bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Lightweight Two-Layer Blockchain Mechanism for Reliable Crossing-Domain Communication in Smart Cities
Authors: Xu Xiangyu , Peng Jianfei
Published: October 2021

The smart city is an emerging notion that is leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) technique to achieve more comfortable, smart and controllable cities. The communications crossing domains between smart cities is indispensable to enhance collaborations. However, crossing-domain communications are more vulnerable since there are in different domains. Moreover, there are huge different devices with different computation capabilities, from sensors to the cloud servers. In this paper, we propose a lightweight two-layer blockchain mechanism for reliable crossing-domain communication in smart cities. Our mechanism provides a reliable communication mechanism for data sharing and communication between smart cities. We defined a two-layer blockchain structure for the communications inner and between smart cities to achieve reliable communications. We present a new block structure for the lightweight IoT devices. Moreover, we present a reputation-based multi-weight consensus protocol in order to achieve efficient communication while resistant to the nodes collusion attack for the proposed blockchain system. We also conduct a secure analysis to demonstrate the security of the proposed scheme. Finally, performance evaluation shows that our scheme is efficient and practical.
A study of metabolic syndrome and its association with demographic, anthropometric and biochemical parameters
Authors: T Jaseem , Abraham Rebecca , M. K. Dinesh Kumar , Kumari Beena , Joice Sangeetha V.
Published: October 2021

Introduction and Aim: Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is a constellation of interrelated metabolic rearrangements like obesity, hypertension,hyperglycemia,and dyslipidemia whichcan predispose to a greater risk of developing cardiovascular events. This study is aimed to assess the demographic profile of Mets in rural Calicut of Southern India.

 

Materials and Methods:This study was carried outover a period of one year in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist circumference) and bloodpressure were taken. Fasting blood samples were analyzed to measure glucose, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and thyroid-stimulating hormone.

 

Results: Out of the randomly selected 650 patients, 347 (53.3%) were males and 303(46.6%) were females,adopting the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria (NCEP ATP III)Mets was more prevalent infemales than in men (34.32% v/s 14.12 %). Maximum numbers of Mets cases were in the age range of 50–59 years followed by 40–49 years. Among the 153 cases of Mets,decreased high-density lipoproteinwas the most common (99 %) among females and hyperglycemia (51%) among males.

 

Conclusion: The prevalence of MetSin the <50years’ age group is rapidly increasing. It's high time to be more active physically beforethe onset of any fatal cardiovascular events.
Cyanobacteria reduction in the integrated culture of Pacific white shrimp and West India pointed venus in a biofloc system
Authors: Lima Priscilla C. M. , Luna Manuella M. S. , Campos Clarissa V. F. S. , Santos Elizabeth P. , Oliveira Carlos Y. B. , Gálvez Alfredo O. , Brito Luis O.
Published: October 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the integrated culture of the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and the West Indian pointed venus (Anomalocardia flexuosa) reared in a biofloc system. The performance of both species and the phytoplankton community were evaluated. Shrimp monoculture and three stocking densities of West Indian pointed venus (2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 Kg m-3) were evaluated in 0.05 m3 tanks. First of all, the addition of A. brasiliana did not affect the water quality parameters of the culture. Regarding the phytoplankton community, 13 taxa were found: 5 cyanobacteria, 4 dinoflagellates, 3 diatoms and 1 green algae. Although diatoms were dominant at the beginning of cultivation, in the middle and at the end a cyanobacterial dominance was observed (proven by ANOSIM and nMDS). The taxa that most contributed to the abundance of cyanobacteria were Aphanocapsa sp. and Pseudanabaena sp. Regarding the performance of the shrimp, all integrated treatments present the higher growth performances (final weight, yield and survival) when compared to shrimp monoculture. Moreover, gradual mortalities of A. brasiliana were observed, probably due to the high concentration of cyanobacteria. Thus, it can be observed that the integration of molluscs in shrimp culture can reduce the concentration of harmful algae and improve the zootechnical performance of the shrimp.
El cristianismo ante el siglo XXI en América Latina. Una reflexión desde las víctimas
Authors: Sobrino Jon
Published: October 2021

Ante este siglo XXI real, el cristianismo tiene que preguntarse qué hacer. Lo primero ya lo hemos hecho: pasar juicio sobre este mundo desde las víctimas. Pero, más allá de eso, hay que preguntarse qué ser y qué hacer en y con ese mundo. En este sentido, la perspectiva del autor es la de los pobres y víctimas de este mundo y, aceptando las novedades alrededor del cambio de siglo, quiere desmitificarlas un poco. Así, visto desde las víctimas, el siglo XXI ya empezó en 1989, con la caída del este. Y por lo que toca al cristianismo, su gran novedad -que sigue siendo lo más novedoso- comenzó en 1968 con Medellín.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 55, No. 615-616, 2000: 79-93.
Los problemas de lenguaje entre los universitarios
Authors: Montoya Aquiles
Published: October 2021

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ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 55, No. 618, 2000: 453-456.
Perspective istoriografice privind spațiul sacru al Sibiului în evul mediu
Authors: Crîngaci-Țiplic Maria
Published: October 2021

This paper presents an overview of the historiography that describes and investigates the components which compose the sacred spaces of Sibiu in the Middle Ages. It is well known that Sibiu had a preeminent position in the urban hierarchy of medieval Transylvania and of the south-eastern Europe. The city was attested for the first time in 1191 as an ecclesiastical center of the Transylvanian Saxons and was home to numerous places of worship and sacred sites (churches, monasteries, chapels, cemeteries, hospitals etc.). However, with the advent of the Reformation in the 16th century and the noticeable changes that occurred during the industrial age and the communist dictatorship (the 19th and 20th centuries), the medieval sacred building and their neighborhoods have been deeply transformed and medieval ecclesiastical topography became unrecognizable in modern day Sibiu. The recreation of the ecclesiastical topography and even more of the sacred spaces could be recreated through analyses and research of different type of sources from charters and town chronicles of the 16th-18th centuries to the most recent archaeological studies or papers on medieval art, architecture, or historical urban evolution. With this in mind, the study aims to provide references on the topic and establishes the main periods of the historiography and their relevant ideological and theoretical changes during over 400 hundred years of debates or research.
Ecclesiastical Monuments of Brașov/Kronstadt/Brassó and the (Imagined) Topography of a Transylvanian City in Late Medieval and Early Modern Times
Authors: Cîmpeanu Liviu
Published: October 2021

By definition, a monument has extraordinary features that mark landscape and human minds alike. Without any doubt, the Medieval and Early Modern World of Europe was marked by ecclesiastical monuments, from great cathedrals and abbeys to simple chapels and altars at crossroads. A very interesting case study offers Braşov/ Kronstadt/Brassó, in the south-eastern corner of Transylvania, where historical sources attest several ecclesiastic monuments, in and around the city. Late medieval and early modern documents and chronicles reveal not only interesting data on the monasteries, churches and chapels of Braşov/Kronstadt/Brassó, but also on the way in which citizens and outsiders imagined those monuments in their mental topography of the city. The inhabitants of Braşov/ Kronstadt/Brassó and foreign visitors saw the monasteries, churches and chapels of the city, kept them in mind and referred to them in their (written) accounts, when they wanted to locate certain facts or events. The present paper aims in offering an overview of the late medieval and early modern sources regarding the ecclesiastical monuments of Braşov/Kronstadt/Brassó, as well as an insight into the imagined topography of a Transylvanian city.
Două tehnici, un singur iconar: Savu Moga
Authors: Balan Alexandra
Published: October 2021

This article brings to attention the work of Savu Moga, a famous icon painter who lived and worked in the 19th century in Transylvania. His artistic talent was native and his greatest skills were revealed by his icons painted on glass, but he also painted icons on wood, a less known fact. Brâncoveanu Monastery from Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov county, owns 10 icons painted on wood, which are in the process of restoration and research. The technique of painting on wood brings to Moga certain difficulties, which he tried to solve. Although the supports and techniques are different and the order of the stages is reversed, the style of work is very much alike. The colours, the way he writes, the vegetal and architectural elements and the faces of the characters are the same. Also the pigments and the binder used are the same for both types of painting. Regarding the conservation and restoration aspects, the icons that have been properly preserved are generally in good condition, which means he achieved his purpose. Those icons that were used in the church for a long period of time are much more degraded. Every single piece is carefully investigated and treated as a patient. After completing the restoration process of these icons we will have an overview on Savu Moga’s work on wood, compared to his work on glass. Untill then, we are sure of the value of his entire artwork.
W.E.B. Du Bois în studiile contemporane: conștiința dublă și modernitatea rasializată
Authors: Baghiu Ștefan
Published: October 2021

This article outlines W.E.B. Du Bois’s general sociological theory and literary activity in connection to the recent study of Jose Itzigsohn and Karida L. Brown, The Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois. Racialized Modernity and the Global Color Line. It describes the role of Double Consciousness and Racialized Modernity within postcolonial and decolonial theory and explains how postcolonial Romanian studies have engaged with postcolonial theory by avoiding these concepts.
Partes Transilvane intrabunt et te de tota terra tua disperdent: Maximilian I de Habsburg către Ştefan cel Mare după Codrii Cosminului (II)
Authors: Pop Ioan-Aurel , Simon Alexandru
Published: October 2021

An astonishing and furthermore anonymous report was preserved in the archives of the “Slovak branch” of the Erdődi family. Written in all likelihood in spring 1498, and – additionally – with direct focus on the policies of future cardinal Thomas Bakócz of Erdőd (Ardud), the extensive Latin document covered the recent talks and arrangements between Maximilian I of Habsburg, King of the Romans, and Stephen the Great, voivode of Moldavia. The document was eloquently entitled Modus conspirationis Romanorum regis Maximiliani cum Stephano, waywoda Moldavo, contra statum serenissimi principis domini Wladislai, Dei gratia regis Hungarie, Bohemie etc. et similiter contra statum serenissimi principis domini Alberti, Polonorum regis, primus initam cum prefata maiestate regis Hungarie et strictissimo iuramento firmatam perpetuam pacem et concordiam. The report provides a thorough overview of Maximilian’s (and Stephen’s) complex network of Hungarian supporters, as well as an insight into the most delicate matter of Habsburg-Ottoman agreements. The document substantiates Maximilian’s pompous claim of February 1498 (made in front of the Spanish ambassador at his court) that the Wallachian (Stephen of Moldavia) controlled half of Hungary, while the other half of the realm reverted to the King of the Romans, therefore prompting the profound reformation of Europe, much desired by the Habsburg monarch.
Aplicación del diseño curricular por competencias para mejorar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en los estudiantes de la carrera Administración
Authors: Vargas Santillan María Antonieta , Gómez Murillo Ivonne del Pilar , Lamilla Miranda Ingrid Mercedes
Published: October 2021

Aplicación del diseño curricular por competencias para mejorar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en los estudiantes de la carrera Administración es una investigación desarrollada en el Instituto Superior Tecnológico de Babahoyo, Ecuador. En su proceso de aplicación se pudo constatar una mejoría en los resultados del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje con énfasis en: la asistencia, retención, promoción, calidad de las notas y el desarrollo de los estudiantes en los componentes cognitivo, metacognitivo, motivacional y cualidades de la personalidad de las competencias laborales, lo que confirmó esta opción como factible para la formación profesional de la Administración.
GC Insights: Rainbow colour maps remain widely used in the geosciences
Authors: Westaway Richard M.
Published: October 2021

Abstract. Rainbow colour maps are known to be problematic yet remain widely used in scientific communication. This study extends work by Stoelzle and Stein (2021) to investigate the extent of their use in geoscience publications. It is found that over half (55 %) of all papers surveyed from six geoscience journals from the years 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 (n = 2,638) contained at least one visualisation that uses rainbow or red-green colour schemes and are therefore potentially misleading and colour inaccessible. Recent changes to the submission guidelines for all EGU journals would seem to place greater responsibility in the future with editors and reviewers to identify and correct colour issues as part of the review process.
Identity Construction of Malala Yousafzai in the Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Editorials in Two Pakistani English Newspapers
Authors: Qazi M. Habib , Farooq Muhammad Umar
Published: October 2021

This study compares the media constructions of Malala Yousafzai in two Pakistani English newspapers, The News International and Daily Times vis-à-vis the events that occurred during three stages of her life. The study identifies these as “Malala the Taliban’s target and Nobel laureate”, and “Malala the United Nations Messenger of Peace”. Employing Fairclough’s CDA, it probes the ideological representations of these events in these newspapers’ editorials. The findings suggest that both newspapers constructed Malala’s positive identity during all three stages. However, in so doing, the use of a particular clause structure and lexis employed in these editorials helped one newspaper avoid naming the Taliban in a determinate term. Hence, this served to mitigate the Taliban’s “agency” as perpetrators. The other newspaper, by availing the same method of representation, pushed its political agendas and appeared to toe a similar line as some Western newspapers do on certain burning issues of international significance.
Skilled Labor Force as a Cornerstone of Entrepreneurial Economic Development - International Experience for Georgia
Authors: SHATAKISHVILI Davit
Published: October 2021

Labor force is utterly significant factor through which a product or service is created in any country. Consequently, the quality of the labor force is directly proportional to the entrepreneurial economic development, service standards and steady, dynamic growth as a whole. Proficient workforce has an ability to solve problems and efficiently adapt to changes in an ever-evolving world. It contributes to the development of the country's domestic production, as well as plays an important role in attracting foreign direct investments. The following paper outlines the importance of a qualified and skilled labor force for entrepreneurial economic progress and analyzes its various aspects. Additionally, in this regard, the study delineates current challenges in Georgia and examines the best examples of international practice. Finally, based on multifactorial analysis, the paper presents solutions and recommendations to solve existing problems, for long-term stable economic betterment.
CASE REPORT ABOUT THE PROSTHETICS WITH INTRAOSSEOUS IMPLANTS OF THE MAXILLA
Authors:   Department Dental Material Science and Propedeutics of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Varna, Bulgaria., Konstantinova Desislava , Nenova-Nogalcheva Anna ,   Department Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
Published: October 2021

During the rehabilitation of patients with the atrophic maxilla, the dental medicine doctor may faced before the challenge of achieving the exact placing of the intraosseous implants. We would like to present you the case of a 33-year woman with a prosthetic of implants after a Rehermanns plastic. The clinical and radiographic examinations show an absorbed maxilla with the horizontal and vertical bone deficit. The patient used a placeholder till the complete bone restoration after the surgical intervention. She did not want a final rehabilitation of the defect using a bridge-like structure due to the necessary intervention of the teeth neigboring the defect. The decision about the placing of intraosseous implants was made after the CBCT examination. The control examinations made after 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years show satisfying results in regard to the function and aesthetics, and also the lack of subjective sensation for the patient.
Some new results on the stability and boundedness of solutions of certain class of second order vector differential equations
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta., ADEYANJU A.A. , ADAMS D.O. ,   Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta.
Published: October 2021

n this paper, we provide certain conditions that guarantee the stability of the zero solution when P(t, X, Y) = 0 and boundedness of all solutions when P(t, X, Y)# 0 of a certain system of second order differential equation using a suitable Lyapunov function. The results in this paper are quite new and complement those in the literature. Examples are given to demonstrate the correctness of the established results.
Data Fusion for Target Recognition Based on Evidence Theory in IOT Environment
Authors: Xiaoning Bo Xiaoning Bo , Xiaoning Bo Jin Wang , Jin Wang Guoqin Li , Guoqin Li Yanli Tan , Yanli Tan Yi Sui
Published: October 2021

Data fusion using evidence theory in IOT applications has been used extensively to recoginze targets because it offers the advantage of handling uncertainty. But the traditional Dempster’s combination rule cannot deal with highly conflicting information because it often generates counter-intuitive results. In this paper, a new weighted evidence combination approach is proposed to solve this problem. First, two measures, i.e., an uncertainty measure of each evidence and a probabilistic-based dissimilarity measure between two evidences, are introduced to estimate the value of weight of each sensor. Then, when combining conflicting information, reasonable results can be produced by using weighted average of evidences and Dempster’s combination rule. Our experimental results showed that the proposed method has better performance in performance than the existing methods.
E-LEARNING MARKET FOR EDTECH STARTUPS AFTER COVID-19 IN INDIA
Authors: Bansal Dr. Monika , Mehra Dr.Yogieta S
Published: October 2021

Classroom teaching at every level viz., schools, higher education, coaching, and certifications saw a major setback due to pandemic COVID-19. Complete shutdown of classrooms was need of the hour to stop the spread of coronavirus. The current paper is an attempt to understand the various opportunities posed by pandemic for Edtech startups.

 This paper attempts to understand the growth trends and growth drivers of Edtech industry in India. Current and popular Indian Edtech startups were reviewed to understand the market for Edtech companies. A survey was conducted to understand the perception of people towards Edtech startups with reference to their awareness level, satisfaction, customer database and market growth. Results have shown that digital learning has substantial potential to grow post- pandemic as well. The results here confirm the worth of EdTech startups in the current pandemic situation, and even after.
A CRÍTICA DE BENTHAM À DECLARAÇÃO DOS DIREITOS DO HOMEM E DO CIDADÃO
Authors: Strätz Murilo , Alves Fernandes Paula Carolina
Published: October 2021

Análise crítica do conjunto de objeções que Bentham destilou contra a Declaração Francesa dos Direitos do Homem e do Cidadão, de 1789, tendo como pano de fundo metodológico o cotejo entre as principais correntes jurídico-filosóficas do Iluminismo. O artigo investiga se as críticas benthamianas tinham por alvo o conteúdo material dos direitos humanos ou apenas a roupagem formal da qual se revestiam. Faz-se, por fim, um exame metodológico tanto daquelas objeções quanto do material que lhes servia de objeto.
Rezension von: Anne-Kathrin Kruse / Frank Zeeb (Hg.): Orte der Reformation – Schwäbisch Hall
Authors: Kohl Herbert
Published: October 2021

Anne-Kathrin Kruse, Frank Zeeb (Hg.): Orte der Reformation – Schwäbisch Hall. Leipzig (Evangelische Verlagsanstalt) 2013. 92 S., zahlr. farb. Abb.
A PROPÓSITO DE UMA SENHORA DOENTE NA LÍRICA DE CAMÕES
Authors: Marina Machado Rodrigues
Published: October 2021

O presente estudo trata da reconstituição textual da redondilha, “Olhai que dura sentença”, integrante do corpus minimum da lírica de Camões. A variante inscrita no Ms. Juromenha em confronto com a versão consagrada pela tradição impressa quinhentista e pelo testemunho do Cancioneiro de Cristóvão Borges propicia a discussão de aspectos até aqui ignorados por quase todos os editores modernos da obra lírica camoniana.
Molecular Model and Its Simplification in Teaching Stereoisomerism at Undergraduate Level
Authors:   University of Botswana, Singh Girija Shankar
Published: October 2021

The role of molecular models in teaching chemistry is well-known. It is widely used in explaining the shape of molecules. Several authors have reported the difficulty in teaching stereochemistry/chirality. Some researchers have pleaded that the students face difficulty in solving stereochemistry problems because of poor visualization of three-dimensional structure of molecules. The present paper describes herewith the use of simple and inexpensive ball-stick molecular models in teaching stereoisomerism (conformation, configuration, and chirality in allenes) of organic molecules at undergraduate introductory organic chemistry course. It specially describes the use of simplified molecular models in determining the configuration (R or S) of the molecule.
From the Formation of the Earth to the Establishment of Luka
Authors:   Sofia University, Kostova Zdravka
Published: October 2021

The article discusses successive stages in the evolution of life up to the establishment of the prokaryotic cell emphasizing the transitions from pre-biotic environment to organic precursors, pre-RNA-RNA, RNA-proteins-DNA, DNA-LUCA. They are paired with the development of pre-biotic structural progenitors of a cell - micelles, vesicles, protocells, prokaryotic ancestor, two prokaryotic branches – Eubacteria and Archaebacteria. The driving force is the natural selection (chemical, biochemical and biological), maintaining the correspondence between the emerging structures and their environment.
Factors Impacting the Effective Citizenship Values of Secondary School Students Within the Scope of Social Studies Education
Authors: Alkar Elif , Kara Tolga , Atasoy Emin
Published: October 2021

In this study, it was aimed to identify the factors impacting the effective citizenship values of secondary school students within the scope of social studies education. The research data were collected from 5 different secondary schools located in the province of Kocaeli in Turkey in the fall semester of 2020-2021 academic year. Participants of the study were a total of 905 students, 481 of whom were females and 424 of them were males. In this study carried out in the scanning design as a descriptive study, the effect of students’ grade level, gender, education level of their parents, monthly income of the family, frequency of following the news and being a member of a non-governmental organization on the effective citizenship values were tried to be identified. The study is the first international research to determine the effective citizenship value levels of Secondary School students within the scope of social studies education.
Validation of Digital Readiness for Academic Engagement (DRAE) Scale in Pakistani Healthcare Students.
Authors: Atta Komal , Saleem Zakia , Talat Nabila , Chouhan Muhammad Muneeb , Hamid Muhammad Haroon
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Digitalization in the 21st century has transformed nearly all aspects of our society, including education. However, many believe that this transformation is occurring with little strategic planning and much may not be ready for all that it brings to the table. The Digital Readiness for Academic Engagement (DRAE) scale is a useful tool and merits validation in different contexts for effective use.Objective: To validate the DRAE scale in healthcare students in Pakistan.Methods: The scale was circulated electronically via Google forms to faculty members of different medical colleges and universities of Punjab using the convenience-sampling method for sharing with their students. A total of 7 institutions participated. The responses were collected from a sample of 1744 undergraduate students. The demographic variables included gender, semester enrolled, and age. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 (for exploratory factor analysis) and AMOS version 26 (for confirmatory factor analysis).Results: The mean age of the respondents stood at (SD=20.55 ± 1.6). The largest proportion of students were from MBBS (41%), followed by allied health science and Dentistry. EFA results in the two-factor model which was confirmed by CFA. The goodness-off indices were achieved by removing four items (1, 2, 7, 8) with factor loading below .80 and by drawing covariance between errors.Conclusion: The original model with 5 factors was not applicable and a 2-factor model was validated by CFA for our context.KEYWORDS: Digital Readiness, Academic Engagement, Medical Education, Digitization & Validation.
Open Scholarly Metrics for the Journal of Open Source Software
Authors: Fenner Martin
Published: October 2021

The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) is a developer friendly, open access journal for research software packages published as open source software. JOSS started publishing in 2016, and has published more than 1,500 articles so far. After five years and that many articles, it is time to have a closer look at how JOSS content is reused.
A REVIEW OF MEDICINAL PLANTS POSSESSING ANTIDEPRESSANT POTENTIAL
Authors: Dhingra A. K. , Chopra B. , Dass R , Mittal S. K. ,   Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar - 135 001, Haryana, India.
Published: October 2021

Major depression is a debilitating disorder, predicted to be the second most prevalent human malady by the year 2020. Although a variety of chemical antidepressant remedies like tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are available, yet approximately 30% of depressed patients are resistant to the existing drugs and remaining 70% do not achieve full remission. Therefore, a constant urge continues for discovery of newer, better-tolerated and more efficacious treatments of depression, which include search for discovery of medicinal plants with potential antidepressant activity. The present paper discusses anti-depression potential of 70 medicinal plants with emphasis on their pre-clinical and clinical reports. Majority of plants shows antidepressant activity through serotonergic, noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems.
Gender Analysis of Decision Making on Maternal Health Care among Rural Farmers in Southwestern Nigeria: Implications for Food Security
Authors: Oluwasusi Oluwatoyin J. , Adeyemo Abolade O. , Bamigboye Funmilayo O. , Olusipe Babatunde J.
Published: October 2021

Safe childbirth is crucial to farmers’ productivity and food security as farm labour plays a pivotal role for farming inmost rural communities. Analysing gender roles on maternal health care (MHC) decision is of major concern in ensuringsafe motherhood and poverty reduction in rural homes. Therefore, this study analysed gender concerns of MHC amongrural farmers. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 124 respondents for the study; data were collected usingstructured interview schedule, Focus Group Discussion, descriptive and inferential statistics. Respondents (χ = 29 years)were in their youthful and procreating stage with average family size of 4 members. Husbands (64.5%) mainly decided theMHC utilised for childbirth. More females (54.8%) belonged to cooperative society. About (56.5%) of males and females(53.2%), respectively were crop producers having average monthly earning of #19,000. Most predicating factors to MHCdecision were family tradition ( χ= 2.21) and social capital (χ = 2.18). Males (61.3%) had high level of MHC decisionunlike the females (54.8%) with low contribution to MHC decision. Monthly income (r=0.521), responsibility for decisionmaking (r=0.668) were significantly related to respondents decision on MHC. There was a significant difference in thelevel of decision making between males and females (t=5.28, df =31). Hence, it is recommended that non-governmentalorganisation should collaborate with the government to aggressively sensitise rural communities on safe motherhood andmen should sufficiently empower women to contribute and participate actively in decisions on maternal health care in ruralfamilies for sustainable food production and supply.
Benford’s model as a Tool for analysing students performance pattern and anomaly
Authors: Tope-Oke Adebusola M. , Sanya Oluwafemi A. , Ahmed Lateefah
Published: October 2021

Studies on existing methods of analyses are still insufficient due to the lack of investigation of students’ performance pattern. Priorstudies found that there is a limit in the existing systems that can be used to make a comparative analysis and monitoring of the studentacademic performance. To look into this problem, this study explores the possibility of analysing students’ performance pattern in higherinstitutions. A system based on Benford’s law was designed to analyse students’ performance pattern and the system was tested withstudents Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Python programming language, Malplot library, wxpython graphical user interfaceand Atom text and source code editor were used for developing and testing the application. After a couple of error debugging and fixes,a well-functioning application that met the requirements of the system was achieved. This study also features a spiral model which wasadopted as the methodological approach in the development of the Benford’s Analysis system. The interaction between users and theBenford’s Analysis system was described. Furthermore, a brief description of Benford’s law, pattern recognition, students’ performanceand stochastic modeling was given.
Baths and bathing in eighteenth‑century Transylvania
Authors: Fehér Andrea ,   ‘Babeș-Bolyai’ University, Cluj-Napoca
Published: October 2021

The Hungarian term bath [fürdő] has several meanings, from personal cleanliness to thermal and mineral water cures. Although bath, bathing and the presence of healing and regenerating waters is rarely encountered in eighteenth-century Hungarian ego-documents in Transylvania, we have a few descriptions regarding personal hygiene rituals and several notes on bath used for medical reasons and recreational purposes. These later data suggest that thermal cures were very fashionable in Transylvania, and bathing was not only part of the medical culture but also had a strong social dimension. Thus, in the following we would like to address the issue of personal cleanliness, hydrotherapy and the social dimension of spring-thermal cures.
The problem of desertation in the army of the Habsburg Empire: from the reign of Maria Theresa of the first decades of the nineteenth century
Authors: Bîrlea Eugenia ,   Biblioteca Academiei Române, Cluj-Napoca
Published: October 2021

The article analyses the problem of desertion in the army of the Habsburg Empire and in the regiments recruited from Transylvania in the eighteenth century, a century considered by the historiography of the last decades as the classic ‘era of deserters.’ The causes of desertion are varied and they concern mainly the mode of recruitment specific to those times, when most men did not freely choose to become soldiers. Discipline based on harsh physical punishment, the strenuous efforts to which soldiers were subjected, especially during campaigns, the very poor hygiene and sanitary conditions, alcoholism and mental illnesses (melancholia, Heimweh) and, last but not least, the desire for adventure influenced this phenomenon. There were young men who defected without any qualms of conscience, going from one regiment to another or even from another army to another. In theory, defection was punishable by death, but in practice there was a wide variety of mitigating circumstances in the application of punishments, and the number of those executed was very small in relation to the number of defectors
A ‘Historical Reconciliation.’ The Romanian‑Hungarian Treaty of 1996
Authors: Mureșan Marius ,   ‘Babeș-Bolyai’ University, Cluj-Napoca
Published: October 2021

This article analyses Romania’s foreign policy during the transition from communism to democracy, between 1990 and 1996, through the lens of its relations with Hungary. These were conditioned by the historical background, antagonistic feelings best describing public opinion attitudes in the two states. The analysis considered the situation of the Hungarian minority in Romania and the way in which inter-ethnic tensions (such as the street fights in Târgu-Mureş in March 1990) influenced diplomatic cooperation, as well as the way in which the political class positioned on this issue. The study focuses on the adoption of the ‘Treaty of understanding, cooperation and good neighborliness concluded between Romania and the Republic of Hungary,’ a condition for the acceptance of the two countries in the negotiations for accession to NATO and the European Union. The tortuous process that led to the signing of this document was analyzed through the lens of specialized literature, but also by reference to some decision-makers at that time, such as the US ambassador to Romania, Alfred H. Moses, or President Ion Iliescu. As regards the reactions of politicians and the media in both states to the signing of the treaty, in the context of the Romanian electoral campaign that was taking place at that time, sources from the written press were used, Evenimentul Zilei and Adevărul being the most widely read dailies.
"COUNTESS OTTILIA WASS, THE MAECENAS OF MUSEUM LIFE IN CLUJ"
Authors: Mitu Melinda ,   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei
Published: October 2021

"This paper presents some considerations regarding the legacy of Countess Ottilia Wass, one of the most outstanding cultural personalities of Cluj from the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century. Together with Count Imre Mikó, founder of the Association of the Transylvanian Museum in Cluj (1859), Ottilia Wass was a great Maecenas of cultural life in Transylvania. At the beginning of the twentieth century she bequeathed to the Transylvanian Museum Association her home in the center of Cluj, as well as over a thousand decorative art objects (furniture, porcelain, glass, Oriental objects, etc.), which today are preserved in the National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj‑Napoca."
The CoP’s Role in Introducing New Technology in Cultural Organizations
Authors:   American University the Emirates, Dubai, UAE, Alyousuf Eman , Almansour Faris ,   American University the Emirates, Dubai, UAE
Published: October 2021

This study assessed the problem of the development of new technology and knowledge management in cultural organizations. The specific role of the community of practice (CoP) as an instrument of change management and knowledge generation in cultural organizations was considered. In terms of the study problem, qualitative research methods were used for the analysis of the academic literature and practical cases of libraries in Florida. The outcomes of the study demonstrated that the CoP did not play a negative role in the process of new technology integration in cultural organizations. In contrast, CoPs played a serious positive role thus generating ideas for innovations and supporting the personnel of libraries in their development. Concerning sources of barriers, the lack of resources, limited capabilities of librarians, and low support of management were considered the main issues. Further research should identify specific recommendations applicable for the improvement of the situation and sharing of the best experience in the sphere of digital transformation of cultural organizations.
Detecting In-Vehicle Attacks with Deep Learning: An Applied Approach
Authors:   American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE, Al-Masri Ahmed N. Al ,   LTU University of Technology, Sweden, Mokayed Hamam
Published: October 2021

With the increasing number of connected vehicles on the road, the need for secure in-vehicle systems is more pressing than ever. In-vehicle attacks can compromise the safety and privacy of drivers and passengers, and the detection of such attacks is crucial to prevent potential harm. In this paper, we propose an applied deep learning approach for detecting in-vehicle attacks. Our approach is based on a gated recurrent unit (GRU) that is trained on a dataset of network traffic collected from in-vehicle communication systems. We evaluate our approach on a real-world dataset and demonstrate its effectiveness in detecting different types of in-vehicle attacks, including denial of service (DoS), remote replay attacks, and flooding attacks. Our results show that the proposed approach can achieve high accuracy in detecting in-vehicle attacks. We also compare our approach with traditional machine learning algorithms and show that our approach outperforms them in terms of accuracy. Our proposed approach can be used as a standalone system or as a complementary solution to existing in-vehicle security systems to enhance the overall cybersecurity of connected vehicles.
The Effects of Trained Peer Feedback for High School Students
Authors: Pham Vu Phi Ho Phi , Le Truong Chinh , Phan The Hung , Vy Nguyen Ngoc Hoang
Published: October 2021

Peer feedback is proved to be effective in helping enhance students' writing quality, but few studies were employed to train high school students to be better peer reviewers. The current study involved 64 grade-11 students in a province in Vietnam to see whether trained peer feedback could be effective for high school students. The experimental group was trained to conduct peer feedback, while the control group did it naturally. The semester lasted for 16 weeks. Data collection was from the pre-test, post-tests, and semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the most common errors that the students committed were grammar (verbs, articles, repositions), followed by vocabulary (word order, word choice, word form), and mechanics (capitalization, spelling, punctuation). In addition, the students in the experimental group who received peer feedback training could significantly reduce the written errors in the post-test. The students obtained positive attitudes towards peer feedback activities in the writing classroom.
PEMODELAN KAWASAN PASAR SOUVENIR DI DESA TOMOK (Objek Kasus : Desa Wisata Tomok, Kabupaten Samosir, Sumatera Utara)
Authors: Sitohang Ida Nova , Pakpahan Raimundus , Silitonga Shanty
Published: October 2021

The tourist market or souvenir shop is a place of sale and purchase transactions in the tourist area that sells merchandise. The tourism market can be classified into traditional markets according to the physical, time, area of activities and goods traded. The tourism market can also be classified as a traditional market according to its function as culture, a market that has multi roles, not only acts as a meeting place between sellers and buyers but the market also has a function as a meeting place for each of those who use the market. Trading is one of the economic activities of the Tomok tourism village. The souvenir shop shows a lot of variants in terms of size / area, shape and ownership of the shop. It is importance to provide the right model in the souvenir market area in Tomok village. The research is using Modelling methodology. The benefit of this study is to find a model of the souvenir market area in Tomok tourism village that meets the souvenir market criteria.
KAJIAN POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA BERBASIS EDUKASI DI KAWASAN WADUK SEI LADI KOTA BATAM
Authors: Prakoso Yoseph Seno , Aguspriyanti Carissa Dinar
Published: October 2021

Dalam upaya meningkatkan potensi pariwisata Kota Batam yang masih terfokus pada wisata pantai, pengembangan Waduk Sei Ladi dapat memberikan alternatif destinasi wisata alam yang menarik. Sebagai sarana penyediaan sumber daya air, keberadaan Waduk Sei Ladi cukup signifikan. Oleh karena itu, pengembangan pariwisata di kawasan tersebut harus berasaskan pembangunan berkelanjutan dan berwawasan lingkungan (ekowisata). Hal yang sama pentingnya, yakni keterlibatan masyarakat setempat dalam proses perencanaan dan pengelolaannya sehingga pengembangan yang berkelanjutan dapat terwujud, serta dapat menjadi bagian dari implementasi pengembangan kawasan ekowisata berbasis edukasi, di mana masyarakat dapat memperoleh pengetahuan yang lebih luas dalam prosesnya. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa kawasan Waduk Sei Ladi memiliki potensi yang baik untuk dikembangkan sebagai kawasan ekowisata berbasis edukasi. Hal ini didukung dengan adanya daya tarik kawasan yang beragam, persepsi masyarakat yang positif terhadap pengembangan di kawasan tersebut, dan kebijakan pemerintah setempat yang juga mendukung pengembangan kawasan Waduk Sei Ladi sebagai objek wisata berwawasan lingkungan.
Implementasi Algoritma Backtracking Pada Permainan Sudoku
Authors: Rahman Fauzan Azima , Anubhakti Dian
Published: October 2021

Artificial intelligence is a field of computer science that is learning about computer devices that can be in the program using the machine in order to do commands from a programmer using certain instructions. One form of Artificial intelligence representation is a game or game. With the science of artificial intelligence then certain games will be able to be easily solved using computer assistance. One form of the game that can be inserted in an artificial intelligence game is Sudoku. The game is a form of numeric play where players are required to fill a blank box that is already available using a random number of numbers starting from 1 to 9. Many players are unable to complete this Sudoku game. This research uses Backtracking algorithms in solving sudoku puzzles. Research results in the form of applications capable of completing Sudoku puzzles
Penentuan Calon Sub-Kontraktor menggunakan Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan Simple Additive Weighting (SAW)
Authors: Zikri Arif , Cristanto Adam Syahputra , Imelda Imelda
Published: October 2021

One factor in the durability of a contractor company is its sub-contractor. The management of sub-contractors for companies engaged in construction services is one aspect of the company's durability to be able to complete the project that the selection is doing manually by viewing one single file That is sent by the company who wants to be a sub-contactor, it is of course besides very troublesome also inefficient and time consuming quite a while. In determining the winner of the Procurement Committee is still having difficulty to determine the standard of the company that will become a sub-contractor, not to mention the assessment is subjective so that the elected candidate is not the best candidate. The methods used in this research use Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for weighting of criteria and for calculation of value using Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) of the results of the research obtained from the SAW method used Obtained by the best sub-contractor of PT. 4Cipta with a total of 0.962 from 5 alternatives listed
Menentukan Kepuasan Masyarakat dalam Membuat Surat Izin Mendirikan Bangunan pada Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu menggunakan Algoritma K-Nearest Neighbor
Authors: Hutasoit Rahel Adelina , Suhada Suhada , Irawan Eka , Damanik Irfan Sudahri , Susiani Susiani
Published: October 2021

This research aims to classify the public satisfaction on the creation of building permits in the Office of Investment and integrated service of one door Pematangsiantar. Data is obtained from the results of a community questionnaire from 2019, with a sample of 80 data in society. The attributes used as many as 9, namely terms, procedures, service time, cost/tariff, service products, implementing competence, implementing conduct, infrastructure and handling complaints. The method used in this research is the K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) algorithm and was processed using the RapidMiner Studio 8.1 software to determine the public satisfaction of the creation of building permits. The data used is divided into two, which are training data used 50 data and data testing used as much as 30 data. With this research is expected to help the Department of Investment and Integrated services one door Pematangsiantar to evaluate the service system provided to the public to meet the expectations of the community in the manufacture of building permits.
Prediksi Understandability Pada CK Metrics Object Oriented Menggunakan Fuzzy Inference System
Authors: Hertyana Hylenarti , Fauzi Ahmad
Published: October 2021

The ability of the software to easily understand it is very important, to evaluate the performance of a system or process a certain mechanism is needed. So that the achievement level of software development is obtained, the assessment of code quality and design in the metrics have different contributions to the quality properties of software design. The assessment of software characteristics is described in a model based on the Chidamber Kemerer (CK) Entropy Metrics design property indicator. Measure specific properties of the software by mapping them into numbers according to objective and well-defined measurement rules. To be able to help perform the software quality calculation process based on CK metrics on the eclipse equinox data by using the Mamdani fuzzy inference system, pointing the classification into low which can be interpreted as having good quality. And the value affirmation of the deffuzzyfication method in this case is done by using the COA (center of area) method, to determine the crisp x value, obtained from the membership function formed from the composition process of all outputs.