preferences, negative cues may carry as much weight as positive party cues. Our analysis has important implications for understanding voters’ adoption of policy preferences in general and specifically in the direct democratic context.
Automated Intruder Detection from Image Sequences using Minimum Volume Sets
Authors: And Al-Sakib Khan Pathan Tarem Ahmed, Xianglin Wei, Supriyo Ahmed
Published: December 2022

We propose a new algorithm based on machine learning techniques for automatic intruder detection in surveillance networks.  The algorithm is theoretically founded on the concept of minimum volume sets.  Through application to image sequences from two different scenarios and comparison with some existing algorithms, we show that it is possible for our proposed algorithm to easily obtain high detection accuracy with low false alarm rates.
Fine Tuning Transformer Based BERT Model for Generating the Automatic Book Summary
Authors: Howlader Prottyee , Paul Prapti , Madavi Meghana , Bewoor Laxmi , Deshpande V.S.
Published: December 2022

Major text summarization research is mainly focusing on summarizing short documents and very few works is witnessed for long document summarization. Additionally, extractive summarization is more addressed as compared with abstractive summarization. Abstractive summarization, unlike extractive summarization, does not only copy essential words from the original text but requires paraphrasing to get close to human generated summary. The machine learning, deep learning models are adapted to contemporary pre-trained models like transformers. Transformer based Language models gaining a lot of attention because of self-supervised training while fine-tuning for Natural Language Processing (NLP) downstream task like text summarization.  The proposed work is an attempt to investigate the use of transformers for abstraction. The proposed work is tested for book especially as a long document for evaluating the performance of the model.
Dentro/fuera: cartografías artísticas durante el confinamiento.
Authors: Genet-Verney Rafaèle , Guerrero-Chinone Edward
Published: December 2022

Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación educativa que pone en relación dos conceptos formulados como dualidad durante el periodo de confinamiento: el hogar y la ciudad, a través de la interpretación de los recorridos en ambos espacios. El objetivo es revelar mediante la cartografía artística, lo ocurrido a nivel espacial en el interior de nuestras viviendas y en el escenario urbano.

Durante los meses de marzo-abril 2020, se llevó a cabo un proyecto de educación artística basado en el dibujo cartográfico. Los alumnos de Grado de Educación Social de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación expresaron su encerramiento y su necesidad de urbanidad, a partir de acciones artísticas basadas en la experimentación visual y espacial. Estas composiciones les guiaban hacia la construcción de un discurso estético sobre lo vivido y les permitían conectar, desde lo sensible, tanto el espacio habitado, como la privación de ciudad.

Los resultados fueron analizados mediante instrumentos de Investigación Basada en Artes para generar una interpretación visual y significativa del conjunto de datos, construyendo una cartografía artística de los recorridos interiores/exteriores de los estudiantes, recuperando así las experiencias individuales y creando imágenes inéditas de lo vivido a nivel grupal.
Simulacri: arte investigación educativa escolar para hackear el museo.
Authors: De Castro Pablo , Pérez-Mulas Álvaro
Published: December 2022

El artículo presenta y describe Simulacri, un proyecto de innovación educativa en el ámbito de la educación formal diseñado y desarrollado por el Colectivo El Punto Rojo bajo las premisas de la Investigación Educativa basada en las Artes (ABER), en colaboración con el Museo Nacional de Escultura (Valladolid).

Partiendo de una aproximación a las tipologías escultóricas más habituales en España durante los periodos renacentista, especialmente a los pasos procesionales, se plantea una indagación educativa que, partiendo de la iconografía religiosa y las manifestaciones colectivas de fe de esos periodos, concluye en la realización de una instalación artística en el Museo Nacional de Escultura que, realizada con otras técnicas y nuevos materiales, dialoga con las piezas de la colección y reflexiona sobre aspectos relativos a nuestro mundo actual, alejándose de la sacralidad barroca y avecinándose a la obra escultórica de artistas contemporáneos.
Fraseoloxía e sintaxe
Authors: Soto Arias María Rosario
Published: December 2022

No presente artigo abordamos algúns aspectos da relación entre Fraseoloxía e Sintaxe. A forma dun importante número de Unidades fraseolóxicas responde a un patrón produtivo sintáctico libre; igualmente na formación de moitos fraseoloxismos hai unha serie de principios sintácticos operativos e nós pretendemos probar ambos os factores tomando como base una ampla mostraxe dun dicionario fraseolóxico de recente publicación. Dalgunha maneira intentaremos responder a unha pregunta fundamental: ata onde chega a sintaxe e ata onde a fraseoloxía e para iso estudamos as principais posturas na delimitación de ambos dominios.
Hornscheidt, Lann (2022): Desamarmos o capitalismo. O amor como acción política (Santiago de Compostela: Catro Ventos) 120 pp. Ánxela Lema París
Authors: Lema París Ánxela
Published: December 2022

Recensión sobre o libro Desamarmos o capitalismo. O amor como acción política (2022), de Lann Horsncheidt.
Carlos-Caetano Biscainho-Fernandes, Carlos Lorenzo Pérez, Francisco Oti Ríos e Dolores Vilavedra (eds.), Deseñando horizontes. Situación actual, orixe e planificación do futuro do teatro galego , Santiago de Compostela, Consello da Cultura Galega, 2022, 9
Authors: Pascual Rodríguez Roberto
Published: December 2022

O Consello da Cultura Galega vén de editar un amplo e moi valioso volume coas actas do I Congreso do Teatro Galego organizado pola Academia Galega de Teatro. O traballo de organización daquel encontro e a ordenación da publicación das palestras por parte dos editores supón a posta ao servizo das Administracións competentes, do público e do estudantado, dun conxunto de análises e documentacións que fornecen de ferramentas para a construción, consolidación e/ou modificación do sistema teatral e dos seus procesos e mecanismos adaptados aos novos tempos e aos novos retos. As actas están divididas en tres grandes capítulos, que abordan a historia e os modelos de diferentes sistemas teatrais, pasando pola xestión e a relación co público e os procesos creativos.
Sampling techniques involving human subjects: Applications, pitfalls, and suggestions for further studies
Authors: MULİSA Feyisa
Published: December 2022

The most commonly used sampling techniques in systematic investigations are probability and nonprobability methods. While probability sampling is based on the principle of a random selection of participants in a particular study, non-random selection is the basis of probability sampling. The random and non-random classifications appear to have some potential flaws and are insufficient to represent all sampling procedures involving human participants. Similarly, most authors believe that they use random sampling techniques, although, in reality, they do not use true random sampling. Therefore, the objective of this article is to highlight that sampling techniques can be characterized as true-random, quasi-random, or nonrandom, rather than merely random and non-random. Attempts have been made to show how inadequate random and non-random sampling methods are, the characteristics of true-random, quasi-random, and nonrandom sampling procedures, and when each sampling procedure is appropriate. Since each unit of the population is randomly selected and the chance of selecting the unit is equal, a real random sample is used to estimate the characteristics of the population directly from the sample. With quasi-random sampling, it is not possible to directly estimate population characteristics, but only indirectly. However, population characteristics cannot be directly or indirectly estimated by using non-random sampling techniques.
Tetra-4-(4’-Меthоxyphenoxy)Phthalocyanine Copper Complex: Synthesis, Mesomorphism, Spectral and Photophysical Properties of Thin Films
Authors: Smirnova A. I. , Kulev V. A. , Rassolova A. E. , Maizlish V. E. , Kholodkov I. V. , Yablonskii S. V. , Tikhomirova T. V. , Aleksandriiskii V. V. , Abramov I. G. , Glukhovskoy E. G. , Usol'tseva N. V.
Published: December 2022

A copper complex of tetra-4-(4'-methoxyphenoxy)phthalocyanine was obtained by template synthesis. Its spectral properties in solutions of chloroform, DMF, and sulfuric acid were studied. It has been established that the studied copper phthalocyanine in chloroform solution exists mainly in the monomeric form. The mesomorphism study by the method of polarization optical microscopy showed that the compound is mesogenic, exhibiting a columnar mesophase within a wide temperature range. On cooling, the compound vitrifies with preservation of the mesophase texture. Thin films of individual phthalocyaninate and its mixture with a fullerene derivative (PCBM) were obtained by spin-coating. The film thickness and surface relief were evaluated by atomic force microscopy. The spectral (absorption and fluorescence) and photophysical properties of the films have been studied. It is shown that the presence of photovoltage in individual phthalocyaninate is two times higher than in its composition with PCBM. Over time (after one year), the photovoltaic response of the film based on the individual phthalocyaninate significantly decreased, while in the film with the addition of PCBM it increased three times compared to the initial values ​​for freshly prepared samples. This behavior of photodiodes based on phthalocyanine – fullerene compositions is not typical and was observed for the first time.
Fluorinated Biphenylpyrimidine as a Possible Matrix for Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Mixtures
Authors: Budynina katerina M. , Torgova Sofiya I. , Kuznetsov Artemiy V. , Pozhidaev Evgeniy P.
Published: December 2022

The results of the synthesis and study of a new fluorinated achiral smectic C liquid crystal, namely, 2-(3-fluoro-4'-pentylbiphenyl-4-yl)-5-hexylpyrimidine, are presented. The possibility to use this compound as a matrix for ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) mixtures is evaluated. Two mixtures have been prepared: one (FLC-691-F) is based on new fluorinated compound and another (FLC-691) on its non-fluorinated analogue. The diester of optically active 2-octanol and terphenyldicarboxylic acid was used as a chiral dopant for both mixtures. Investigation of these FLC mixtures parameters: phase transition temperatures, helix pitch, spontaneous polarization and tilt angle show significant influence of fluorine atom. When comparing the phase sequence of FLC-691 and FLC-691-F mixtures, one can note that in the fluorine containing mixture an additional smectic A phase arises. At the same temperatures, the helix pitch of FLC-691-F is 2 – 2.5 times less than the helix pitch of FLC-691. The tilt angle of FLC-691-F is much smaller than that of FLC-691 but its value approaches the optimal value of 22.5 degrees, which ensures maximum light transmittance of electro-optical cells. At the same time the presence of fluorine atom in the matrix is a reason for the decrease of the mixture spontaneous polarization and a significant decrease (almost 4 times) in the driving voltage of electro-optical light shutters. As a result, it was shown that the fluorinated matrix provides new possibilities for controlling the mixture parameters.
An Ultra-High Throughput and Efficient Implementation of Advanced Encryption Standard
Authors:   Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad, India, Sanap Sarita , More Vijayshree
Published: December 2022

Encryption techniques have become most important in the digital world. Advanced Encryption Standard implementation enhances security. In this proposed work, advanced encryption standard implementation is done on field programmable gate array through minimum resource utilization. Experimental results obtained gives area-efficient, high-throughput hardware structure. To achieve a high throughput rate and minimize resource allocation, parallel-pipeline design and data forwarding mechanism with optimized S-box is proposed. Comparison between proposed work and existing work shows that this optimized implementation gives reduction in resources and increase in throughput. Proposed method achieves throughput of 97.11Gbps and efficiency of 85.18 Mbps/slice.
Effect of Different Roasting Methods on Some Properties of Walnut Kernels
Authors: KUTLU KANTAR Naciye , ELBİR Tuğba , YILMAZ Özlem , KAMİLOĞLU Aybike
Published: December 2022

In this study, the effects of oven roasting and microwave roasting on some properties of walnut kernels were determined. Roasting methods at different oven temperatures (70, 100, and 130 ºC for one hour) and at different microwave powers (240, 535 and 830 W for 5 min) were applied to samples. Moisture ratio values, total phenolic compound, antioxidant activity, and oil yield of the roasted and unroasted products were discussed. The highest oil yield was determined in the high temperature oven roasting but the microwave roasting mostly increased the oil yield of the product. Microwave roasting was found to be more suitable for decreasing moisture content. The lowest antioxidant activity was detected with microwave roasting. It was determined that the effect on the amount of phenolic substance in the two methods was indifferent.
Static Capacity Curves of Reinforced Concrete Structures Exposed to High Temperature Effects
Authors: KÜÇÜK Elif Nazlı , DÜZGÜN Oğuz Akın
Published: December 2022

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the seismic performance of a reinforced concrete (RC) structural system exposed to high temperatures. For this purpose, a RC structure with 4 floors and 4 spacings was designed. First of all, column and beam elements were modeled by using ANSYS software and then, thermal analysis was performed assuming that they were exposed to the standard fire curve to obtain the temperature distributions in the cross-sections of the reinforced concrete elements. Secondly, the sectional analyses were performed for the reinforced concrete element sections and moment-curvature relations were obtained. Finally, the three dimensional (3D) structural system was modeled and static pushover analysis was carried out in accordance with the Turkish Building Earthquake Code (TBEC 2018). The results showed that as the exposure time to high temperature increase the inelastic displacement capacity and the base shear force values decrease. The results were also affected by the location of the fire event. Besides, plastic hinges occurred more quickly than the situation before fire event, resulting in a decrease in the load carrying capacity and stiffness of the system.
Simplifying Blood Pressure Measurements in Clinical Settings
Authors: Reischl Uwe , Colby Conrad
Published: December 2022

Background: Upper arm sphygmomanometry is the most commonly used method to measure blood pressure in adults. However, variations in upper arm circumference and use of different cuff-sizes results in different pressure readings. When using the same cuff size, pressure readings will be higher for larger arm circumferences and lower for smaller arm circumferences. The objective of this study was to identify an adjustment factor that will allow pressure readings obtained for any combination of arm circumference and cuff size to be compared.Methods: To investigate the relationship between arm circumferences, cuff size and pressure readings, experiments were conducted using laboratory simulations and blood pressure measurements on nineteen human subjects. Power analysis identified minimum sample size. Results were analyzed using Chi-square and t-tests. The study was conducted between 2019 and 2021 in Boise, Idaho, USA. The University institutional review board approved the use of human subjects.Results: Simulations revealed a 99% linear correlation between changes in arm circumference coverage and changes in pressure readings. Human subject tests showed a 1% change in upper arm coverage by the sphygmomanometer cuff corresponded to a 1mmHg change in both systolic and diastolic pressure readings. Conclusions: The proposed adjustment factor can simplify blood pressure measurements in clinical settings by allowing healthcare providers to use only one sphygmomanometer size. It will also provide the basis for a “reference” against which blood pressure values obtained for any combination of cuff size and arm circumference can be standardized.
The effectiveness of back rolling massage on the speed of breastfeeding in post-partum mothers in the independent practice of midwives in Baturaja city
Authors: Anggraini Helni , Yunola Satra , Darma Ika Yulia , Zaimy Silvi
Published: December 2022

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding during the first 0-6 months has a role for optimal growth and motor development of children. Indonesia has an exclusive breastfeeding target of 80%, but the achievement target of the exclusive breastfeeding program in South Sumatra is 47%. One of the factors causing the low coverage of exclusive breastfeeding is due to the insufficient volume of breast milk for the baby’s intake so that the mother provides additional formula milk to her baby. Back rolling massage, one of the non-pharmacological efforts to help the production of breast milk. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of back rolling massage on the rate of expenditure of breast milk in postpartum mothers in independent practice midwife Baturaja.Methods: It was quantitative research with cross sectional design. The study was conducted from August to September 2022 in the independent midwife practice of Baturaja city. A total of 60 samples were used in this study with purposive sampling technique. Data were analysed in univariate and bivariate. The chi-square test was used in this study.Results: The results showed, as many as 47 people (78.3%) who did back rolling massage, there were 42 mothers (89.4%) who experienced accelerated breastfeeding. Based on statistical tests obtained p value of 0.000 (p<0.05) with the value of odds ratio (OR) of 2.106.Conclusions: Back rolling massage is effective in accelerating the expulsion of breast milk for post partum mothers.
Knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding dental implants in a Saudi subpopulation
Authors: Alshammari Sultan T. , Alwajaan Badreyah M. , Alshammari Saad A. , Madfa Ahmed A. , Albaqawi Ahmed H.
Published: December 2022

Background: The aim of the present study evaluated and elevated the knowledge, attitude and awareness of people life in Hail region to dental implants as option of treatment to replace the missing teeth.Methods: The present study was conducted in dental clinics in Hail region. Study sample was consisted of total 428 individuals. Individuals, who were meted the determined inclusion criteria in this study, will be selected for answer the structured questioners. Chi-square test to determine the significant differences of the study parametersResults: Among of participants, females were 161 (37.6%) and males were 267 (62.4%) of the participants. The subjects that heard about dental implants from internet was 126 (29.4%). Majority of the subjects 207 (48.4.2%) had a friend treated with an implant. Around 326 (76.2%) responders want to learn more about implants. Most of subjects 206 (48.1%) thought that dental implant require 6 months from the first examination until your prosthesis is finished. About of 148 (34.60) believed that survival rate will be life. Around 326 (76.2%) responders wished to get dental implants inserted from a specialist. Majority of the responders 281 (65.7%) thought implants required superior cleanliness and care and that it cannot be cleansed like natural dentition.Conclusions: Patients have little information and awareness regarding dental implants.
The need of creative thinking in Indian medical education
Authors: Yelavarthi Raghu
Published: December 2022

Background: Creative thinking provides an innovative and imaginative way to solve complicated problems. It has the potential to be widely used in medical education, especially early in a first-year medical student's career as part of their foundation course. Creative thinking participants develop crucial life-long learning skills to cope with varied ideas and collaborative teamwork.Methods: A survey of first-year students who took the course revealed that they need more creative ways of teaching. They require their minds to be ignited by their thoughts and teamwork rather than general theories taught monotonously. For this, creative thinking modules should be taught to the students necessarily. Two modules on creative thinking that should be implemented have been briefly described.Results: This paper stresses the importance of introducing creative thinking modules in the foundation medical course to reinforce the principles taught for practical understanding and implementation by the student in their career. Projects that failed throughout history in science and technology did so not because of flaws in technique or methodology, but because people were locked in their preconceptions, set attitudes, and old habits. To thrive and prosper, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) industries require innovation.Conclusions: It is of a strong opinion that in the Indian context, creative thinking modules should be implemented in the foundation course for first-year medical students. This will positively impact attitudes, ethics, and communication skills, which will be the foundation of their entire medical education and career.
A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude, and practices of donning and doffing of personal protective equipment: an institutional survey on interns during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Yendapu Raja Sekhar , Uthakalla Vijaya Kumar , Naidana Partha Sarathy , Kalapala Abhilash , Abbavaram Pavan Kumar , Yalamanchili Vijay Krishna
Published: December 2022

Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a physical barrier that healthcare workers (HCW) wear to stop the transmission of a pathogen from a pathologic specimen or a confirmed or suspected case. It prevents the spread of disease from patient to HCWs as well as the other way around. Eyewear, face shield, surgical mask, particulate respirators, glove, disposable gowns and boots, and head coverings are some examples of these physical barriers. The primary objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of interns towards appropriate use of PPE and secondary objective is to find the role of training on donning and doffing of PPE of interns towards appropriate use of PPE.Methods: This is an institutional based, analytical cross-sectional study. Data was collected from interns (n=130) posted in COVID-19 ward using a universal sampling method. A predesigned questionnaire was used for study. The data was analyzed using SPSS 26 trial versionResults: Interns were aware of the importance and criticality of donning and doffing procedure, overall level of KAP of donning and doffing of PPE were 96.90%, 73.10% and 86.20% respectively. We found that there was statistically significant mean difference between the KAP scores with respect to training of PPE.Conclusions: There were some gaps in KAP at institutional level among the interns with regards to donning and doffing of PPE during the beginning of this pandemic.
Impact of COVID-19 on care of cancer patients in department of surgical oncology under the Government of Tamil Nadu: a multicentre study
Authors: Shanmugam Subbiah , Kumar Dakshinamurthy Suresh , Muthuvel Ramesh , Jeevarajan Sakthi Usha Devi , Fells Prinith Siga , Ananthakrishna Sandhya Pandeshwara
Published: December 2022

Background: The novel corona virus has spread across world and has affected more than 200 countries and territories. The WHO declared this as ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ on January 30, 2020 and since then countries all around the world are struggling to prevent their health system from collapsing due to the heavy burden of the disease. Our study was an attempt at capturing the impact of the pandemic on care for cancer patients in surgical oncology departments of different government institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.Methods: Total of 5 institutes participated in this study and the hospital records of the department of surgical oncology of institutions were evaluated from January 2019 to May 2021. The available data from prepandemic year was collected and compared to that of pandemic year.Results: There was a fall of 18.1% and 18.8% in the out-patient and inpatient census, 52.09% and 28.5% in laparoscopic and open surgeries during first wave. The infection rate among patients was 0.99% (42 patients) and 3.86% (58 patients) in first and second wave & that among health workers was 15.7% and 15.3%. 88.6% of doctors and 25.3% of other health care workers were vaccinated.Conclusions: The fear of pandemic along with the measures to contain the same have disrupted care for cancer patients posing risk of disease progression and upstaging. Infection rate is high among health care personnel and vaccination coverage is suboptimal.
Yoga versus classical dance therapy to reduce stress in women working from home
Authors: Sadawarte Sneha S. , Sahasrabuddhe Priya N.
Published: December 2022

Background: COVID-19 pandemic led to rise of work from home job pattern. Although, now the situation is better still the hybrid pattern of work continues. This situation has led to rise in stress levels in women working from home. Early intervention to reduce the stress will help to overcome ill effects of stress like headache, sleep disturbances, mental health issues, hypertension etc. This study aims to understand which intervention works the best to reduce stress in women working from home.Methods: Yoga as an intervention which had sustained posture and breathing control techniques while classical dance therapy-Bharatnatyam had structured basic dance movements and portraying of nine emotions. Pre and post intervention stress values were assessed through an outcome measure-the perceived stress scale-10. Online intervention for thrice a week for four weeks was incorporated.Results: The results interpreted that post four week of intervention through online mode yoga therapy gives statistically and clinically significant decrease in stress levels while classical dance therapy gives clinically significant result but fails to give statistically significant result.Conclusions: Women working from home mostly had moderate stress on perceived stress scale 10. Yoga therapy reduced the stress post four weeks in women working from home. The reduction in stress was statistically significant. Classical dance therapy reduced the stress post four weeks in women working from home. But, the reduction in stress was not statistically significant. Yoga is better than classical dance to reduce stress in women working from home.
A cross sectional study on quality of life of PLHIV and their psychosocial correlates at tertiary care hospital, Lucknow
Authors: Gautam Anuradha , Mishra Chandra Mauli
Published: December 2022

Background: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) are prone to psychological illnesses. HIV/AIDS, not only affects physical health but also emotional and mental health, which affects quality of life (QoL). The aim of present study was to assess the psychosocial variables affecting QoL of PLHIV.Methods: A cross sectional study was done at ART plus centre of a tertiary care hospital of Lucknow, among PLHIV. The questionnaire contained details of the socio-demographic, clinical characteristics, QoL and psychosocial factors including stress, depression, anxiety, stigma, coping and self-transcendence. To see any significant correlation Pearson’s correlation was used to identify relationship between different domains of QoL and psychosocial factors associated with PLHIV. Logistic regression was also used to identify predictors of QoL by using SPSS version 23.0.Results: QoL was rated as poor by 12.2% of the study subjects and 14.6% were dissatisfied with their overall health status. QoL score was highest in “physical health” and “level of independence” domain and the minimum mean score was in “psychological” domain. All the domains of QoL were found to be positively correlated with ‘self-transcendence’ and negatively correlated with ‘stress, depression, anxiety and internalized stigma’.Conclusions: Self-transcendence act as a healing role to improve QoL while depression, stress and anxiety negatively associated with QoL.
Assessment of status of internet addiction among adolescent school students residing in Raipur city, Chhattisgarh
Authors: Shalini Shweta , Gupta Shubhra A. , Sharma Mini , Gaikwad Madhu , Verma Smita , Verma Nirmal
Published: December 2022

Background: With over 560 million internet users, India is the second largest online market ranked only behind China as of January, 2019. Rapid expansion and proliferation of the internet has provided better opportunities for communication, information, and social interaction. In addition, when this use becomes obsessive and at the expense of other aspects of a person’s life, the internet could be problematic which has led to the emergence of the concept of internet addiction. The present study was conducted with the objective to find out the status of internet addiction in school going adolescent students and its determinants.Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was carried out in 160 school going adolescent students of Raipur city. Young’s Internet Addiction Scale consisting of 20-item was used in the study.Results: Out of 160 students, 94 (58.8%) were in the score range of 20-49 i.e., mild addiction and 33.8% (54) were in score range of 50-79 i.e., moderate addiction. Internet addiction was more common in boys as compared to girls and was statistically significant (p<0.05). Type of school was also significantly associated with internet addiction.Conclusions: As addiction of internet is seen in majority of students, there is an urgent need to use a comprehensive approach including periodical awareness of the students as well as parents regarding balancing the time between internets surfing, studies and outdoor physical activities.
Prevalence of internet addiction in south Indian chat rooms
Authors: Norman Prasan , E. Karthikeyan , D. Thirunaaukarasu , M. Geetha
Published: December 2022

Background: There are various reasons for internet addiction. In the recent covid and post covid era people have taken up chatting as a pastime. Many spend time chatting with strangers for various reasons. This study was conducted to see the prevalence of internet addiction in south Indian chat rooms and the reasons leading to itMethods: After doing a pilot study, many chat room users were administered an online questionnaire. Of the 1763 people approached only 700 of them agreed to participate in this studyResults: Of the seven hundred participants, two hundred and sixteen suffered from internet addiction. Of those with Internet addiction, 85% of the chat room users agreed that they drink alcohol when they chat,63.9% cited individual factors as a reason,62% of the chat room users said they visit chat rooms to game with their friends,31% stated cyber relation addiction as a cause,7.4% said lack of a steady job made them get online and chat and 2.3% of the chat users said they frequented chat sites for want of cyber sexConclusions: People should understand that it’s a virtual world and not real. They should start stepping out and decrease spending time online. Chat rooms should be on a strict vigilance and steps should be taken to screen the chat room users.