bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
High Genotypic Diversity, Putative New Types and Intra-Genotype Variants of Bovine Papillomavirus in Northeast Brazil
Authors: Figueirêdo Rebeca P. , Santos Gabriela F. , Oliveira Luana B. , Santos Lucas A. B. O. , Barreto Débora M. , Cândido Alexandre L. , Campos Ana C. , Azevedo Edisio O. , Batista Marcus V. A.
Published: September 2020

Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) can cause damage to the epithelial and mucosal tissue and currently presents 28 known types. Not all BPV types are associated with the development of cancer in cattle. Studies have shown that variants of human papillomavirus types can present different pathogenic profiles. However, despite the similarity, it is not yet known whether variants of BPV types can also present varying degrees of pathogenicity. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic variability of BPV types and variants isolated in Northeastern Brazil. Samples were obtained from animals with papillomatous lesions. BPV DNA was detected by the amplification of the L1 gene and genotyping was performed by sequencing. Mutations were analyzed in a phylogenetic, structural and functional context. In total, 52 positive samples were obtained and 11 different BPV types were identified in the samples. Ten putative new BPV types were also identified. In addition, several non-synonymous mutations were identified and predicted to alter protein stability, having an impact on immune evasion. The study demonstrated a high genetic diversity of BPV in the region with a large number of mutations identified, serving as a basis for more efficient control measures to be adopted for bovine papillomatosis.
A Secure Video Steganography Based on the Intra-Prediction Mode (IPM) for H264
Authors: Cao Mingyuan , Tian Lihua , Li Chen
Published: September 2020

Recently, many video steganography algorithms based on the intra-prediction mode (IPM) have been adaptive steganography algorithms. These algorithms usually focus on the research about mapping rules and distortion functions while ignoring the fact that adaptive steganography may not be suitable for video steganography based on the intra-prediction mode; this is because the adaptive steganography algorithm must first calculate the loss of all cover before the first secret message is embedded. However, the modification of an IPM may change the pixel values of the current block and adjacent blocks, which will lead to the change of the loss of the following blocks. In order to avoid this problem, a new secure video steganography based on a novel embedding strategy is proposed in this paper. Video steganography is combined with video encoding. Firstly, the frame is encoded by an original encoder and all the relevant information is saved. The candidate block is found according to the relevant information and mapping rules. Then every qualified block is analyzed, and a one-bit message is embedded during intra-prediction encoding. At last, if the IPM of this block is changed, the values of the residual are modified in order to keep the optimality of the modified IPM. Experimental results indicate that our algorithm has good security performance and little impact on video quality.
Virtual to Real Adaptation of Pedestrian Detectors
Authors: Ciampi Luca , Messina Nicola , Falchi Fabrizio , Gennaro Claudio , Amato Giuseppe
Published: September 2020

Pedestrian detection through Computer Vision is a building block for a multitude of applications. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in convolutional neural network-based architectures to execute such a task. One of these supervised networks’ critical goals is to generalize the knowledge learned during the training phase to new scenarios with different characteristics. A suitably labeled dataset is essential to achieve this purpose. The main problem is that manually annotating a dataset usually requires a lot of human effort, and it is costly. To this end, we introduce ViPeD (Virtual Pedestrian Dataset), a new synthetically generated set of images collected with the highly photo-realistic graphical engine of the video game GTA V (Grand Theft Auto V), where annotations are automatically acquired. However, when training solely on the synthetic dataset, the model experiences a Synthetic2Real domain shift leading to a performance drop when applied to real-world images. To mitigate this gap, we propose two different domain adaptation techniques suitable for the pedestrian detection task, but possibly applicable to general object detection. Experiments show that the network trained with ViPeD can generalize over unseen real-world scenarios better than the detector trained over real-world data, exploiting the variety of our synthetic dataset. Furthermore, we demonstrate that with our domain adaptation techniques, we can reduce the Synthetic2Real domain shift, making the two domains closer and obtaining a performance improvement when testing the network over the real-world images.
Malware Detection of Hangul Word Processor Files Using Spatial Pyramid Average Pooling
Authors: Jeong Young-Seob , Woo Jiyoung , Lee SangMin , Kang Ah Reum
Published: September 2020

Malware detection of non-executables has recently been drawing much attention because ordinary users are vulnerable to such malware. Hangul Word Processor (HWP) is software for editing non-executable text files and is widely used in South Korea. New malware for HWP files continues to appear because of the circumstances between South Korea and North Korea. There have been various studies to solve this problem, but most of them are limited because they require a large amount of effort to define features based on expert knowledge. In this study, we designed a convolutional neural network to detect malware within HWP files. Our proposed model takes a raw byte stream as input and predicts whether it contains malicious actions or not. To incorporate highly variable lengths of HWP byte streams, we propose a new padding method and a spatial pyramid average pooling layer. We experimentally demonstrate that our model is not only effective, but also efficient.
Intercomparison of In Situ Sensors for Ground-Based Land Surface Temperature Measurements
Authors: Krishnan Praveena , Meyers Tilden P. , Hook Simon J. , Heuer Mark , Senn David , Dumas Edward J.
Published: September 2020

Land surface temperature (LST) is a key variable in the determination of land surface energy exchange processes from local to global scales. Accurate ground measurements of LST are necessary for a number of applications including validation of satellite LST products or improvement of both climate and numerical weather prediction models. With the objective of assessing the quality of in situ measurements of LST and to evaluate the quantitative uncertainties in the ground-based LST measurements, intensive field experiments were conducted at NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)’s Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, from October 2015 to January 2016. The results of the comparison of LSTs retrieved by three narrow angle broadband infrared temperature sensors (IRT), hemispherical longwave radiation (LWR) measurements by pyrgeometers, forward looking infrared camera with direct LSTs by multiple thermocouples (TC), and near surface air temperature (AT) are presented here. The brightness temperature (BT) measurements by the IRTs agreed well with a bias of <0.23 °C, and root mean square error (RMSE) of <0.36 °C. The daytime LST(TC) and LST(IRT) showed better agreement (bias = 0.26 °C and RMSE = 0.67 °C) than with LST(LWR) (bias > 1.1 and RMSE > 1.46 °C). In contrast, the difference between nighttime LSTs by IRTs, TCs, and LWR were <0.47 °C, whereas nighttime AT explained >81% of the variance in LST(IRT) with a bias of 2.64 °C and RMSE of 3.6 °C. To evaluate the annual and seasonal differences in LST(IRT), LST(LWR) and AT, the analysis was extended to four grassland sites in the USA. For the annual dataset of LST, the bias between LST (IRT) and LST (LWR) was <0.7 °C, except at the semiarid grassland (1.5 °C), whereas the absolute bias between AT and LST at the four sites were <2 °C. The monthly difference between LST (IRT) and LST (LWR) (or AT) reached up to 2 °C (5 °C), whereas half-hourly differences between LSTs and AT were several degrees in magnitude depending on the site characteristics, time of the day and the season.
A Deep-Learning Model with Task-Specific Bounding Box Regressors and Conditional Back-Propagation for Moving Object Detection in ADAS Applications
Authors: Lin Guan-Ting , Malligere Shivanna Vinay , Guo Jiun-In
Published: September 2020

This paper proposes a deep-learning model with task-specific bounding box regressors (TSBBRs) and conditional back-propagation mechanisms for detection of objects in motion for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) applications. The proposed model separates the object detection networks for objects of different sizes and applies the proposed algorithm to achieve better detection results for both larger and tinier objects. For larger objects, a neural network with a larger visual receptive field is used to acquire information from larger areas. For the detection of tinier objects, the network of a smaller receptive field utilizes fine grain features. A conditional back-propagation mechanism yields different types of TSBBRs to perform data-driven learning for the set criterion and learn the representation of different object sizes without degrading each other. The design of dual-path object bounding box regressors can simultaneously detect objects in various kinds of dissimilar scales and aspect ratios. Only a single inference of neural network is needed for each frame to support the detection of multiple types of object, such as bicycles, motorbikes, cars, buses, trucks, and pedestrians, and to locate their exact positions. The proposed model was developed and implemented on different NVIDIA devices such as 1080 Ti, DRIVE-PX2 and Jetson TX-2 with the respective processing performance of 67 frames per second (fps), 19.4 fps, and 8.9 fps for the video input of 448 × 448 resolution, respectively. The proposed model can detect objects as small as 13 × 13 pixels and achieves 86.54% accuracy on a publicly available Pascal Visual Object Class (VOC) car database and 82.4% mean average precision (mAP) on a large collection of common road real scenes database (iVS database).
The Effects of the Driver’s Mental State and Passenger Compartment Conditions on Driving Performance and Driving Stress
Authors: Magaña Víctor Corcoba , Scherz Wilhelm Daniel , Seepold Ralf , Madrid Natividad Martínez , Pañeda Xabiel García , Garcia Roberto
Published: September 2020

Globalization has increased the number of road trips and vehicles. The result has been an intensification of traffic accidents, which are becoming one of the most important causes of death worldwide. Traffic accidents are often due to human error, the probability of which increases when the cognitive ability of the driver decreases. Cognitive capacity is closely related to the driver’s mental state, as well as other external factors such as the CO2 concentration inside the vehicle. The objective of this work is to analyze how these elements affect driving. We have conducted an experiment with 50 drivers who have driven for 25 min using a driving simulator. These drivers completed a survey at the start and end of the experiment to obtain information about their mental state. In addition, during the test, their stress level was monitored using biometric sensors and the state of the environment (temperature, humidity and CO2 level) was recorded. The results of the experiment show that the initial level of stress and tiredness of the driver can have a strong impact on stress, driving behavior and fatigue produced by the driving test. Other elements such as sadness and the conditions of the interior of the vehicle also cause impaired driving and affect compliance with traffic regulations.
Testing and Improving an ISO 14119-Inspired Tool to Prevent Bypassing Safeguards on Industrial Machines
Authors: Haghighi Aida , Jocelyn Sabrina , Chinniah Yuvin
Published: September 2020

Various safety-related standards associated with the machinery design phase, such as ISO 14119:2013, emphasize the appropriate design and selection of protective devices to prevent bypassing. Despite such standards, bypassing safeguards is a common issue at the machinery use phase. ISO 12100:2010 indicates, “experience has shown that even well-designed safeguarding can fail or be violated”. This unsafe practice can cause serious injuries or fatalities. This paper presents an improved version of a bypassing-related assessment tool initially inspired by ISO 14119. The improvement results from testing its performance through industrial case studies to explore how the tool works in reality. Five occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners apply this tool in four plants in Quebec to 18 machines and 37 activities. Afterwards, the OHS practitioners provide feedback using a questionnaire. The findings reveal that the tool is appropriate for the machine usage phase to prevent bypassing with an overall 82% satisfaction score. The probability levels of bypassing given by the tool enable a safety improvement prioritization method for the machines and safeguards. The tool was improved, redefining some incentives to bypass and its layout. The findings explain how practitioners could influence decision-making to minimize incentives to bypass and the probability of bypassing to prevent accidents.
Exploring the Motives for Online Fashion Renting: Insights from Social Retailing to Sustainability
Authors: Lee Stacy H. , Huang Ran
Published: September 2020

Despite the exponential growth of collaborative consumption practices, online fashion renting, an important type of collaborative fashion consumption, is still underexplored. Drawing on the theories of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Innovation Diffusion, we developed a holistic research framework to explore the motives for online fashion renting. By analyzing a total of 300 usable responses collected by a research market company using structure equation modeling (SEM), we found that attitudes and subjective norms positively influenced consumers’ intentions to engage with online fashion rental services. Moreover, we found that environmental awareness also had a significant influence on attitudes toward fashion renting through online platforms, and that relative advantage, amplified by personal innovativeness and fashion consciousness, also positively influenced consumers’ attitudes toward online fashion renting. Interestingly, price consciousness did not contribute to relative advantage.
Lessings Lustspielkonzeption im Spiegel der „Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück“
Authors: Rozner Anna
Published: September 2020

Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird Gotthold Ephraim Lessings „Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück“ untersucht, das oft als eines der meistgespielten deutschen Lustspiele oder sogar als Wendepunkt in der Geschichte der deutschen Dramatik bezeichnet wird. Die Arbeit geht diesen Behauptungen nach und sucht nach den Gründen für den Erfolg des Werks. Als Ausgangspunkt dienen Lessings eigene dramentheoretische Konzeptionen. Lessings Lustspielkonzeption wurde durch seine Zeitgenossen (wie Gellert, J.E. Schlegel) eindeutig beeinflusst bzw. durch seine Auseinandersetzung mit Theorien seiner Zeit (wie die Gottsched’sche Verlachkomödie) geprägt. „Minna von Barnhelm“ entstand in der produktivsten Phase von Lessings Schaffen, als er sich noch mit seinem dramentheoretischen Hauptwerk, der „Hamburgischen Dramaturgie“, befasste. Dennoch treten die in der „Hamburgischen Dramaturgie“ behandelten Elemente seiner Dramenkonzeption bereits in „Minna von Barnhelm“ markant hervor, wie etwa die Hinwendung zur Charakterkomödie, die mitleiderregenden Eigenschaften der Figuren oder die Selbstreflexivität. Die Verwendung solcher Elemente wirkte neuartig in der deutschen Literatur und erregte großes Interesse. Die Beleibtheit des Stückes ist bis heute ungebrochen.
Entwicklung des bekommen/erhalten/kriegen-Passivs im Deutschen
Authors: Tanka Bernadett
Published: September 2020

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Entwicklung eines besonderen Passivtyps, des bekommen/erhalten/kriegen-Passivs, im Zeitraum von 1946-2018 im Rahmen einer Korpusanalyse untersucht. Im ersten Abschnitt werden die verschiedenen Passivtypen kurz dargestellt. Vom zweiten Teil an liegt der Schwerpunkt auf dem bekommen/erhalten/kriegen-Passiv, gefolgt von einem Überblick über dessen Grammatikalisierung. Die letzten Kapitel widmen sich der Untersuchung einer selbst zusammengestellten Belegsammlung aus dem frühesten bzw. neuesten online zugänglichen Jahrgängen der Zeitung „DIE ZEIT“. Neben der Verwendungshäufigkeit dieses Passivtyps im genannten Zeitraum wird Fragen nach der Art der in der Fügung auftretenden Vollverben, subjektfähigen Dativen, Realisierung des Akkusativobjekts und Agensausdruck nachgegangen. Das Ziel der Arbeit ist, die Entwicklung des bekommen/erhalten/kriegen-Passivs von der Mitte des 20. Jh. bis heute nachzuzeichnen.
VITAGENE CONCEPT IN DAIRY AND MEAT CATTLE PRODUCTION
Authors: СУРАЙ П.Ф. , ФИСИНИН В.И. , КОЧИШ И.И.
Published: September 2020

Технология промышленного производства молока и говядины связана с целым рядом стрессов, которые приводят к снижению продуктивности, воспроизводительных качеств и здоровья сельскохозяйственных животных. Исследованиями последнего десятилетия убедительно доказано, что на молекулярном уровне большинство стрессовых ситуаций, включая средовые, технологические, кормленческие и внутренние стрессы, связаны с избыточным образованием свободных радикалов, нарушением редокс-баланса и окислительным стрессом. В последние годы внимание ученых все больше приковано к свободным радикалам, как сигнальным молекулам, способствующим эффективной адаптации к стрессам. При этом регуляторная роль антиоксидантной системы в условиях стресса заслуживает дополнительного внимания. Концепция витагенов, разработанная ранее в медицине и успешно перенесеная в птицеводство и свиноводство, базируется на понимании молекулярных механизмов адаптации к стресам на уровне специфических генов, получивших название ВИТАГЕНЫ. Их активация позволяет повысить адаптационную способность к различным стрессовым ситуациям и поддержать здоровье и продуктивность животных. Анализ современной литературы и результаты наших исследований свидетельствуют о том, что данная концепция применима и к молочному и мясному скотоводству. В частности, в первые недели жизни телят активация витагенов кормовым путем может улучшить защиту желудочно-кишечного тракта молодняка и снизить отрицательные последствия нарушений пищеварения и диареи в этот критический период отногенеза.

Commercial production of milk and beef is associated with various stresses which lead to decreased productive and reproductive performance of farm animals, redox disbalance and compromised their health. Research conduced during last decade  clearly showed that at the molecular level most stresses, including environmental, technological, nutritional and internal stresses, are associated with overproduction of free radicals and oxidative stress. In recent years free radicals received a lot of attention as  signalling molecules helping effective adaptation to stresses. Furthermore, regulatory roles of antioxidant system in stress conditions deserve more attention. The vitagene concept, developed in medical sciences and successfully transferred to poultry and pig production, is based on the understanding molecular mechanisms of stress adaptation at the level of specific genes which are called VITAGENES. Activation of such genes allows to increase adaptive ability to various stresses and to maintain/support animal health. A comprehensive analysis of recent research literature and our own results indicate that the vitagene concept can be successfully applied to milk and meat-type cattle. In particular,  during first weeks of calf life vitagene activation by nutritional means can improve gut health and decrease negative consequences of  digestion disorders and diarrhea during this critical period of animal ontogenesis.
"We are a Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora...Interested in Roots, and Routes": A Chat With Alejandro de la Fuente, Editor of Transition
Authors: de la Fuente Alejandro , Fahey Catherine
Published: September 2020

Transition defines its goal to be "a pivotal medium for discussion of the global predicament of the African Diaspora in an age that demands ceaseless improvisation." Publishing short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, and interviews with these concerns in mind, the magazine is an intellectual forum for reflection on identity. Alejandro de la Fuente writes in the magazine's submission guidelines, "in an age that demands ceaseless improvisation, we aim to be both an anchor of deep reflection on black life and a map charting new routes through the globalized world." Professor de la Fuente is the founding Director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard and the faculty Co-Chair, along with Professor Jorge Domínguez, of the Cuban Studies Program. He is the Senior Editor of the journal Cuban Studies and the Editor of Transition.
Go On and Strut Your Short Shorts: The Greatness of Flash Fiction
Authors: Tuch Becky
Published: September 2020

It's summer here in Boston, and I can think of no better time to talk about short shorts. That's right. Micro-minis. Stories so short they'll make your mother drag you back into the house until you promise to write something decent, like a novel!
Canadian Journal Anchored by Excellence: Review of Antigonish Review, Fall 2018
Authors: Gerano Lindsay
Published: September 2020

The Antigonish Review reveals excellent poetry, fiction, book reviews and a single nonfiction essay in its Fall 2018 issue. Topics wide in range covered seemingly everything from health concerns to marital strife and more. Nearly half a century of publishing some of the best in Canadian prose, including Margaret Atwood, The Antigonish Review (TAR) carries vocabulary thick with glaciers and moraine, morass and Halifax, Adirondacks. More than half of the writers in its pages are Canadian or have close ties to Canada.
Journal Falls A Bit Short of Satisfying: Review of Your Impossible Voice, Fall 2018
Authors: HK Petur
Published: September 2020

Overall Your Impossible Voice is far from bad, but at the same time, not much comes to mind when I try to think of the pieces in this issue. There is a general over-arching theme of feeling out of place, of trying to find a, as Joanna Ruocco puts it in her excerpt from The Runner, “better solution to the problem of existence.” And this theme is strong throughout, for better and for worse. The majority of narrators and characters feel far away, from each other as well as from the reader, telling their stories at a distance. This emphasizes the notion of feeling out of place and away from home, which is admirable, but at the same it also means that the fiction is for the most part drawn out and overly contemplative.
"Literary Journals Have Always Been the Place Where Editors Can Take Chances": A Chat with John McNally
Authors: McNally John , Augello Chuck
Published: September 2020

In an ideal world, everyone would be reading John McNally. In novels like The Book of Ralph, After the Workshop, and America’s Report Card, McNally mixes vivid characterization with closely-observed settings to create sparkling comic narratives that linger in the reader’s mind. In McNally’s latest work, The Boy Who Really, Really Wanted to Have Sex – The Memoir of a Fat Kid (Elephant Rocks Books), he steps away from fiction for his first memoir—an engaging collection of essays about growing up in the 1970s.
"We Strive for Very High Quality": A Chat With Gerald Trites, Editor of The Antigonish Review
Authors: Trites Gerald , Augello Chuck
Published: September 2020

Founded in 1970, The Antigonish Review prides itself on offering an eclectic array of poetry and prose by emerging as well as established writers. One of the oldest continuing literary magazines in Canada, the Review has an international reach, with readers in Germany, Korea, France, and Saudi Arabia, and submissions coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Brazil. Annie Dillard, Marshall McLuhan, and Margaret Atwood are among the award-winning writers whose work has been featured in the journal. Gerald Trites, Managing Editor, shared his thoughts with The Review Review.
8 Reasons Your Submission Strategy Sucks (And What You Can Do About It)
Authors: Tuch Becky
Published: September 2020

It's a new year, friends, which means time for some serious resolution-ising. If you've been writing and submitting up a storm lately, good for you. Please ignore everything below and get back to whatever you were doing before. If, though, you feel like something is wrong, like your strategy for submitting to lit mags is not quite working, if you want to be published more frequently and in more venues you love and lust after, then perhaps some of what's below applies to you.
Designing an Annual Educational Calendar of Medical Parasitology Based on Training Weeks
Authors: Salehi Mitra , Nasirzadeh Amirreza , Niazkar Hamid Reza , Basiri Moghaddam Kokab
Published: September 2020

Background: Parasitology is a course filled with many complicated terminologies. In this study, a guide was designed to facilitate the learning of parasitology. More precisely, an annual educational calendar of medical parasitology was designed based on the weeks of education and its effectiveness was assessed in university students of medical sciences. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 174 students who were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. At the baseline, the students were tested with a questionnaire at the beginning of each teaching session and the end of the intervention. In addition, another questionnaire was used to compare the attitude and satisfaction of students in two groups. Finally, the scores of the students were entered in SPSS 16 for analysis. Results: The results of parametric tests showed that the mean scores of laboratory and medical students during several tests in different sessions were significantly different in the two groups. Conclusion: The educational calendar is a new method in medical education, especially in the field of medical parasitology. This calendar as an educational supplement, emphasizes on students’ active learning and contributes to improving the quality of teaching the parasitology course in addition to meeting their educational needs.
In Vitro Effects of Hemolymph Serum of Potamon persicum Crab (HSPPC) on MCF-7 and MDA-231 Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Authors: Mohammadi Amin , Mostafaie Ali , Bagheri Ahmad , Kiani Sarah , Chalabi Maryam
Published: September 2020

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Therefore, there is an urget need to identify and develop therapeutic strategies against this deadly disease. This study is the first to investigate the effects of Hemolymph Serum of Potamon persicum Crab (HSPPC) on MCF-7 and MDA-231 breast cancer cell lines. Materials and Methods: LDH and MTT assays were performed on MCF-7 and MDA-231 breast cancer cell lines as well as human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) to determine the cytotoxic and antiproliferative activity of the HSPPC at different concentrations. Further, the apoptosis inducing action of the hemolymph serum was determined by TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferasemediated dUTP nick end labeling) and cell death assay. Results: The IC50 values of HSPPC for MCF-7 and MDA-231 cell lines were 960±0.369 and 850±1.422 μg/mL, respectively. The growth of both MCF-7 and MDA-231 cell lines were significantly (P<0.001) inhibited by HSPPC as compared with untreated controls at 48 hours. The results showed that HSPPC had no cytotoxic effects but significantly inhibited cell growth in a dose and time dependent manner. In addition, DNA fragmentation analysis (TUNEL) and cell death assay indicated induction of apoptosis by HSPPC in MCF-7 and MDA-231 cell lines. Conclusion: The results suggest that HSPPC contains bioactive compound(s) with potentials for the treatment of breast cancer.
Role of Free Radical-induced Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Alipoor Reza , Moraghebi Mahta , Abbasi Hossein , Eftekhar Ebrahim
Published: September 2020

Oxidative stress is associated with various pathophysiological events such as cancer, kidney diseases, and diabetes. Studies have shown that reactive oxygen species (ROS) also play a key role in the development of vasculopathies and can cause disorders such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary stenosis. Atherosclerosis, due to endothelial cell damage, results in at least impaired endothelial function and consequently macrophage infiltration and impaired smooth muscle function. Since then, many researchers have focused on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and its interaction with the endothelium as the primary injury that leads to the formation of fatty streaks and eventually to atherogenesis. It has now become clear that different types of ROS are not only produced in the vessel wall but also contribute to the pathogenesis of a range of cardiovascular disorders individually and collectively.
Knowledge and Behavior Among Women Referring to Health Care Institutions Screening for Breast Cancer in the South of Iran
Authors: Mazarei Maryam , Abedini Sedighe , Montaseri Maryam
Published: September 2020

Background: Breast cancer is the most widespread type of cancer of women throughout the world. The likelihood of its treatment can be increased by screening and early detection in the early stages. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge and behavior of women referred to health care institutes of Bandar Abbas regarding screening for breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 370 women who referred to Bandar Abbas health care centers and were selected by the cluster sampling technique. A questionnaire containing demographic characteristics, knowledge assessment, and performance evaluation was used to collect the required data. The minimum and maximum scores were within the range of 0-20 and 0-7 for wise questions and performance, respectively. Finally, data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t test, along with chi-square and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests using SPSS16. Results: The mean age of women was 55.35 ± 2.27 years. In addition, 298 (80.5%) and 72 (19.4%) of them were married and single, respectively. The mean knowledge score was 12.48 ± 3.85 and the mean score was 2.9 ± 2.29 as well. Finally, there was a significant relationship between the knowledge and behavior of the subjects (P<0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, regular education programs are suggested to increase women’s knowledge. Thus, their performance is hoped to increase by extending their level of knowledge.
Survey on the Causes of Road Traffic Accidents in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Authors: Mahmood Shaho Osman , A Sallam Sanny , H Wahdan Iman , Hama Ghareeb Khalid Anwar , Adil Hasan Yahya , Mohialdeen Gubari Mohammed Ibrahim , Hama Rahim Fattah Fattah , H. Abdullah Tareq
Published: September 2020

Background: Due to the stability and economic development in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, increase in the number of traffic crashes has been one of the serious challenges that local authorities have faced with. The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of road traffic accidents (RTAs), road traffic injuries (RTIs), and their causes in Sulaimaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive study was conducted based on the data collected from the Health Directorate/ MOH and the Traffic Department/ Ministry of Interior in Sulaimaniyah. A questionnaire was also used to collect required data from RTA casualties who were admitted to Sulaimaniyah Main Emergency Hospital during a 6-month period from January first till the end of June 2014. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.0. Results: Based on the results obtained from Sulaimaniyah Main Emergency Hospital, there were 251 RTA victims in 2014 within the age range of 1 to 81 years. Moreover, RTAs led to the death of 270 and 280 individuals in 2012 and 2013, respectively. The main causes of RTAs were respectively over speeding (33%), the sudden appearance of a vehicle (13.9%), and vehicle slip (10.4%), speeding (48.7%), followed by drowsiness of the drivers (36.9%), and drunken driving (5.6%). Conclusion: In order to reduce RTAs, the overall quality of roads, quality of cars, and general driving skills should be improved. Moreover, for decreasing the rate of crashes inside the city, public transport modes such as tram or train should be prepared.
Effect of Educational Counseling on Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women Towards Sex During Pregnancy
Authors: Pakray Atefeh , Ahmadi Atefeh , Jahani Younes , Ghazanfarpour Masoumeh
Published: September 2020

Background: Insufficient information about sex during pregnancy as well as negative attitude towards it may lead to serious problems in the couple’s communication and sexual relationship. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of educational counselling on sexual knowledge and attitude of pregnant women during 2014-2015. Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 200 pregnant women referred to 5 health care centers in Kerman. The random allocation method was used to assign mothers to intervention (n=100) and control (n=100) groups. Data were collected by demographic information, sexual knowledge, and attitude questionnaires. Data were analyzed by paired and independent t test, Fisher exact test, chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation tests in SPSS software version 22.0. Results: The mean scores of sexual knowledge and attitude before educational counselling in intervention group were 33.7±15.44 and 50.09±10.88, respectively. Before the intervention, no significant differences were observed between the two groups in knowledge and attitude. One month after the counselling, the mean scores of knowledge and attitude in the intervention and control groups were respectively 79.03±8.71 and 67.88±8.62, indicating a significant difference (P<0.0001). Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed the positive role of counseling and education in increasing knowledge and creating positive attitude towards sexual relationships in pregnant women.
“Es hora que sepan” La correspondencia de la Guerra de Malvinas: otra mirada sobre la experiencia bélica de 1982
Authors: Lorenz Federico
Published: September 2020

La guerra de Malvinas (1982) es uno de los aspectos más controversiales del pasado reciente argentino. Este texto propone el análisis de la correspondencia escrita por los combatientes en las islas como una forma de aproximarse a la experiencia de la guerra, en particular en torno a ideas de pertenencia basadas en la noción de patria. Analiza cómo la guerra puso en crisis estos valores, y propone a las cartas como un medio idóneo para aproximarse a estas cuestiones por estar menos “contaminados” por las sucesivas memorias sobre la guerra.
¿Por qué sigue siendo políticamente incorrecto hablar de exilio? La dificultosa inscripción del exilio en las memorias sobre el pasado reciente argentino (1983-2007)
Authors: Jensen Silvina
Published: September 2020

Este artículo parte de la hipótesis que el territorio de las memorias públicas sobre el exilio en Argentina – esto es aquellas narrativas elaboradas entre otros por los propios exiliados y por sus interlocutores desde el Estado (durante la dictadura y en los sucesivos gobiernos constitucionales) o la sociedad civil (el campo intelectual, los organismos de DD.HH., etc.) – ha mostrado una pregnancia de una memoria discreta, circunspecta, en cierta medida silente que expresa las dificultades para entender al exilio junto a/o en los diferentes relatos sobre las luchas sociales y políticas, la militancia revolucionaria, la represión estatal y paraestatal y la lucha antidictatorial que la sociedad ha ido articulando desde 1983 hasta hoy. En este contexto, el trabajo intenta reconstruir algunas explicaciones acerca de esa subrepresentación del exilio, pero haciendo hincapié en la historicidad y conflictividad de las memorias, su carácter social, generacional y culturalmente determinado, etc.
El carácter genocida del Proceso de Reorganización Nacional
Authors: Feierstein Daniel
Published: September 2020

El trabajo se propone analizar críticamente los procesos de construcción de la memoria colectiva de las prácticas sociales genocidas y sus efectos en la posibilidad de restablecer los lazos sociales quebrados por el terror y el exterminio. De este modo, se sugiere que analizar el carácter genocida de la última dictadura militar, en tanto intención de destrucción parcial del grupo nacional argentino, puede permitir un trabajo de apropiación de sus efectos por parte del conjunto de las víctimas.
“Cura- Malal”. Un ensayo del Servicio Militar Obligatorio en 1897
Authors: Garaño Santiago
Published: September 2020

En este trabajo nos proponemos describir y analizar la experiencia vivida en “Curá-Malal”, el campamento cercano a Pigué donde se realizó la primera experiencia de conscripción obligatoria en el año 1897. A partir del análisis de dos libros que testimonian esa experiencia (uno escrito por un alto oficial y el otro, por un soldado), nos interesará reconstruir este primer hito, que fue fundacional en una genealogía del servicio militar obligatorio. La hipótesis que atraviesa este texto es que, si bien la normativa de creación es de 1901, hubo experiencias previas a la aprobación y reglamentación de esta ley, que han delineado las características centrales de esta institución. Por lo tanto, pensamos que es un aporte para historizar el proceso de creación de esta institución. Con fines analíticos, por un lado, retomaremos la bibliografía sobre el problema de la ciudadanía y la subjetividad. Y, por otro, revisaremos lecturas clásicas de la antropología sobre los ritos de paso y sobre los rituales, dando cuenta de las prácticas, rutinas y valores alentados por el personal militar y las transformaciones que produjo en la tropa de soldados.
Lucha facciosa, autonomía e influencias externas en las Fuerzas Armadas argentinas en la segunda mitad del siglo XX
Authors: Mazzei Daniel
Published: September 2020

A partir de “Revolución Libertadora” (1955-1958) las Fuerzas Armadas se transformaron en protagonistas del proceso político argentino. Se inició entonces la “desperonización” de las instituciones militares, tal como ocurrió en otros espacios de la sociedad civil. La etapa posrevolucionaria se caracterizó por las luchas facciosas, la indisciplina, la falta de subordinación a las jerarquías, el quiebre de la cadena de mandos, y el aumento de los niveles de autonomía militar frente al poder político. Además, la llegada de una misión de asesores franceses, en 1957, significó el inicio de profundos cambios en materia de doctrina de defensa.El presente artículo propone analizar la situación de las Fuerzas Armadas argentinas a lo largo de tres décadas a partir de tres ejes que marcan el período iniciado en 1955: la lucha entre facciones que determina enormes purgas al interior de las instituciones militares, la creciente influencia doctrinaria externa (tanto francesa como norteamericana), y el proceso de autonomía militar del poder civil que alcanzó su máxima expresión a finales de la década de 1970.
Localizing the â€œNew Snapshotâ€ Textbook; A Study for Intermediate Level Students in Indonesia
Authors: Hartati Rita
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze the â€œSnapshotâ€ textbook based on the local characteristics of Indonesian intermediate students. Therefore, the descriptive analysis method was applied to this study by using documentation and observation techniques. As a result, five elements need to be adapted based on the local characteristics of Indonesian students: 1) sociocultural content, 2) language level, 3) authenticity 4) instruction method, and 5) tests & exercises. Adapting the textbook-based local characteristics of students is not simple but it is important to achieve the learning objectives successfully.
140th Anniversary of Aristotelian Society in London
(review of international conference, Great Britain,
10–12 July 2020) .
Authors: AGAMIROV KAREN V.
Published: September 2020

The author reviewed the international scientific conference which take
place online in Kent University 10–12 July 2020 in Great Britain. The conference organized be Mind Association with Kent University and devoted to the 140th anniversary of Aristotelian Society, made in London in 1880. In review considered the historical information on the stages of development of Aristotelian Society as a famous
philosophical organization in the world
True Morels (Morchella Spp.) and Community Livelihood Improvement in Mankial Valley, District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Baqi Kakakhel Syed Fazal
Published: September 2020

True morels collected from wild provide an economic source for the rural community of Mankial valley (District Swat, Khyber Pukhtunkhawa, Pakistan). Sale of approximately 334 kg in dry weight of five species of true morels (Morchella conica, M. esculenta, M. deliciosa, M. rotunda and M. semilibera) fetch US$ 57133 (under US$ 2015-16 exchange rate) to Mankial community and generate a revenue of US$ 62935 in Mingora (regional market) and US$ 87011 in Islamabad (national capital) markets. Morchella conica (average annual dry weight harvested 156 kg) has a high market price value (US$ 2964-44616) in all the three markets. M. esculenta (average annual dry weight harvested 120 kg) the second most harvested species (fetching US$ 20640-32040), M. deliciosa (34 kg; US$ 4216-6460), M. rotunda (13 kg; US$ 1482-2223) and M. semilibera (11 kg; US$ 1155-1672) appeared in decreasing order.
A prova prática-oral estruturada é comparável ao exame clínico objetivo estruturado na avaliação de micro-habilidades clínicas?
Authors: Matos Flávia Soares de , Toledo Jr Antonio
Published: September 2020

A simulação tornou-se estratégia de ensino importante em cursos da área da Saúde. O exame clínico objetivo estruturado (OSCE) é considerado padrão ouro na avaliação de habilidades e competências em simulação, mas ele exige muitos recursos, dificultando sua realização frequente. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o OSCE com a prova prática-oral estruturada na avaliação de micro-habilidades clínicas. Foi realizada análise quasi-experimental com 21 estudantes de Medicina comparando os dois tipos de prova na avaliação de cinco habilidades obstétricas em ambiente simulado. Os discentes foram divididos em dois grupos. Na primeira fase, cada grupo realizou um tipo de prova. Após 3 semanas, eles realizaram as provas novamente de modo invertido. O tipo de prova (prova prática-oral estruturada ou OSCE) não influenciou a avaliação dos alunos (p>0,05), porém as notas foram mais elevadas (p<0,05) no segundo dia, independentemente do formato de exame, sugerindo efeito teste.
A educação de jovens e adultos no contexto da formação de professores de Biologia
Authors: Paranhos Rones de Deus , Avelar Lucas Martins de , Mascioli Cristina da Costa Krewer , Guimarães Simone Sendin Moreira
Published: September 2020

O artigo relata o processo de criação e implementação de uma disciplina que trata da modalidade Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), oferecida em um curso de Ciências Biológicas – Licenciatura. O relato toma como ponto de partida a demanda de formar professores de Biologia para a EJA e, a partir disso, apresenta a criação de uma disciplina de EJA que se deu no conjunto de atividades ligadas à reformulação do Projeto Pedagógico de Curso (PPC). Quanto ao processo de implementação, são destacados as unidades didáticas e os objetivos; o processo de avaliação; e a percepção dos estudantes sobre as atividades desenvolvidas durante a disciplina. Fica sinalizada a necessidade de a EJA integrar parte da formação de professores de Biologia e espera-se que o relato motive o desenvolvimento de outras experiências.
AUTOMASI WEBSITE BROWSER UNTUK MELAKUKAN AUTOLOGIN KE DALAM CAPTIVE PORTAL
Authors: Listartha I Made Edy
Published: September 2020

Penggunaan captive portal dalam sekuriti jaringan komputer menuntut pengguna untuk selalu melakukan registasi pada halaman hotspot saat diperlukan. Penelitian ini menanfaatkan website browser lynx berbasis teks sebagai sarana untuk melakukan registrasi pada captive portal yang di automasi dengan script yang berisi username dan password pengguna. Perangkat penelitiannya sendiri menggunakan software simulasi yang menjalankan RouterOS mikrotik dan linux sebagai pengguna. Mikrotik dibangun sebagai captive portal dengan menggunaan setup wizard dengan konfigurasi IP 192.168.200.1/24, menjalankan fungsi DHCP Server pada sebuah interface1 yang terhubung langsung dengan OS Linux pengguna sehingga mendapatkan IP melalui DHCP Client. Halaman captive portal terbentuk pada alamat http://test.mikrotik.local dengan tampilan standar. Perekaman proses login melalui browser lynx dilakukan untuk mendapatkan script proses login dan digunakan untuk proses automasi login. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menjalankan perintah cmd_script berisi rekaman proses login dan menghapus sesi login pada mikrotik setelah berhasil untuk pengujian selanjutnya. Pengujian dilakukan sebanyak 20 kali dengan hasil tanpa adanya kegagalan jika tidak terdapat gangguan oleh pengguna maupun sistem saat proses automasi berjalan.
The Influence of Price, Game Attractiveness, and Audience Preference on the Decision of Purchase Home Match Tickets Persib Bandung in Liga 1 Year 2019
Authors:   Master of Management, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia., Muhammad* Abdi , Marwa Taufiq ,   Faculty of Economics, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia., Anas Iyakrus ,   Department Physical and Sport Education at Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia, Sulastri  ,   Faculty of Economics, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Published: September 2020

Football club in Indonesia income sources consist of four sectors, ranging from sponsorships, television broadcasting rights, sales of official club merchandise, and sales of match tickets. Match tickets are one source of income for a professional sports team. This study aims to determine the effect of price, game attractiveness, and audience preference on the decision to buy tickets for Persib Bandung home match in Liga 1Year 2019. The data used in this study are primary data by distributing questionnaires to 400 peoples. The sample selection used in this study is a probability sampling method, with the Proposional Stratified Sampling technique. The sample will be divided into several categories based on the position of the stadium seating stands chosen by the respondents. The criteria for respondents determined by the researcher were ticket buyers for Persib Bandung home matches in Liga 1 Year 2019. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The results obtained from multiple linear regression analysis are price, game attractiveness, and audience preference simultaneously affect the decision to buy tickets for Persib Bandung home match in Liga 1 Year 2019. Price and audience preference variables partially influence the purchasing decision for Persib Bandung home match tickets in Liga 1 Year 2019. However, game attractiveness partially has no effect on the decision to purchase for Persib Bandung home match in Liga 1 Year 2019. This research is expected to be reference to choose which variable is better used in future studies. For organizing committee, this research can be a reference to increase sales of Persib match ticket sales in the following year's competition.