bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Architectural Heritage and seismic vulnerability: mapping the available knowledge to reduce damage during an emergency
Authors: Brusa Enrica , Chesi Claudio , Della Torre Stefano
Published: September 2022

Vernacular architecture has become a full part of our cultural heritage, since it constitutes evidence of our material culture and is tied to specific historical/geographical contexts. This type of ‘lesser’ heritage has withstood various transformations over time, whether negative transformations due to abandonment, or positive transformations due to expansion and renovation work on historical buildings or their simple adaptation to new living conditions. Thus, vernacular architecture often presents intrinsic vulnerabilities resulting from all the transformations it has undergone. The presence of this type of vulnerability within the vernacular built heritage also constitutes an even greater risk for buildings located in seismic areas, as this could lead to an increase in the level of damage due to an earthquake, often with irreversible losses. Achieving a good level of knowledge about the vulnerability of historical buildings in seismic areas is therefore important for their adequate preservation. This not only allows preventive maintenance to be planned, but also because when an earthquake occurs, this type of knowledge would allow decisions to be made with greater awareness regarding where to intervene first, and to more quickly identify where safety interventions for the most vulnerable buildings must be realised. As is well demonstrated by the collapses caused by the earthquakes that hit Central Italy in 2016, the possibility of promptly securing damaged historical buildings is of fundamental importance for conserving the built heritage damaged by an earthquake. To this end, the contribution describes some of the main instruments available in Italy for technicians and functionaries that intervene during a seismic emergency to secure the architectural heritage, with suggestions as to how these tools can be strengthened.
Morteros tradicionales con chucum en Yucatán, México, como herencia biocultural
Authors: Martinez Barreiro Maridel María , Guerrero Baca Luis Fernando
Published: September 2022

La presentación propuesta tiene como objetivo caracterizar como patrimonio biocultural, la técnica de construcción tradicional de origen maya que se utiliza para la elaboración de morteros con chucum (Harvadia albi-cans) en Yucatán, México. El objetivo es tratar de mantener vivo el complejo catálogo de creencias y tradiciones, los saberes y prácticas productivas concretadas en la materialización del sistema constructivo cuyo origen es milenario. El estudio realiza el denominado “complejo kcp (kosmos, corpus y praxis)” que se utiliza en etnoecología para analizar información documentada obtenida en entrevistas a maestros nativos pertenecientes a comunidades mayas y encuestas de construcción aplicadas a las generaciones actuales. El propósito es incrementar su valor para promover su salvaguarda y su aplicación en la construcción sostenible, conservación, y restauración de edificios patrimoniales. Se documentan procedimientos para la elaboración del extracto vegetal que evitaría el uso indiscriminado del chucum en la industria. Y finalmente, se detalla la importancia de preservar los escenarios de aprendizaje para promover la transmisión de los conocimientos tradicionales al interior de los pueblos indígenas, para su futura salvaguarda.
Close to the volcan. Knowledge, conservation and enhancement of a Vesuvian vernacular heritage.
Authors: Ragosta Annamaria , Marino Bianca Gioia
Published: September 2022

Nell'area circostante le pendici del vulcano è individuabile un reticolo storico di architettura rurale creato dalla nota fertilità del suolo vesuviano. Il terreno, ricco di minerali per la natura piroclastica del sito, ha favorito fin dall'epoca romana la costruzione di strutture agricole, più o meno concentrate in aree dove la natura impervia del suolo consentiva un proficuo insediamento per la coltivazione. La rete di tali esempi di architettura vernacolare, situata entro i confini del Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio, è ancora oggi visibile, seppur frammentata e in stato di abbandono. Una ricerca in corso ha permesso di effettuare una prima rigorosa indagine. Tali edifici sono espressione di criteri distributivi coerenti con la loro funzione e rappresentano lo stretto rapporto tra tipologia insediativa e territorio. Questa particolarità si riflette fortemente nelle tecniche costruttive e rappresenta anche la testimonianza materiale di un particolare savoir-faire edilizio tramandato nei secoli. Vengono utilizzati materiali prelevati dal sito (es. lave, schiuma lavica, lapilli, pomice, ecc.) e sebbene non vi sia un'esatta estrazione della pietra, esiste la tecnica 'a cantieri' con una malta forte come legante. La tipologia è diversificata: dal piccolo presidio all'edificio disposto su due livelli, talvolta turriti, a seconda dell'impegno produttivo e colturale. A differenza delle masserie tradizionali poste più a valle, già oggetto di una notevole storiografia, questi casi di architettura rurale posti più a monte non sono mai stati oggetto di indagine sistematica. Il contributo si propone di mettere a fuoco questo patrimonio quasi inedito e di illustrare una metodologia di conoscenza integrata legata alle peculiarità del sito vulcanico. La conservazione di queste architetture vernacolari, infatti, gioca un ruolo centrale nella lettura e comprensione dei valori multidimensionali del paesaggio culturale Vesuvio-Baia di Napoli. Il contributo si propone di mettere a fuoco questo patrimonio quasi inedito e di illustrare una metodologia di conoscenza integrata legata alle peculiarità del sito vulcanico. La conservazione di queste architetture vernacolari, infatti, gioca un ruolo centrale nella lettura e comprensione dei valori multidimensionali del paesaggio culturale Vesuvio-Baia di Napoli. Il contributo si propone di mettere a fuoco questo patrimonio quasi inedito e di illustrare una metodologia di conoscenza integrata legata alle peculiarità del sito vulcanico. La conservazione di queste architetture vernacolari, infatti, gioca un ruolo centrale nella lettura e comprensione dei valori multidimensionali del paesaggio culturale Vesuvio-Baia di Napoli.
Texture analysis of low-flow vascular malformations in the oral and maxillofacial region: venous malformation vs. lymphatic malformation
Authors: Ito Kotaro , Muraoka Hirotaka , Hirahara Naohisa , Sawada Eri , Tokunaga Satoshi , Kaneda Takashi
Published: September 2022

Introduction

It is challenging for radiologists to distinguish between venous malformations (VMs) and lymphatic malformations (LMs) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Thus, this study aimed to differentiate VMs from LMs using non-contrast-enhanced MRI texture analysis.

Material and methods

This retrospective case-control study included 12 LM patients (6 men and 6 women; mean age 43.58, range 7-85 years) and 29 VM patients (7 men and 22 women; mean age 53.10, range 19-76 years) who underwent MRI for suspected vascular malformations. LM and VM patients were identified by histopathological examination of tissues excised during surgery. The texture features of VM and LM were analysed using the open-access software MaZda version 3.3. Seventeen texture features were selected using the Fisher and probability of error and average correlation coefficient methods in MaZda from 279 original parameters calculated for VM and LM.

Results

Among 17 selected texture features, the patients with LM and VM revealed significant differences in 1 histogram feature, 8 grey-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) features, and 1 grey-level run-length matrix feature. At the cut-off values of the histogram feature [skewness ≤ –0.131], and the GLCM features [S(0, 2) correlation ≥ 0.667, S(0, 3) correlation ≥ 0.451, S(0, 4) correlation ≥ 0.276, S(0, 5) correlation ≥ 0.389, S(1, 1) correlation ≥ 0.739, S(2, 2) correlation ≥ 0.446, S(2, –2) correlation ≥ 0.299, S(3, –3) correlation ≥ 0.091] had area under the curves of 0.724, 0.764, 0.773, 0.747, 0.733, 0.759, 0.730, 0.744 and 0.727, respectively.

Conclusions

Non-contrast-enhanced MRI texture analysis allows us to differentiate between LMs and VMs.
Spirituality in the Context of Teams and Organizations: An Investigation of Boundary Conditions Using The Integration Profile Workplace Spirituality Measure
Authors: Zhou Steven , Lee Philseok
Published: September 2022

In the past two decades, there has been growing interest in workplace spirituality, why it matters, and how it impacts organizational outcomes. We examined how workplace spirituality interacts with elements of workplace teams (i.e., leadership and the surrounding organizational context)
to impact important individual- and team- level outcomes. Using a sample of 331 full-time employees plus an additional 293 team member peers, we used a newly developed workplace spirituality measure, The Integration Profile (Miller et al., 2019), to predict organizational commitment
and collective efficacy, with ethical leadership and openness of faith environment as moderators. Findings demonstrated the importance of workplace spirituality for organizational commitment, along with significant moderators of ethical leadership and openness of faith environment. We also
report exploratory analysis of the factor structure of the workplace spirituality measure, concluding that most of the construct is driven by a global factor as opposed to the theorized eight first-order dimensions.
Academic IS Risk Management using OCTAVE Allegro in Educational Institution
Authors: Gerardo Vincentius , Fajar Ahmad Nurul
Published: September 2022

Today, the use of technology is a common thing that is used to support everyday life. However, this technology also carries risks that can compromise the security of information in organizations. Kalbis Institute is a private campus in the East Jakarta area that has been established since 2012. The academic information system used there includes all actors in the campus environment. This risk analysis is carried out to see and understand what risks exist in the current information system. This risk analysis will assess how likely there are threats and vulnerabilities to information systems. This study uses the OCTAVE Allegro method with the help of the OCTAVE Allegro Worksheet. The purpose of this study is to conduct a risk analysis of the academic information system at Kalbis Institute. The result of this study is to look at risk assessments and recommendations for strategies to protect information systems within organization.
Drug Management On Availability Of Drugs In Pharmaceutical Installations Pabatu General Hospital Pt Pmn Using Fifo & Fefo Methods
Authors: Aidani Ulfa Harahap Fitri , Nur Indah Siregar Ratih , Yanti Sihotang Widya , Napiah Nasution Ali
Published: September 2022

Drug management on drug availability at the Pharmacy Installation of Pabatu General Hospital PT PMN Serdang Bedagai is still not good. Drug management includes drug selection, drug planning, and procurement as well as drug storage and distribution. This study aims to determine the management of drug availability at the Pharmacy Installation of Pabatu General Hospital PT PMN Serdang Bedagai. This type of research is a descriptive approach with NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques. The population in this study were all staff or employees at the pharmaceutical installation of Pabatu General Hospital PT PMN Serdang Bedagai and a sample of 9 people. The collection of data with primary and secondary data and the data were analyzed by data reduction, data display (data display), and drawing conclusions or levers. The results showed that the drug management at the Pharmacy Installation of Pabatu RSU PT PMN was effective and efficient which includedinput, process, and output. It is suggested that every human resource in the pharmaceutical installation of Pabatu General Hospital PT PMN should be given the opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills regarding drugmanagement in the installation, so that in the future drug management can be better and the pharmacy installation plays a role in staff development and educational programs such as developing new staff orientation programs, education, and training based on the need for competency development of human resources and head of evaluation to conduct independent research or contribute to research on the development of pharmaceutical service practices in hospitals.
Exploring geometrical stereoscopic aerosol top height retrieval from geostationary satellite imagery in East Asia
Authors: Kim Minseok , Kim Jhoon , Lim Hyunkwang , Lee Seoyoung , Cho Yeseul
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Despite the importance of aerosol height information for events such as volcanic eruptions and long-range aerosol transport, spatial coverage of its retrieval is often limited because of a lack of appropriate instruments and algorithms. Especially, geostationary satellite observations provide constant monitoring for such events. This study assessed the application of different viewing geometries for a pair of geostationary imagers to retrieve aerosol top height (ATH) information. The stereoscopic algorithm converts the lofted aerosol layer parallax, calculated using image-matching of two visible images, to ATH. The sensitivity study prospects a reliable result using a pair of Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) and Advanced Geostationary Radiation Imager (AGRI) images at 40° longitudinal separation. The pair resolved aerosol layers above 1 km altitude over East Asia. In comparison, aerosol layers must be above 3 km to be resolved by paired AHI and Advanced Meteorological Imager (AMI) images at 12.5° longitudinal separation. Case studies indicate that the stereoscopic ATH retrieval results are consistent with aerosol heights determined using extinction profiles from the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP). Comparisons between the stereoscopic ATH and the CALIOP height, defined by extinction coefficient data, indicated that 71.3 % of ATH estimates from the AHI and AGRI are within 2 km of CALIOP heights, compared with 49.3 % from the AHI and AMI. The ability of the stereoscopic algorithm to monitor hourly aerosol height variations is demonstrated by comparison with a Korea Aerosol Lidar Observation Network dataset.
Observation-constrained estimates of the global ocean carbon sink from Earth system models
Authors: Terhaar Jens , Frölicher Thomas L. , Joos Fortunat
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The ocean slows global warming by currently taking up
around one-quarter of all human-made CO2 emissions. However, estimates
of the ocean anthropogenic carbon uptake vary across various
observation-based and model-based approaches. Here, we show that the global
ocean anthropogenic carbon sink simulated by Earth system models can be
constrained by two physical parameters, the present-day sea surface salinity
in the subtropical–polar frontal zone in the Southern Ocean and the strength
of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and one biogeochemical
parameter, the Revelle factor of the global surface ocean. The Revelle
factor quantifies the chemical capacity of seawater to take up carbon for a
given increase in atmospheric CO2. By exploiting this three-dimensional
emergent constraint with observations, we provide a new model- and
observation-based estimate of the past, present, and future global ocean
anthropogenic carbon sink and show that the ocean carbon sink is 9 %–11 %
larger than previously estimated. Furthermore, the constraint reduces
uncertainties of the past and present global ocean anthropogenic carbon sink
by 42 %–59 % and the future sink by 32 %–62 % depending on the scenario,
allowing for a better understanding of the global carbon cycle and better-targeted climate and ocean policies. Our constrained results are in good
agreement with the anthropogenic carbon air–sea flux estimates over the last three decades
based on observations of the CO2 partial pressure at the ocean surface
in the Global Carbon Budget 2021, and they suggest that existing hindcast
ocean-only model simulations underestimate the global ocean anthropogenic
carbon sink. The key parameters identified here for the ocean anthropogenic carbon sink
should be quantified when presenting simulated ocean anthropogenic carbon
uptake as in the Global Carbon Budget and be used to adjust these simulated
estimates if necessary. The larger ocean carbon sink results in enhanced ocean
acidification over the 21st century, which further threatens marine
ecosystems by reducing the water volume that is projected to be
undersaturated towards aragonite by around 3.7×106–7.4×106 km3 more
than originally projected.
The influence of near-surface sediment hydrothermalism on the TEX86 tetraether-lipid-based proxy and a new correction for ocean bottom lipid overprinting
Authors: Bentley Jeremy N. , Ventura Gregory T. , Walters Clifford C. , Sievert Stefan M. , Seewald Jeffrey S.
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The diversity and relative abundances of tetraether lipids produced by
archaea and bacteria in soils and sediments are increasingly used to assess
environmental change. For instance, the TetraEther indeX of 86 carbon atoms
(TEX86), based on archaeal isoprenoidal glycerol dialkyl glycerol
tetraether (iGDGT) lipids, is frequently applied to reconstruct past
sea-surface temperatures (SSTs). Yet, it is unknown how the ratio fully
responds to environmental and/or geochemical variations and if the produced
signals are largely the adaptive response by Thaumarchaeota to oceanographic
effects associated with climate or seasonal temperature changes in the upper
water column. We present the results of a four push-core transect study of
surface sediments collected along an environmental gradient at the Cathedral
Hill hydrothermal-vent system in Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California. The
transect crosses a region where advecting hydrothermal fluids reach 155 ∘C within the upper 21 cm below the seafloor (cm b.s.f.) close to the
vent center to near-ambient conditions at the vent periphery. The recovered
iGDGTs closest to the vent center experienced high rates of turnover with up
to 94 % of the lipid pool being lost within the upper 21 cm b.s.f. Here, we
show that the turnover is non-selective across TEX86 GDGT lipids and
does not affect the ratio independently. However, as evident by TEX86
ratios being highly correlated to the Cathedral Hill vent sediment porewater
temperatures (R2=0.84), the ratio can be strongly impacted by the
combination of severe lipid loss coupled with the addition of in situ iGDGT
production from archaeal communities living in the vent sediments. The
resulting overprint produces absolute temperature offsets of up to 4 ∘C based on the
TEX86H calibration relative to modern
climate records of the region. The overprint is also striking given the flux
of iGDGTs from the upper water column is estimated to be ∼ 93 % of the combined intact polar lipid (IPL) and core GDGT lipid pool
initially deposited on the seafloor. A model to correct the overprint signal
using IPLs is therefore presented that can similarly be applied to all
near-surface marine sediment systems where calibration models or climate
reconstructions are made based on the TEX86 measure.
Ice dynamics in the SW sector of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet (SIS) – a fresh perspective from the classical area of the Weichselian glaciation in northern Brandenburg
Authors: Lüthgens Christopher , Hardt Jacob
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The glacial landscape of northern Brandenburg, especially
the Eberswalde–Chorin area, is one of the most important study areas of
Quaternary research in northern Germany, not only with respect to its
research history, but especially with regard to new mapping,
sedimentological logging, and dating results using up-to-date methodologies.
These new results have added an important puzzle-piece contributing to the
development of a new concept of ice dynamics in the SW sector of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet (SIS)
during Marine Isotope Stage 2 (MIS 2). After an introduction to the glacial
geomorphology of the area, key sites visited during the field trip are explained,
and the recent results are introduced and discussed.
Understanding pattern scaling errors across a range of emissions pathways
Authors: Wells Christopher D. , Jackson Lawrence S. , Maycock Amanda C. , Forster Piers M.
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The regional impacts of multiple possible future emission scenarios can be estimated by combining a few Earth System Model (ESM) simulations with a linear pattern scaling model such as MESMER which uses the pattern of local temperature responses per degree global warming. Here we use MESMER to emulate the future regional pattern of surface temperature response based on historical single-forcer and future Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) CMIP6 simulations. Pattern scaling errors are decomposed into two components: differences in scaling patterns between scenarios, and intrinsic timeseries differences between local and global responses in the target scenario. The timeseries error is relatively small for high-emissions scenarios, contributing around 20 % of the total error, but is similar in magnitude to the pattern error for lower-emission scenarios. This irreducible timeseries error limits the efficacy of pattern scaling for emulating strong mitigation pathways and reduces the dependence on the predictor pattern used. The results help guide the choice of predictor scenarios and where to target introducing other dependent variables beyond global surface temperature into pattern scaling models.
An analytical generalization of Budyko framework with physical accounts of climate seasonality and water storage capacity
Authors: Zhang Xu , Li Jinbao , Dong Qianjin , Woods Ross A.
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The Budyko framework is an effective and widely used method for describing long-term water balance in large catchments. However, it only considers the limits of water and energy in evaporation (E), and ignores the impacts of climate seasonality and water storage capacity (Sc), resulting in errors for Mediterranean climate and catchments with small Sc. Here we combined the Ponce-Shetty model with Budyko hypothesis, and analytically generalized Budyko framework with physical accounts of climate seasonality and Sc. Precipitation (P), potential evaporation (PE), and Sc are used to represent the limits of water, energy, and space for E, respectively. Our results show that previous Budyko-type equations can be treated as special cases of generalized Budyko-type equations with uniform P and PE and infinite Sc. The new generalized equations capture the observed decrease in E due to asynchronous P and PE and small Sc, and perform better than the Budyko-type equations with varying parameters in the contiguous United States with fewer parameters. Overall, our generalization of Budyko framework improves the robustness and accuracy for estimating mean annual E with the aid of physical interpretation, and will facilitate water balance assessment at regional to global scales.
A Study of Job Insecurity and Turnover Intentions Among Bullied Employees in Pakistan – Does Psychological Capital Ameliorate?
Authors: Ashraf Fatima , Khan Muhammad Asif
Published: September 2022

This study aimed at investigating whether job insecurity and turnover intentions are outcomes of workplace bullying, and whether psychological capital is a moderator of relationships of workplace bullying with job insecurity and with turnover intentions among telecom, banking and healthcare sectors in Pakistan. Employing snowball sampling method, we drew a sample of 300 respondents from various firms of Pakistan using a cross-section study design. Study instruments included the Negative Acts Questionnaire, (Einarsen et al., 2009) the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, (Luthans et al., 2007) the Job Insecurity Scale, (Ashford et al., 1989) and three items each from Singh et al. (1996) and Camman et al. (1979) quitting intentions scales. Data were analysed using correlation, regression, and moderation techniques. Results showed that workplace bullying prompts job insecurity and quitting intentions in bullied employees and psychological capital acts as an important resource by offering a buffering mechanism that offsets the undesirable impact of workplace bullying on job insecurity and quitting intentions. This study mainly highlights the instrumentality of psychological capital as a positive psychological resource to the negative impact of work-place bullying on job insecurity and quitting intentions. This study makes a novel contribution to literature by testing for buffering effect of psychological capital within bullying prone work contexts in Pakistan, and offers psychological capital as a preemptive individual-level coping mechanism bullying-prone work settings.
Perancangan Brand Concept “Móta Studio” Dengan Inspirasi Karya dari Tokoh di Era Mid Century Modern
Authors: Gumulya Devanny
Published: September 2022

Mid-Century Modern is a style of architecture, product, interior, and graphic design that reflects 20th century developments in modern design. Mid Century Modern style is a combination of many styles and materials, one of which is retro style wrapped with the simplicity of Scandinavian style. Several Scandinavian design elements were applied to the Mid-Century Modern design by displaying clean lines, the use of wood, soft and minimalist organic curves. One of the popular design styles in the Mid-Century Modern era is the Biomorphic form which has a characteristic of curved shape, smooth surface, asymmetrical shape and is oriented towards natural objects and their environment. One of the iconic mid-century design is the La Chaise chair by Charles and Ray Eames, its biomorphic shape inspired by Gaston Lachaise's 'The Floating Figure' sculpture. Through analysis of politic, economy, social and technology and the work of figures in the Mid-Century Modern era, we were able to identify the key concepts, design elements and visual characters of this era, which were then used to determine the concept and design style’s visual character for the brand concept and product collection of Móta Studio.
The surrounding vehicles behavior prediction for intelligent vehicles based on Attention-BiLSTM
Authors: Gao Yunqing , Zhu Juping , Gao Hongbo ,   Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, China,   Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
Published: September 2022

A surrounding vehicles behavior prediction method was presented for intelligent vehicles. The surrounding vehicles’ behavior is hard to predict since the significant uncertainty of vehicle driving and environmental changes. This method adopts bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM) model combined with an encoder to ensure the memory of long-time series training. By constructing an attention mechanism based on BiLSTM, we consider the importance of different information which could guarantee the encoder’s memory under long sequence. The designed attention-bidirectional LSTM (Att-BiLSTM) model is adopted to ensure the surrounding vehicles’ prediction accuracy and effectiveness.
CHINA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH TALIBAN AFTER AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR PAKISTAN
Authors:   University of Management and Technology Lahore Pakistan, Kakar Jalal Ud Din , Rehman Asad ur ,   Department of Political Science, and IR, University of Management and Technology Lahore Pakistan
Published: September 2022

United States’ sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan created a huge power vacuum in the region and induced serious repercussions for all regional states. Especially, China is facing a new situation in its backyard that has the potential to disrupt its Belt and Road Initiative. Afghanistan’s location makes it important place connecting eastern and western parts of BRI. This study by delving into primary and secondary sources concurs that China is thinking about a serious engagement with new regime in Afghanistan. Using the analytic of engagement and conceptual framework of geo-economics it brings out the potential avenues of cooperation between both countries and what it means for Pakistan. From the Chinese perspective this paper informs about Chinese intentions to engage with Taliban regime in economic and security related spheres. It aims to understand the potential avenues of cooperation that exist between both countries, of which one has no international recognition. Lastly, paper also included discussion on China-Taliban’s engagement and its implication for Pakistan and argues that Pakistan’s national security is heavily dependent on both China and Afghanistan. Keywords: China, Taliban, Afghanistan, United States of America, Geo-economics, Pakistan.
INFLUENCE OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT ON THE RECOVERY OF PATIENTS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Authors:   Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria., Zaralieva Aycha , Filipova Mariela ,   Department of Kinesitherapy, South West University "Neofit Rilski", Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Published: September 2022

The placebo effect is a phenomenon of influencing certain clinical symptoms under the influence of drugs or medical manipulations that completely resemble the real ones. An increasing number of clinical trials on the effects of oral, parenteral and topical medications, as well as hardware procedures, are being conducted with placebo control groups to clarify the real clinical effect of the substances or methods used. Methods: A total of 30 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome were investigated. In our study, we compared the effect of actually applied low-frequency pulsed magnetic field treatment and Ultraphonophoresis with Contractubex in the carpal tunnel area with а placebo. Patients were informed in advance that some of them would fall into the placebo group but would not know which ones. Results and analysis: The result of the registration of the persons intended during the treatment in both groups and in the follow-up examination show that the pain is weaker at the end of the treatment course. Conclusion: The use of preformed factors gives better results in reducing the pain syndrome within the treatment course, but it is not more effective in the long run than using a placebo.
Growth and Public Health Concerns
Authors: Hermanussen Michael , Scheffler Christiane , Wilke Liza , Böker Sonja , Groth Detlef , Kirchengast Sylvia , Hagmann Dominik , Lebedeva Lidia , Godina Elena , Gomula Aleksandra , Konarski Jan M , Başaran Ayşegül Özdemir , Özer Başak Koca , Tutkuviene Janina , Gervickaite Simona , Kersnauskaite Dziugile , Koziel Slawomir
Published: September 2022

Seventeen scientists met for this year’s conference on Auxology held at Krobielowice castle, Poland, to discuss growth and public health concerns. The regulation of growth is complex and besides metabolic and endocrine components including hypothalamic releasing factors, growth hormone and multiple downstream effectors, comprises the full spectrum of the psychosocial, economic and emotional environment including signaling dominance, competence, prestige, or subordination and indulgence, all of this being sensitive to urban or rural lifestyle, the political climate and with marked plasticity throughout history. New statistical techniques (St. Nicolas House Analysis) are presented for analyzing anthropometric variables for public health concerns. The impact of spatial differences on developmental tempo, growth in height, and the prevalence of childhood obesity are discussed as well as the impact of social mobility on obesity, and the benefits of the biopsychosocial status when getting along with socio-economic disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.
NATO-RUSSIA’s ‘CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP’: ‘INSTABILITY’ AS A DEFINING FACTOR IN THE POLITICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN MOSCOW AND THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE
Authors:   University of Sao Paulo, 05508-220 Sao Paulo, Brazil, DA SILVA BEZERRA Valdir ,   sb1.valdir@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-6488-478X
Published: September 2022

NATO-Russia’s conflictual relationship represents one of the main elements of the international system, at least since the end of the Cold War, having a significant impact in the rivalry involving Great Powers, such as: the United States, Russia, Germany, Great Britain, France and others. In fact, this intricate relationship between the Atlantic Alliance and Moscow has been tainted by mistrust, mutual accusations and ‘security dilemma’ situations, that has brought a constant state of tension in NATO-Russia interactions over the years. This paper aims to summarize, starting from the Cold War era, the main political events that led to the establishment of mistrust between these two actors, bringing forth both NATO’s and Russia’s views about how each other’s actions prompted long-standing perceptions of enmity that culminated in the current scenario of an almost ‘impending war’ due to the situation in Ukraine.
Temel Tasarım Stüdyosu Bilgisayar Oyunu Tabanlı Yaklaşımı Anlamak ve Tasarlamak
Authors: COŞKUN Emirhan , ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen
Published: September 2022

Günümüzde hesaplamalı tasarım düşüncesi ve yaklaşımlarının, bireylerin algılama ve ifade biçimlerini; yaşam pratiklerini sürekli bir değişime ve dönüşüme uğrattığı önemli bir gerçekliktir. Bu dönüşüm, eğitim anlayışlarında da değişiklikleri tetikleyerek, öğretmeden daha çok öğrenmeye odaklanan stratejilerin geliştirilmesine öncülük etmektedir. Tasarım eğitiminin kendine özgü dinamikleri yapısında bulunduran bir sistem olması, öğrencilerin farkındalıklarını, anlama ve yapabilme becerilerini, yaratıcı düşünce ve sorgulama kabiliyetlerini geliştirmeye yönelik yaklaşımların gerekliliğini ön plana çıkarmaktadır. Bu bağlamda enformel yaklaşımlar, öğrencilerin problem çözme yeteneklerinin gelişmesi ve yaratıcı tasarım sürecini deneyimlemeleri açısından temel tasarım eğitiminde kullanılan yaklaşımlardandır. Öğrencilerin kavramsal fikirler geliştirmesinde; fikirlerin temsiliyetinde çeşitlilik oluşturacak bir deneyim ortamının oluşmasına imkan veren enformel pratiklerin kurgulanması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Tasarım sürecinin görselleştirilmesi, düşünerek keşfetme, alternatiflerin denenmesi ve rastlantısallık enformel pratiklerin temelini oluşturan katmanlardır. Bu makale tasarım eğitiminde enformel eğitim yaklaşımlarının yansıması olarak, günümüzün popüler medyalarından olan bilgisayar oyunlarının kullanımını ele almaktadır. Etkileşimli bir araç olarak oyunlar kullanılarak, tasarlama eylemini öğrenme deneyimi üzerinden sorgulatan bir öğrenme çerçevesi oluşturma hedeflenmektedir. Çalışma, mimarlık ve tasarım eğitimine yeni başlayan 1.sınıf temel tasarım dersini alan öğrenciler ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Süreci anlamak ve doğru değerlendirmeleri yapmak adına, çalışma kapsamında geleneksel tasarım yaklaşımı ve oyun tabanlı yaklaşım bir arada ele alınmıştır. Öğrencilerle beraber yapılan uygulamaların yanı sıra temel tasarım dersi yürütücüleriyle de görüşmeler ve anketler yapılarak, tasarım süreci ve çıktılar değerlendirilmiştir. Oyun tabanlı yaklaşımın, temel tasarım eğitimi bağlamında alternatif yaklaşımları içeriğinde barındırması, güncelliğini koruması ve etkin bir öğrenme ortamı sağlayabilecek bir çerçeve oluşturması için öneriler geliştirilmiştir
funny intelligence of the university professor
Authors: Sabi Huda Tahseen Bahloul , Al-Dabbagh Thaer Fadel
Published: September 2022

The current research aims to identify: The cheerful intelligence of the university professor at the University of Kufa and for each of the five areas. The statistical significance of the differences in the funny intelligence of the university professor at the University of Kufa according to the variables (gender, specialization, scientific title, certificate). Attachment to the social group of the university professor at the University of Kufa and all his fields. The statistical significance of the differences in devotion to the social group of the university professor at the University of Kufa according to the variables (gender, specialization, scientific title, certificate). First, in terms of fun intelligence. University professors at the University of Kufa have funny intelligence. The teachers, according to their gender (males - females), are the ones who have fun intelligence. The teachers are classified according to their social status (colleagues, friends and neighbours) using funny intelligence. The professors deal according to their scientific titles in using comic intelligence. The professors are classified according to their social status (colleague, friend and neighbour) in using their scientific titles for the concept of fun intelligence.
Development of artificial intelligence indicator for elementary students
Authors: Sudjitjoon Wannee , Khodchapong Nalinthip , Hengpraprohm Supoj , Hengpraprohm Kairung
Published: September 2022

This research aimed to develop the Artificial Intelligence (AI) indicator for elementary students by synthesizing the components of artificial intelligence learning for elementary students which is designed to be aware of the issue of mental health of children as well. The results were assessed for appropriateness by five experts. Findings demonstrated that the indicator consisted of five aspects ordering by the complex from Grade 1 to 5. Firstly, it was Perception which the student could explain the origin of interaction between the AI and human by designing a reception system to conduct perception and response,and draw the response diagram. Secondly, it was Representation & Reasoning which the student could explain the reasoning algorithm of the AI. Thirdly, it was Machine Learning which the student could explain the machine learning, criticize the input data defect. Fourthly, the Natural interaction, which the student could justify the purpose of data trending and improvement of AI to be more natural by creating a realistic response system. Lastly, it was the Societal Impact which the student could suggest the solution to AI system problems to be more accurate and appropriate with the fewest impact on humans and facilitate human living efficiently.
Relationship between serum vitamin D levels in diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy
Authors: Najmi Mohammad Abubakar , Zaka-ur-Rab Simi , Arrin Shazia , Ali Asif
Published: September 2022

Aim: To study the relationship between serum Vitamin D levels and severity of Diabetic Retinopathy. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 346 subjects.  The cases were divided into three groups, group A comprised of 180 type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy, group B comprised of 86 type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy (no DR) and group C comprised of age and gender matched 80 healthy non diabetic controls. Group A further divided into group A1 consisting 84 proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients and group A2 consisting of 96 non proliferative diabetic retinopathy patients (NPDR). Results: The difference in the levels of serum Vitamin D between group A1 and group B and group A1 and group C were statistically significant with p value and Confidence Interval (CI) being (<0.001, -10.35 to -4.66) and (<0.001, -11.45 to -5.54) respectively. There was statistically significant negative correlation between HbA1c and serum Vitamin D in diabetic patients with PDR (r=-0.464, p=0.002), diabetic patients with NPDR (r=-0.399, p=0.005) and diabetic patients with no DR(r=-0.397, p=0.011). Conclusions: Serum vitamin D level decreases significantly with increasing severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and increasing levels of HbA1c.
PÚRPURA DE HENOCH SCHÖNLEIN
Authors: Gómez Lara Vilma Alejandra , Banegas Mejía Néstor Raúl , Valladares Alejandra , Bennett Gabriel
Published: September 2022

La púrpura de Henoch Schönlein (PHS), también llamada vasculitis de inmunoglobulina A, es la vasculitis sistémica más común en la infancia.
Consolidação das condições degradantes de trabalho: análise jurisprudencial e administrativa capaz de superar a abstração do conceito
Authors: Aquino Vitória Carvalho de , Haddad Carlos Henrique Borlido , Andrade Lorena Góes Pimenta de Pádua
Published: September 2022

O presente estudo visa à superação da aparente indefinição e abstração do conceito de condições degradantes de trabalho – previsto no art. 149, do Código Penal, como caracterizador do trabalho escravo contemporâneo –, notadamente diante de propostas legislativas que tentam extinguir essa hipótese do tipo penal. Para tanto, a pesquisa partiu da análise de 977 relatórios de fiscalização e de 313 sentenças criminais, relativos a crimes de submissão a trabalho escravo devido a condições degradantes, com o intuito de identificar padrões utilizados administrativa e judicialmente ao caracterizar o referido crime. Com efeito, foi possível identificar certa uniformização no entendimento de auditores-fiscais do trabalho e de magistrados federais, que reconhecem, com expressiva frequência, a incidência de cinco indicadores da degradância, independentemente da região do País, quais sejam: alojamentos precários, instalações sanitárias precárias ou ausentes, ausência de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPIs), armazenamento inadequado de água e comida e privação de água. Dessa maneira, a partir da consolidação dos mencionados dados, o estudo conclui com a proposição de conceito objetivo de condições degradantes do trabalho, capaz de orientar o juízo de enquadramento administrativo e penal da modalidade relativa ao delito previsto no art. 149 do Código Penal e de afastar tentativas de estreitar a proteção a trabalhadores em condições análogas às de escravos.
The Digital Economy and the Regional Economic Gap: An Inverted U-shaped Relationship
Authors: Zhou Ming
Published: September 2022

As a new economic form, the digital economy is profoundly changing China, and clarifying the relationship between the digital economy and the regional economic gap is of great practical significance for coordinating regional economic development. Based on the perspective of new economic geography, the digital economy is incorporated into the core marginal model, and the impact of digital economy development on the change of regional economic gap under long-term equilibrium conditions is deduced Provincial panel data are used to support this. The study found that with the continuous development of the digital economy, the regional economic gap showed an inverted U-shaped trend of first expanding and then narrowing; Considering regional heterogeneity, the inverted U-shaped impact of the digital economy in the eastern, central and western regions on the regional economic gap is still obvious. Finally, this paper puts forward policy suggestions from the perspective of "the digital economy provides a solution to alleviate the imbalance and incongruity of regional development".
Research on the effect of FOCUS-PDCA quality management on improving the maintenance and use of monitors in hospitals
Authors: Liu Qinfeng , Zhang Qianyu , Chen Jialan , Wang Tao
Published: September 2022

Objective To explore the application value of FOCUS-PDCA in improving the maintenance and use management effect of monitors in hospital. Methods A large hospital in Xi'an adopted the FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement measures in the maintenance and management of monitors. Through F(Find), O(Organize), C(Clarify), U(Understand), S(Select), P(Plan), D(Do), C(Check), and A(Action), the management efficiency can be improved. The management effect before and after using FOCUS-PDCA management measures was compared. Results After the implementation of FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement measures, the availability rate of all monitors in the hospital was improved significantly, from 92.96% before implementation to 98.46% after implementation, the ratio of uncharged monitors to be used and the ratio of monitors with stains on the surfaces decreased significantly (c2=76.900, 2=174.432; P<0.05), the pass rate of monitors in one inspection increased significantly (c2=45.133; P<0.05). Conclusions In the maintenance and use management of monitors, the use of FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement can promote the daily maintenance and use management of monitors by medical staff, promote the preventive maintenance of monitors by clinical medical engineers. It can improve the availability rate of all monitors, and improve the management and use effect of monitors. FOCUS-PDCA has great value in the maintenance and use management of monitors in hospitals.
A Post-Humanist Study of Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others
Authors: Shang Wanqi
Published: September 2022

Under this context of post-industrial era, science fiction, a literary genre derived from Gothic novels, has captured the crisis faced by the current humanity. Taking imagination as a tool and future science and technology as focus, Sci-fi has become a specific kind of literary critique for the current society. Ted Chiang, one of the most renowned and awards-winning contemporary Chinese-American writers, has shone on the field of science fiction, and Stories of your life and others, a science fiction novella collection, is one of Chiang’s most significant works. Stories of Your Life and Others explores the evolution of human nature, and recreates the eternal problems of the relationship between science and human itself/human society under the background of the multidimensional post-human space. From the perspective of post humanism theory, this paper attempt to explore the technical aesthetics, philosophical thinking and humanistic care in Chiang’s work, and to clear the path in terms of the relationship between human and technology, human and the universe, so as to picture the blueprint of future living environment of human beings, predict the common destiny of mankind in the future, provide a paradigm for the practice of science and technology in the post-human era and the discussion of post-modern science and technology ethics.
On the Realization Path of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought into the Continuing Education Curriculum Ideological and Political Education
Authors: Huang Dunping , Yang Ying
Published: September 2022

Xi Jinping's Economic Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is an important part of my country's new concept of state governance and administration. Deeply cultivating advanced ideas in the teaching of continuing education courses, and the cultivation of ideological and political quality of contemporary college students is strengthened. We need to analyze the necessity of integrating Xi Jinping's Economic Thoughts into the ideological and political courses of continuing education from the three levels of country, school and individual. We also need to further analyze the current situation and deficiencies of Xi Jinping's Economic Thinking integrated into continuing education curriculum ideology and politics, and explore the realization path of Xi Jinping's new era of socialist economic thinking with Chinese characteristics into economics teaching.
Analysis of Trade Symbiosis between China and Countries along the "Belt and Road"
Authors: Yuan Ziyan
Published: September 2022

Under the prevailing trade protectionism and the continuing downturn in the world economy, China has proposed the “Belt and Road” Initiative, so as to build a community of interests, responsibilities and destiny, leading countries to achieve diversified, balanced and sustainable development. The concept of symbiosis coincides with the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, and mutual benefit and win-win situation, as advocated by the “Belt and Road” Initiative. In this context, this study selects trade data from 2011 to 2020 and measures the symbiosis trade relations between China and different regional countries along the Belt and Road in four dimensions: Complementarity, Competitiveness, Dependence and Integration. The results show that the trade competitiveness between China and the "Belt and Road" countries is weak, the trade complementarity is at a medium level, the trade dependence is generally high, and they have relatively close trade contacts. In brief, trade cooperation needs to be further strengthened. Finally, this study provides some policy recommendations to improve the trade symbiosis relations and perfect trade structure.