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Antecedents of Engagement within Online Sharing Economy Communities
Authors: Cai Yunwei , Bae Byung-Ryul
Published: May 2023

In this article, the authors’ study focused on the role of community engagement in online sharing economy communities, which have become increasingly popular. Drawing on social psychology insights, a research model was proposed to explore and analyze community engagement as a multidimensional concept that takes on various forms of action in different contexts. The study then examined the factors that influence community engagement, such as community identification and relationship commitment. By surveying 432 users of online sharing communities, the researchers found that their hypotheses were supported, providing insights into the motivations that drive consumers to participate in sharing economy communities. This study is relevant for managers of online sharing communities seeking to understand the factors that encourage user engagement.
Pandemic Dining Dilemmas: Exploring the Determinants of Korean Consumer Dining-Out Behavior during COVID-19
Authors: Baek Unji , Lee Seul Ki
Published: May 2023

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s significant impact on the dining-out industry, this study examined factors influencing consumers’ dining-out behavior changes using a unified theoretical framework based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and select components of the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model. A quantitative research method was employed, analyzing 536 valid survey responses collected in South Korea in early 2021 using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings showed that consumer attitude, perceived control, and subjective norm positively influenced dining-out intention, supporting the TPB. However, risk information-seeking behavior discourages dining-out behavior without significantly affecting intention. Fear emerged as a determinant of dining-out intention, risk information-seeking behavior, and dining-out behavior, highlighting the importance of emotions over rational thinking. This study contributes to existing literature by incorporating dining-out intention, COVID-19-related information-seeking behavior, and fear as key antecedents of dining-out behavior during the pandemic, while validating formative indicators that constitute risk information-seeking behavior and dining-out behavior in the research model.
Role of Landscape and Land-Use Transformation on Nonpoint Source Pollution and Runoff Distribution in the Dongsheng Basin, China
Authors: Matomela Nametso , Li Tianxin , Zhang Peng , Ikhumhen Harrison Odion , Lopes Namir Domingos Raimundo
Published: May 2023

Non-point source pollution (NSP) and runoff intensities and distribution are primarily affected by landscape structure and composition. Multiple causalities hinder our ability to determine significant variables that influence NSP. Therefore, we developed an approach that integrates the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), random forest regression model, redundancy analysis, and correlation coefficient to assess the role of landscape structure on runoff and NSP in the Dongsheng basin. We used R to calculate landscape metrics and the SWAT to simulate NSP loads from 1990 to 2019. redundancy analysis (RDA), random forest, and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the relationships among landscape metrics and NSP variables. The largest patch index (LPI) shows a significant negative correlation with NSP, with an R2 of −0.58 for TP and TN and −0.62 for sediment load. The findings indicate that landscapes with larger patch sizes, a high number of patches, and aggregation of patches largely influence pollution distribution. Overall, the results suggest that the role of landscape patterns on NSP outweighs that of runoff. Moreover, the findings infer that the aggregation and connectivity of forest patches contribute to the decline in NSP load and vice versa for cropland cover. Thus, for sustainable watershed management, it is crucial to encourage unfragmented landscapes, especially pollutant-intercepting landcovers such as forests.
On the Jacobi Stability of Two SIR Epidemic Patterns with Demography
Authors: Munteanu Florian
Published: May 2023

In the present work, two SIR patterns with demography will be considered: the classical pattern and a modified pattern with a linear coefficient of the infection transmission. By reformulating of each first-order differential systems as a system with two second-order differential equations, we will examine the nonlinear dynamics of the system from the Jacobi stability perspective through the Kosambi–Cartan–Chern (KCC) geometric theory. The intrinsic geometric properties of the systems will be studied by determining the associated geometric objects, i.e., the zero-connection curvature tensor, the nonlinear connection, the Berwald connection, and the five KCC invariants: the external force εi—the first invariant; the deviation curvature tensor Pji—the second invariant; the torsion tensor Pjki—the third invariant; the Riemann–Christoffel curvature tensor Pjkli—the fourth invariant; the Douglas tensor Djkli—the fifth invariant. In order to obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the Jacobi stability near each equilibrium point, the deviation curvature tensor will be determined at each equilibrium point. Furthermore, we will compare the Jacobi stability with the classical linear stability, inclusive by diagrams related to the values of parameters of the system.
Killing Vector Fields of Static Cylindrically Symmetric Spacetime—A Rif Tree Approach
Authors: Albuhayr Maryam Khalid , Bokhari Ashfaque H. , Hussain Tahir
Published: May 2023

In this paper, we use an algebraic approach to classify cylindrically symmetric static spacetimes according to their killing vector fields. This approach is based on using a maple algorithm to re-cast the Killing’s equations into a reduced involutive form and integrating the Killing’s equations subject to the constraints given by the algorithm. It is shown that this approach provides some additional spacetime metrics, which were not provided previously by solving the Killing’s equations using a direct integration technique. To discuss some physical implications of the obtained spacetime metrics, we use them in the Einstein equations and discuss their significance.
Statistical Formulation of Background Independence in Manifestly-Covariant Quantum Gravity Theory
Authors: Cremaschini Claudio , Tessarotto Massimo
Published: May 2023

The notion of background independence is a distinguished feature that should characterize the conceptual foundation of any physically-acceptable theory of quantum gravity. It states that the structure of the space-time continuum described by classical General Relativity should possess an emergent character, namely, that it should arise from the quantum-dynamical gravitational field. In this paper, the above issue is addressed in the framework of manifestly-covariant quantum gravity theory. Accordingly, a statistical formulation of background independence is provided, consistent with the principle of manifest covariance. In particular, it is shown that the classical background metric tensor determining the geometric properties of space-time can be expressed consistently in terms of a suitable statistical average of the stochastic quantum gravitational field tensor. As an application, a particular realization of background independence is shown to hold for analytical Gaussian solutions of the quantum probability density function.
Minimal Non-C-Perfect Hypergraphs with Circular Symmetry
Authors: Czaun Péter Bence , Pusztai Pál , Sebők Levente , Tuza Zsolt
Published: May 2023

In this research paper, we study 3-uniform hypergraphs H=(X,E) with circular symmetry. Two parameters are considered: the largest size α(H) of a set S⊂X not containing any edge E∈E, and the maximum number χ¯(H) of colors in a vertex coloring of H such that each E∈E contains two vertices of the same color. The problem considered here is to characterize those H in which the equality χ¯(H′)=α(H′) holds for every induced subhypergraph H′=(X′,E′) of H. A well-known objection against χ¯(H′)=α(H′) is where ∩E∈E′E=1, termed “monostar”. Steps toward a solution to this approach is to investigate the properties of monostar-free structures. All such H are completely identified up to 16 vertices, with the aid of a computer. Most of them can be shown to satisfy χ¯(H)=α(H), and the few exceptions contain one or both of two specific induced subhypergraphs H5⥁, H6⥁ on five and six vertices, respectively, both with χ¯=2 and α=3. Furthermore, a general conjecture is raised for hypergraphs of prime orders.
A Hybrid Metaheuristic Solution Method to Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone
Authors: Gunay-Sezer Noyan Sebla , Cakmak Emre , Bulkan Serol
Published: May 2023

The challenging idea of using drones in last-mile delivery systems of logistics addresses a new routing problem referred to as the traveling salesman problem with drone (TSP-D). TSP-D aims to construct a route to deliver parcels to a set of customers by either a truck or a drone, thereby minimizing operational costs. Since TSP-D is considered NP-hard, using metaheuristics is one of the most promising solutions. This paper presents a hybrid metaheuristic solution method of TSP-D based on two state-of-the-art algorithms: the genetic algorithm and ant colony optimization algorithm. Heuristics in TSP-D literature are based on two consequent decisions: truck routing and drone assignment. Unlike those in the existing literature, the proposed metaheuristic constructs both truck and drone routes simultaneously. Additionally, to the best of our knowledge, we introduce for the first time a solution method on the basis of an ant colony optimization approach to TSP-D. Additionally, we propose a binary pheromone framework for both drone and truck, diverging from the traditional pheromone structure. Computational experiments indicate that the proposed hybrid metaheuristic algorithm is able to generate optimal routes for provided instances of TSP-D benchmarking. In addition, the algorithm improves the best-known solutions of some instances found by rival heuristics.
Monitoring and Early Warning of SMEs’ Shutdown Risk under the Impact of Global Pandemic Shock
Authors: Xie Xiaoliang , Jin Xiaomin , Wei Guo , Chang Ching-Ter
Published: May 2023

The COVID-19 outbreak devastated business operations and the world economy, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With limited capital, poorer risk tolerance, and difficulty in withstanding prolonged crises, SMEs are more vulnerable to pandemics and face a higher risk of shutdown. This research sought to establish a model response to shutdown risk by investigating two questions: How do you measure SMEs’ shutdown risk due to pandemics? How do SMEs reduce shutdown risk? To the best of our knowledge, existing studies only analyzed the impact of the pandemic on SMEs through statistical surveys and trivial recommendations. Particularly, there is no case study focusing on an elaboration of SMEs’ shutdown risk. We developed a model to reduce cognitive uncertainty and differences in opinion among experts on COVID-19. The model was built by integrating the improved Dempster’s rule of combination and a Bayesian network, where the former is based on the method of weight assignment and matrix analysis. The model was first applied to a representative SME with basic characteristics for survival analysis during the pandemic. The results show that this SME has a probability of 79% on a lower risk of shutdown, 15% on a medium risk of shutdown, and 6% of high risk of shutdown. SMEs solving the capital chain problem and changing external conditions such as market demand are more difficult during a pandemic. Based on the counterfactual elaboration of the inferred results, the probability of occurrence of each risk factor was obtained by simulating the interventions. The most likely causal chain analysis based on counterfactual elaboration revealed that it is simpler to solve employee health problems. For the SMEs in the study, this approach can reduce the probability of being at high risk of shutdown by 16%. The results of the model are consistent with those identified by the SME respondents, which validates the model.
Inference of the Life Cycle of Environmental Phages from Genomic Signature Distances to Their Hosts
Authors: Arnau Vicente , Díaz-Villanueva Wladimiro , Mifsut Benet Jorge , Villasante Paula , Beamud Beatriz , Mompó Paula , Sanjuan Rafael , González-Candelas Fernando , Domingo-Calap Pilar , Džunková Mária
Published: May 2023

The environmental impact of uncultured phages is shaped by their preferred life cycle (lytic or lysogenic). However, our ability to predict it is very limited. We aimed to discriminate between lytic and lysogenic phages by comparing the similarity of their genomic signatures to those of their hosts, reflecting their co-evolution. We tested two approaches: (1) similarities of tetramer relative frequencies, (2) alignment-free comparisons based on exact k = 14 oligonucleotide matches. First, we explored 5126 reference bacterial host strains and 284 associated phages and found an approximate threshold for distinguishing lysogenic and lytic phages using both oligonucleotide-based methods. The analysis of 6482 plasmids revealed the potential for horizontal gene transfer between different host genera and, in some cases, distant bacterial taxa. Subsequently, we experimentally analyzed combinations of 138 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains and their 41 phages and found that the phages with the largest number of interactions with these strains in the laboratory had the shortest genomic distances to K. pneumoniae. We then applied our methods to 24 single-cells from a hot spring biofilm containing 41 uncultured phage–host pairs, and the results were compatible with the lysogenic life cycle of phages detected in this environment. In conclusion, oligonucleotide-based genome analysis methods can be used for predictions of (1) life cycles of environmental phages, (2) phages with the broadest host range in culture collections, and (3) potential horizontal gene transfer by plasmids.
Fungal Viruses Unveiled: A Comprehensive Review of Mycoviruses
Authors: Hough Bianca , Steenkamp Emma , Wingfield Brenda , Read David
Published: May 2023

Mycoviruses (viruses of fungi) are ubiquitous throughout the fungal kingdom and are currently classified into 23 viral families and the genus botybirnavirus by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). The primary focus of mycoviral research has been on mycoviruses that infect plant pathogenic fungi, due to the ability of some to reduce the virulence of their host and thus act as potential biocontrol against these fungi. However, mycoviruses lack extracellular transmission mechanisms and rely on intercellular transmission through the hyphal anastomosis, which impedes successful transmission between different fungal strains. This review provides a comprehensive overview of mycoviruses, including their origins, host range, taxonomic classification into families, effects on their fungal counterparts, and the techniques employed in their discovery. The application of mycoviruses as biocontrol agents of plant pathogenic fungi is also discussed.
Adaptation and Validation of a French Version of the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) Scale
Authors: Eisenblaetter Margot , Madiouni Clarisse , Laraki Yasmine , Capdevielle Delphine , Raffard Stéphane
Published: May 2023

Over the past decades, vaccination has proven to be largely beneficial to global health. Despite vaccine efficacy, the French population has been recently affected by more anti-vaccination attitudes and vaccine refusal, and it is therefore necessary to validate tools to study this health issue. The Vaccination Attitudes Examination scale (VAX) is a 12-item questionnaire targeting adults that assesses general attitudes towards vaccination. The aims of the study were to translate and adapt the original English version of the scale into French and to test the psychometric properties of the scale in a French-population-based sample of adults. We included 450 French speaking adults that completed the French VAX and other questionnaires to assess convergent and divergent validities. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that the French version of the VAX replicated the factorial structure of the original scale. Moreover, it demonstrated high internal consistency, good convergent and divergent validities, and excellent temporal stability. Furthermore, scores on the scale differentiated vaccinees from non-vaccinee respondents. Results on the scale provide us with insight into factors involved in vaccine hesitancy in France, therefore allowing French authorities and policy makers to address these specific concerns and improve vaccine acceptance rates in this country.
Exploring the Enteric Virome of Cats with Acute Gastroenteritis
Authors: Di Profio Federica , Sarchese Vittorio , Fruci Paola , Aste Giovanni , Martella Vito , Palombieri Andrea , Di Martino Barbara
Published: May 2023

Viruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in cats, chiefly in younger animals. Enteric specimens collected from 29 cats with acute enteritis and 33 non-diarrhoeic cats were screened in PCRs and reverse transcription (RT) PCR for a large panel of enteric viruses, including also orphan viruses of recent identification. At least one viral species, including feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline enteric coronavirus (FCoV), feline chaphamaparvovirus, calicivirus (vesivirus and novovirus), feline kobuvirus, feline sakobuvirus A and Lyon IARC polyomaviruses, was detected in 66.1% of the samples.. Co-infections were mainly accounted for by FPV and FCoV and were detected in 24.2% of the samples. The virome composition was further assessed in eight diarrhoeic samples, through the construction of sequencing libraries using a sequence-independent single-primer amplification (SISPA) protocol. The libraries were sequenced on Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing platform. A total of 41 contigs (>100 nt) were detected from seven viral families infecting mammals, included Parvoviridae, Caliciviridae, Picornaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Anelloviridae, Papillomaviridae and Paramyxoviridae, revealing a broad variety in the composition of the feline enteric virome.
Effects of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens Larvae) Meal on the Production Performance and Cecal Microbiota of Hens
Authors: Yan Yan , Zhang Jinjin , Chen Xiaochen , Wang Zhanbin
Published: May 2023

The effects of Hermetia illucens larvae meal (HILM) as a feed supplement on production performance and cecal microflora were studied in 900 Hy-line Brown laying hens. Laying hens (60 weeks old) were randomly divided into four groups. Each group had five replicates, and each replicate had 45 hens. The control group was fed with a corn–soybean-based diet, and the experimental groups were fed with 1% HILM, 2% HILM, or 3% HILM. Results were as follows: (1) With the increase in HILM level, the laying rate increased linearly (p ≤ 0.05), and the feed/egg and cracked-egg rate decreased linearly (p ≤ 0.05). (2) Community composition analysis showed that the dominant bacteria in each group were Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, followed by Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, which accounted for more than 97% of 16S rRNA gene sequence of the total cecal bacteria. (3) Alpha diversity analysis at the operational taxonomic unit classification level showed that the HILM-addition groups had higher community richness and community diversity than the control group. (4) Principal co-ordinates analysis showed that the cecum samples in each group were significantly separated (p ≤ 0.05). At the phylum level, the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes in the HILM addition groups was significantly lower than that in the control group (p < 0.001), and the relative abundance of Firmicutes in the HILM addition groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.001). In conclusion, dietary HILM supplementation had a significant effect on the production performance and cecal microflora of laying hens at the late laying period under the conditions of this experiment but had no adverse effect on the intestinal dominant flora.
Developing an Interactive VR CAVE for Immersive Shared Gaming Experiences
Authors: Theodoropoulos Anastasios , Stavropoulou Dimitra , Papadopoulos Panagiotis , Platis Nikos , Lepouras George
Published: May 2023

The popularity of VR technology has led to the development of public VR setups in entertainment venues, museums, and exhibitions. Interactive VR CAVEs can create compelling gaming experiences for both players and the spectators, with a strong sense of presence and emotional engagement. This paper presents the design and development processes of a VR interactive environment called MobiCave (in room-scale size), that uses motion-tracking systems for an immersive experience. A user study was conducted in the MobiCave, aimed to gather feedback regarding their experience with a demo game. The study researched factors such as immersion, presence, flow, perceived usability, and motivation regarding players and the bystanders. Results showed promising findings for both fun and learning purposes while the experience was found highly immersive. This study suggests that interactive VR setups for public usage could be a motivating opportunity for creating new forms of social interaction and collaboration in gaming.
Degradation of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in UV/NaClO and UV/PMS Systems: Insights into Degradation Efficiency, Mechanism, and Toxicity Evaluation
Authors: Cai Yishu , Chen Fan , Yang Lingfang , Deng Lin , Shi Zhou
Published: May 2023

Nanoplastics have gradually become a concern due to the wide use of plastics. Nanoplastics in aqueous phase can be exposed to users through water supply networks and cannot be efficiently removed by conventional water treatment processes. This work studied the degradation of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NP) by two commonly used advanced oxidation systems: UV/NaClO and UV/peroxymonosulfate (PMS). Results showed that almost no turbidity was detected in the PS-NP solution (5.00 mg/L) after treated by both UV/NaClO and UV/PMS for 360 min, suggesting the excellent turbidity removal ability. Yet, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and total organic carbon (TOC) removal tests demonstrated that PS-NP could not be completely degraded by UV/NaClO. The mineralization rate using UV/NaClO was only 7.00% even when the NaClO concentration increased to 5.00 mM, and many PS-NP particles could still be observed in SEM images. By contrast, the mineralization rate reached 63.90% in the UV/PMS system under the identical experimental conditions, and no spherical particles appeared in the SEM results. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the different reaction sites and energy barriers of SO4•− and •Cl on PS-NP resulted in the differences in mineralization rates and degradation intermediates. The degradation pathway of PS-NP by UV/NaClO and UV/PMS was proposed accordingly. Additionally, the intermediates toxicity evaluation by a luminescent bacteria test showed that the inhibition rate in the UV/NaClO system (2.97%) was not markedly different from that in the control group without any treatment (1.98%); while that in UV/PMS system increased sharply to 98.19%. This work demonstrated that UV/PMS was more effective in PS-NP degradation than UV/NaClO, and the chemical risks of degradation intermediates were non-negligible.
Medical education focuses on practical training: the transformation of funds
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian Economic University named after G. Plekhanov”, Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Lebedev V.A. , Lebedeva E.I. ,   Non-profit Partnership “Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of Russia”, Moscow, Russia
Published: May 2023

Topical issues of practical training of medical personnel,based, in particular, on online forms of its receipt, are considered. The analysis of the possibilities of medical budgetary educational institutions to improve the forms and means of teaching students receiving higher, secondary specialized and dditional medical education is carried out. The directions recommended by the President of the Russian Federation for improving higher education, set out in the address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, 2023, including those concerning practical training and forms of its implementation, are considered. The possibilities of medical educational institutions implementing modern forms of practical training of medical personnel are considered.
Contextualizing Hypertext: Its Literary Status
Authors: Dohal Gassim H.
Published: May 2023

Hypertext refers to the electronic links of texts.  In the traditional texts, readers have to follow the linearity, and fixity of the book they are reading. Now computers give them a chance to escape this sort of restriction. 

Computer is a medium for the creation and the reading of texts.  Hypertext or digital text, as we know, takes the form of a series of links.  These links are adaptable, flexible, and interactive.  They question the unity of the text, and the roles of both the reader and the author.   Hence, hypertext requires redefining the concepts of author, reader, text, and structure--concepts of great importance to postmodernists.  In addition, hypertext consists of fragments, pastiches, different styles and genres.  It ignores boundaries, and addresses the mass.

In brief, hypertext develops and brings to live many postmodern concepts such as decentering, intertextuality, writerly text and rejection of linearity and fixity of linear narrative.  My paper is about hypertext in the light of postmodern theory.
Une lecture de l’épisode du jardinier de Tarente (Virgile, Géorgiques IV, 116-148)
Authors: Ripoll François
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this paper is to gather the clues which bring the character of the old gardener of the Georgics close to the poet and to try to characterize more precisely than it has been done before the nature of their connection. One can detect an analogical (rather than allegorical) link between the labor of the gardener and the one of the «bucolicogeorgical » poet to whom Virgil wanted to pay a stressed self-referential homage before dismissing him in order to move to a higher type of poetry.
Pâris, Hélène et les autres : quelques considérations sur les personnages du Romul. 8 de Dracontius
Authors: Galli Milić Lavinia
Published: May 2023

Living in the fifth century CE, the poet Dracontius challenges the Homeric tradition by choosing to tell one more time the story of the Rape of Helen (Romul. 8). In his reworking of a well-known myth, Dracontius shapes his characters by employing epic mannerisms, such as similes, ekphraseis, narratorial interventions, and epithets, all of which play a part in establishing the typology of each character and giving them narrative coherence. On the one hand, the poem surveys some old questions concerning these literary characters (the legitimacy of Paris in a heroic world, the possible guilt of Helen, Hecuba or Priam, Hector’s function, the role of Cassandra and Helenus), while on the other hand the myth becomes a pretext allowing the poet to reflect on the human condition, especially in relation to the problem of personal responsibility, the force of fate, the inevitability of crime, the performative power of speech and its excesses.
Du βάθος au bathos : la traduction à l’épreuve de la théorie stylistique
Authors: Jeltikova Eugénia
Published: May 2023

Based on a survey of various translations of the word βα ´ θο in the Longinian theory of the sublime issued since the seventeenth century, this paper shows the impact of the history of literature, and especially of stylistic theorisations, on the partly unconscious positioning of a new translator facing this difficult passage of the first-century treatise. The introduction of the transliterated word bathos in English with Pope’s Peri Bathous,

and the entry of this notion into encyclopediae of poetics favor the injection, into Longinus’ phrase, of concepts which novelty is each time valued as being worthy of

Longinus’ historical originality. This eventually leads to specify an autonomous stylistical meaning of the noun βα ´ θο , which, once included in Ancient Greek dictionaries, induces a lasting distortion in the understanding of this word.
Desenvolvimento de aplicativo como estratégia no rastreio do Câncer colorretal baseada na ação do agente comunitário de saúde
Authors: Costa Fernando Gomes de Barros , De Menezes Pedro Lemos , Alves Junior Mozart de Melo , Cavalcanti Martina Frazão Lopes , Rocha Victor Maranhão
Published: May 2023

O Câncer colorretal (CCR) é a quarta maior causa de morte por câncer do mundo. No Brasil, estima-se que entre 2020-2022, 20.540 novos casos em homens e 20.470 em mulheres apareçam. Na população masculina o CCR é o segundo mais prevalente nas regiões Sudeste e Centro-Oeste, e o terceiro na região Sul, ocupando a quarta posição nas regiões Nordeste e Norte. Nas mulheres, é o segundo mais prevalente nas regiões Sul e Sudeste, mas nas regiões Centro-Oeste, Nordeste e Norte é o terceiro mais incidente. Porém, para a profilaxia de qualidade, faz-se necessária a educação e a conscientização dos pacientes, e uma das ferramentas para facilitar as atividades educativas em saúde são as tecnologias criadas. Diante desse contexto, esse estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver um aplicativo móvel com tecnologia multiplataforma, que possa ser usado pelo agente comunitário de saúde para identificar indivíduos que devem ser incluídos no programa de rastreamento do câncer colorretal. Trata-se de um estudo tecnológico, que será realizado de junho de 2021 a junho de 2022, dividido em três fases: I. Estruturação do aplicativo, II. Desenvolvimento do protótipo e III. Avaliação do desempenho.  o aplicativo possui três módulos assim definidos: cadastro dos usuários, dados relevantes dos antecedentes pessoais, familiares e socioeconômico dos pacientes. A partir das informações obtidas o algoritmo utilizado foi capaz de determinar o risco para o desenvolvimento de câncer colorretal, sugerir o que o agende de saúde dever fazer para prevenir seu desenvolvimento do mesmo, e alertar as autoridades para que as mesmas possam tomar as devidas providências e elaborar estratégias de saúde públicas mais assertivas para esse tipo de problema. Fica claro a necessidade da criação de programas de rastreio para prevenção do câncer colorretal, pois a detecção precoce é a melhor forma de combate.
O uso da isotretinoína no tratamento do neuroblastoma de alto risco
Authors: Araujo André Guimarães , Correia Filho Dante Carmo , De Lima Helen , Novaes Kellen Larissa Maciel
Published: May 2023

O neuroblastoma é um tumor sólido e altamente heterogêneo, comum na faixa pediátrica e originado de células neuronais indiferenciadas. É geralmente diagnosticado em crianças menores que 5 anos de idade, com capacidade de regressão espontânea devido à diferenciação das células tumorais. Nesse sentido, a isotretinoína, também conhecida como ácido retinóico 13-cis, é um derivado da vitamina A com capacidade de diferenciação celular mediada por seus receptores nucleares e tem sido estudada no tratamento de manutenção do neuroblastoma. O objetivo desse estudo foi analisar a eficácia da isotretinoína no tratamento do neuroblastoma de alto risco. Para a confecção desse estudo, foram realizadas buscas em bases de dados e selecionados inicialmente 33 artigos, dentre os quais 18 se enquadraram nos critérios pré-estabelecidos. O uso da isotretinoína se mostrou eficiente na manutenção da doença residual mínima no neuroblastoma de alto risco e na prevenção de recorrência da doença, apresentando benefícios na taxa de sobrevida livre de doença e sobrevida global.
An Investigation on Students’ Level of Adjustment to Online Education with C5.0 Decision Tree Algorithm
Authors: Hark Söylemez Nesrin
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the independent variables that have a significant effect on the level of students’ adaptation to online education and their order of importance. Relational screening model was used in the study. Adaptability Level in Online Education dataset provided by Kaggle repository constitutes the main data source for this study. C5.0 decision tree algorithm was used to analyze the data. It was found that that 51,867% of the students had a moderate level of adaptation to online education, while 39,834% had low, and 8,299% had a high level adaptation. The findings indicate that students’ level of adaption to online learning is insufficient. We also found that the variable that best explains the online education compliance levels is daily class duration. “Financial condition” was found as the best explanatory variable of the cluster formed by the students whom “daily class duration” was between “1-3 hours”. “Age” was found as the best explanatory variable of the cluster formed by the students whom “daily class duration” was between “1-3 hours” and has “financial condition” of “poor”, “mid” and “rich”.
A Study on Customers’ Satisfaction with E-Banking Services with Special Reference to the Madurai District Central Cooperative Bank LTD
Authors: Ramachentrayar P , Sri Ram P
Published: May 2023

The banker you want to supplement should rely more on efficient services and coordinate relationships with clients. The only factor that differentiates the service of one bank from the other is “customer satisfaction” related to the services provided by the bank. This is the most important factor that influences the choice of the bank. The success of banks basically depends on customer satisfaction in relation to new technological services provided by banks. The banking industry is driven mainly by customers, and their survival in a competitive environment depends largely on new technological services provided by them. Technology plays a fundamental role in improving the quality of services provided by banking sectors. One of the technologies that really brought information to the revolution in society is internet technology and, for good reason, is considered the third wave of resolution after the agricultural and industrial revolution. The emergence and adoption of the Internet by the banking sector has eliminated the limitation of time, distance and communication, making the world a real village. Internet banking from anywhere, at any time and used for transactions, payments, etc. On the Internet via a bank, cash register or secure company website. Therefore, basically in online banking, the customer has a one-to-one interaction with the bank’s parties, in which case it is important for the bank to provide high quality services on the Internet. Therefore, unlike the traditional banking sector, online banking involves interpersonal interaction between clients and the online banking system.
A Distance Measure Between Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multisets Sets in Pattern Recognition
Authors: Veerammal P , Maheswari A
Published: May 2023

In this paper, we propose new method to calculate the distance between intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) based on the three dimensional representation of IFSs and analyze the relations of similarity measure and distance measure of IFSs. Finally, we apply the proposed measures to pattern recognitions.
Introduction to Eco-Literacy Through The Utilization of Plastic Waste Media As A Strategy For Instilling The Value of Christian Education in Early Childhood
Authors: Jeane Marie Tulung  , Febri Kurnia Manoppo
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze and describe strategies for instilling the value of Christian Education in early childhood by introducing eco-literacy in using plastic waste media. Theoretically, this research helps add scientific studies related to Christian Education learning media and eco-literacy in early childhood by utilizing plastic waste in Manado City. This research is also expected to enrich scientific research in the field of eco-literacy in early childhood in Manado City and can be a reference for further research. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive analysis approach based on library research. This research is located at GMIM Anugerah Tingkulu Kindergarten, Manado City, held from March to June 2022. The results of this study indicate that the introduction of the concept of eco-literacy in early childhood could be done through plastic waste media. Christian Education's values observed in this research are Values of Gratitude, Values of Responsibility, and Communal Values.
Current State of the Problem of Poliomyelitis Eradication: Epidemiological Surveillance, Vaccination and Laboratory Containment of Polioviruses
Authors: Самойлович Е.О. , Ермолович М.А.
Published: May 2023

Представлена информация по глобальной ситуации по полиомиелиту на начало 2023 г., стратегии вакцинопрофилактики и обеспечению безопасного хранения полиовирусов. Проведен анализ выполнения завершающего этапа глобальной ликвидации полиомиелита в Республике Беларусь. Представлены результаты надзора за заболеваниями с синдромом острого вялого паралича и дополнительных видов надзора при применении схем иммунизации, включающих и не включающих использование живой оральной полиомиелитной вакцины. Показано, что надзор за полиомиелитом полностью соответствует критериям ВОЗ. Проведенная идентификация выделенных в рамках надзора за полиомиелитом вирусов показывает, что они представлены энтеровирусами (вирусами Коксаки и Экхо) и аденовирусами. Ни дикие, ни вакцинородственные полиовирусы не были изолированы. Выполняются все необходимые мероприятия по созданию базового учреждения по полиовирусам (РНПЦ эпидемиологии и микробиологии) и обеспечению лабораторного контейнмента полиовирусов.

Information is provided on the global poliomyelitis situation at the beginning of 2023, the strategy of vaccination and safe storage of polioviruses. The analysis of the implementation of the final stage of global poliomyelitis eradication in the Republic of Belarus is carried out. The results of surveillance of diseases with acute flaccid paralysis syndrome and additional types of surveillance in the application of immunization schemes, including and not including the use of live oral poliomyelitis vaccine, are presented. It is shown that poliomyelitis surveillance fully meets the WHO criteria. The identification of the viruses isolated in the framework of poliomyelitis surveillance shows that they are represented by enteroviruses (Coxsackie and Echo viruses) and adenoviruses. Neither wild nor vaccine- related polioviruses have been isolated. All necessary measures are being carried out to create a basic institution for polioviruses (The Republican Research and Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology) and to provide a laboratory container for polioviruses.
Contributive culture as a participation mechanism for socially responsible companies in Mexico
Authors: Soto-Rivas Soledad
Published: May 2023

Contributive culture is a slope of democratic culture in the sense of citizen participation, which is aware of the role that taxes have in a state system. Corporate social responsibility can have tax edges in a dynamic of commitment to collective well-being, for example in Mexico taxes represent 55.65% of total federal income for the year 2022. In turn, Income Tax participates with 52.57% of the total taxes, while the Value Added Tax with 30.77% and the Special Tax on Special Production with 12.81%. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the promotion of a contributive culture based on the statistical analysis of the Federal Income Law and its relationship with the distribution of public spending, as well as knowledge of the rights and obligations of taxpayers. taxpayers. For this, a theoretical journey of corporate responsibility is made from a paradigm of competitiveness that integrates a collective well-being through the timely conscious participation of the payment of taxes, taking into account principles of legality and justice of taxes.
Potensi Penghambatan Enzim Αlfa-Glukosidase dan Tes Toleransi Glukosa Oral (TTGO) Ektrak Daun Dadap Serep (Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk) Merr.)
Authors: Susilawati Elis , Astuti Ayu Dwi , Sulaeman Agus
Published: May 2023

Abstrak: Tanaman dadap serep memiliki kandungan flavonoid yang berpotensi dapat menurunkan kadar glukosa dalam darah dan mengurangi penyerapan glukosa di usus. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui aktivitas penghambatan enzim α-glukosidase dan pengaruh pemberian Ekstrak Etanol Daun Dadap Serep (EEDDS) terhadap kadar glukosa darah tikus putih jantan galur wistar serta dosis efektifnya. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode in vitro dengan penghambatan enzim α-glukosidase  dan metode in vivo Tes Toleransi Glukosa (TTGO) dengan induksi amylum manihot menggunakan 25 ekor tikus yang dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok dengan dosis EEDDS 100, 200, dan 400 mg/kgBB, kemudian diukur kadar glukosa darahnya selama 120 menit. Hasil penelitian inhibisi enzim α-glukosidase EEDDS menunjukkan nilai % inhibisi paling baik yaitu 41,81% pada 100 ppm dan nilai % inhibisi terendah pada 10 ppm yaitu 13,33% dengan nilai IC50 sebesar 146,30 ppm dimana termasuk kategori lemah dalam menghambat α-glukosidase. Hasil penelitian TTGO induksi amylum manihot, EEDDS 400 mg/KgBB memiliki efek penurunan kadar glukosa darah secara signifikan pada T60 sampai T120. . Kesimpulan pada penelitian ini adalah ekstrak etanol daun dadap serep mempunyai potensi sebagai antihiperglikemia secara in vitro maupun in vivo.
The 30th Anniversary of the Russian Journal Public Health and Life Environment:
Milestones, Strategy and Prospects
Authors: Popova  , Zaitseva  , Gorbacheva Nataliya A. , Podunova Ludmila G. , Trukhina Galina M. , Kiryanova Ekaterina D. , Letushev Aleksandr N. , Kaunina Daria V.
Published: May 2023

Introduction: New challenges of technological development and political turbulence in the world predetermine the increasing importance of science and its achievements for strengthening the sovereignty of the Russian statehood, ensuring national security and economic development, and improving the welfare of the population.
Objective: To examine the development of the Russian peer-reviewed journal Public Health and Life Environment and its milestones, to identify the role of the title as a mass medium for presentation of results of scientific research in the field of preventive medicine, and to determine its perspectives based on the analysis of scientometric indicators.
Materials and methods: Using descriptive method, methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, as well as elements of content analysis and quantitative methods the process of formation and development of the journal Public Health and Life Environment from 1993 to 2023. It outlines the role of the journal in popularizing achievements in the field of healthcare management and preventive medicine over this period. It sets out the work done, consisting of a complex of interrelated activities aimed at increasing the quality of the content, improving the performance of the editorial board, strengthening communication and recognition of the journal in the academic community. The paper also defines trends of development based on the analysis of scientometric indicators of 60 issues of the journal published in 2018–2022 and substantiates strategic steps of the editorial policy, i.e. acceptance of the title for Scopus.
Results: Over the past thirty years, the periodical has grown from a newsletter to a scientific and practical journal and has successfully established itself as a scientific peer-reviewed publication that complies with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission. By means of thematic profiling and a series of organizational activities, the journal has proven itself as an authoritative scientific publication popularizing current achievements in the field of public health, sociology of medicine, hygiene, epidemiology, and occupational health, and was included in several science abstract and citation databases, including Scopus.
Conclusion: In order to further optimize scientific communication, meet the requirements set forth for the titles included in bibliometric databases of scientific citation, and improve the efficiency of the publisher and the editorial board, it is essential to update bibliometric indicators of the journal and expand the geography of authors and affiliated institutions, which will predetermine its future scientific growth and its comprehensive development.
Assessment of Physical Health of Final-Year Medical Students and Young Doctors
Authors: Rakhmanov Rofail S. , Bogomolova Elena S. , Olyushina Ekaterina A. , Piskarev Yuri G. , Tsaryapkin Vladimir E. , Khayrov Rashid Sh. , Kalyuzhny Evgeny A.
Published: May 2023

Background: By the end of university, the proportion of medical students with chronic diseases usually increases while physical activity and fitness decrease.
Objective: To assess physical development of final-year medical university students and clinical residents.
Materials and methods: We have assessed physical health of 16 final-year medical students and 14 first-year medical residents (20.0 % and 25.0 % of the sample population in 2019–2022, respectively). We measured body height, weight, chest circumference, leading hand force, lung capacity, hemodynamic parameters at rest, after exercise and recovery and the mean dynamic pressure in all study participants. We also estimated Quetelet, Pignet, and Robinson indices and those of force, vitality, endurance, and functional changes. In addition, we assessed living conditions, nutrition, and daily energy expenditures of the young people.
Results: We established that, under conditions of an organized team, a regulated mode of learning and a high calorie intake, two students (12.5 %) were overweight while the number of overweight residents was six (42.9 %), which was probably related to changes in the lifestyle, nutrition, and daily routine. Estimation of the body mass index showed that 10 (62.5 %) students and 11 (78.6 %) residents were overweight and obese. A more positive body build index among the residents was attributed to a higher number of overweight subjects and confirmed by strength and vital indices and chest circumference measurements. We revealed more considerable preclinical shifts in the health status of the residents in terms of the functional state of the cardiovascular system (diastolic blood pressure at rest and after exercise, heart rate and diastolic blood pressure after exercise, mean dynamic pressure after a period of rest, endurance coefficient, Robinson index) and the index of functional changes.
Conclusions: Changes in the synergistic factors of learning and lifestyle of medical residents at the beginning of their professional career cause more significant preclinical alterations in the body compared with students, which necessitates raising their awareness of a healthy lifestyle.
Polarization-insensitive epsilon-mu-near-zero effect in two-dimensional annular photonic crystals
Authors: Yuan Jing , Zhu Zebin , Jiang Liyong
Published: May 2023

We report polarization-insensitive epsilon-mu-near-zero (EMNZ) effect for both transverse-electric (TE) and transverse-magnetic (TM) polarizations in two types of two-dimensional (2D) annular PCs (APCs). The square-lattice air-ring (or dielectric-ring) type 2D APC can support non-accidental Dirac-like degeneracy for three low-energy TE (or TM) bands and accidental Dirac-like degeneracy for three higher-energy TM (or TE) bands at the same frequency. We rigorously demonstrate the polarization-insensitive EMNZ effect in 2D APCs based on the S-parameters inversion technique.