bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Irony in Japanese Popular Culture. A Cross-Cultural and Linguistic Analysis.
Authors: Irina Pelea Crînguța
Published: December 2021

The present study addresses the status and use of irony in Japanese popular culture by closely examining its’ cultural variations on a corpus consisting of ironic utterances and situations from three popular culture media: Japanese drama, anime, and manga. While it is likely that Western popular culture abounds in ironic aesthetics and standpoints, the concept of “irony” faces cultural reconstruction within Japanese culture and society, a fact easily reflected in national media and cinematographic productions. In such cases, the cultural and linguistic distance between Japanese and English, and the striking difference, which exists between these two geographical and cultural contexts, increase the challenge interposed by the understanding and interpreting of irony. Moreover, on a conversational level, ironizing one’s communication partner is considered socially unacceptable and penalised accordingly. It stands against the much-expected politeness and traditional Japanese concepts such as “honne” and “tatemae,” which, if preserved, can create harmony in communication. In conclusion, the ambiguous definition of irony, together with the negative perception and reluctance of Japanese people towards its usage, has contributed to frequently branding irony strictly as a Western phenomenon. However, as the present research attempts to demonstrate, the usage of irony in Japanese popular culture embraces multifarious approaches, and it extends to reach the borders of semantics.
Jesús y su búsqueda de un lugar heterópico para devenir Viva
Authors: Taiano Campoverde Leonor
Published: December 2021

Este artículo analiza la película irlandesa-cubana Viva, el estudio parte de la perspectiva que el cabaré constituye un espacio heterotópico que permite que Jesús pueda devenir Viva. También se considera que el encuentro Jesús/Ángel y los elementos económico-sociales que circundan a ambos personajes, centralizándose en el contraste barrio-cabaré y la importancia del segundo como un contra-lugar de la cotidianidad diurna de Jesús, el sitio donde puede explorar y asumir su feminidad sin ser juzgado. Asimismo, se examina la importancia que la parrhesía entre Jesús/Viva y Ángel tiene como elemento trascendental para que ambos puedan conocerse, aceptarse y recuperar el tiempo perdido.
The Economic Burden of Post-transplant Events in Renal Transplant Recipients
Authors: Elsisi Gihan Hamdy
Published: December 2021

Kidney transplantation (KT) is considered the optimum treatment choice for end stage renal disease (ESRD) both from a clinical and economic perspective. The incidence of acute rejection (AR) from KD could differ according to different patient and donor characteristic, as well as, the type of immunosuppressant agent allocated. Thus, it is crucial to carefully examine the costs associated with the type of immunosuppressant agents as they directly affect the clinical outcomes of recipients. Tacrolimus which is one of the Calcineurin inhibitors (CI) have proven a huge success in kidney transplantation and are considered the cornerstone therapy post transplantation. Since the expiry of its patent in 2008, generic versions have been introduced in the market. While it has been widely accepted in the medical community to switch from brand to generic drug products provided that they have proven therapeutic bioequivalence, the switch has been documents to be sensitive case with particular products which are characterized by a narrow therapeutic index (NTI). Their concern is that most of the bioequivalence studies are conducted in health volunteers’ whom do not suffer any comorbidity which is not the case in real life settings. González et al., 2017 note that this conversion affected its dose and blood levels which lead to the occurrence of acute rejection episodes due to under immunosuppression and report that infectious adverse events occurred as a result of over immunosuppression. Another important observation that there was a post serum creatinine increase after the formulation conversion and also patients experienced greater incidence of magnesium wasting, and more episodes of rejection which led to greater institutional costs of care. These findings highlight that cost containment policies need to be revisited especially with NTI drugs as their extra monitoring costs might actually off-set the savings of the generic product in the short term.
Üst Solunum Sistemi Problemli Kedilerde Feline Herpesvirus 1 Enfeksiyonun PCR Yöntemi ile Araştırılması
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Aynur , BAKSİ Nazan
Published: December 2021

Bu çalışmada, kedilerin üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonunda Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1)’in rolünün belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Çalışma kapsamında 45 hasta kedinin klinik muayaneleri yapılarak FHV-1 enfeksiyonu yönünden değerlendirildi. FHV-1 enfeksiyonunun klinik bulgularını (hapşırma, gözyaşı ve burun akıntısı, salivasyon) gösterip aşı ve herhangi bir tedavi uygulanmamış 20 kedi çalışmaya dahil edildi. Kedilerden alınan orofarengeal ve konjunktival swap örneklerinde polymerase chain reaction (PCR) yöntemi ile FHV-1 varlığı araştırıldı. PCR analizlerinde kedilerin 13’ünün (%65) FHV-1 yönünden pozitif olduğu tespit edildi. Sonuç olarak, Diyarbakır bölgesindeki kedilerin üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonunda FHV-1’in önemli rol aldığı ortaya konuldu.
PRÁTICAS ALFABETIZADORAS
Authors: Karoline Pieckhardt Santos de Souza Luana , Manosso Cartaxo Simone Regina , Bach Daiana
Published: December 2021

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar, a partir do ponto de vista de ex-alunos, práticas desenvolvidas pelos professores alfabetizadores, a fim de examinar permanências e possíveis avanços. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 12 pessoas alfabetizadas em diferentes décadas e originárias de escolas públicas. A análise dos dados fundamentou-se em Bardin (2010); e em Mortatti (2006, 2008), Pérez (2008) e Soares (2004, 2017a, 2020) sobre alfabetização. Os resultados indicam: permanência e prevalência da ideia restrita da alfabetização como aquisição do código escrito, com alguns avanços no sentido de incorporar práticas de uso social da escrita; permanência de práticas sistemáticas de leitura e escrita com memorização do alfabeto, sílabas e palavras; os métodos permanecem sendo a questão central da alfabetização; há tentativas reais de ressignificação do processo de alfabetização e do papel mediador do professor.
A CHEGADA DO HOMEM À LUA E A PRODUÇÃO DO PRÉ-LIVRO CÉU AZUL (RIO GRANDE DO SUL, EDITORA TABAJARA, 1970)
Authors: De Azevedo Ramil Chris , Peres Eliane
Published: December 2021

Este artigo resultou de um estudo do pré-livro Céu Azul, de coautoria das professoras gaúchas Rosa M. Ruschel e Flávia E. Braun e que foi publicado, em 1970, pelas Edições Tabajara, do Rio Grande do Sul. A análise foi baseada na perspectiva da iconografia e da iconologia, uma vez que o foco são as ilustrações de Céu Azul. Para tanto, os autores de referência são Panofsky (1986); Burke (2004; 2017); Ramil (2018). A narrativa do pré-livro – textos e ilustrações – faz referência a um dos acontecimentos mais marcantes da história da humanidade, ocorrido em 20 de julho de 1969: a chegada do homem à Lua. Como resultados principais, identificou-se o uso de ilustrações originais, de releituras de imagens da época, associadas ao método global de contos. Destaca-se, também, que, como um artefato de seu tempo, Céu Azul revela as relações entre o mercado editorial didático, a sala de aula, os acontecimentos sociais, culturais, políticos e tecnológicos de um determinado momento e as intencionalidades pedagógicas.
O QUE ENCONTRAMOS SOBRE A TRANSIÇÃO DA CRIANÇA DA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL PARA O ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL DE NOVE ANOS
Authors: Novicki Lurdete Castelan
Published: December 2021

Este artigo apresenta um Estado da Arte da produção acadêmica tendo como suporte de pesquisa o Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). O objetivo deste escrito é partilhar as análises dos autores que compõem o levantamento, que se referem a transição da criança da Educação Infantil para o Ensino Fundamental de Nove Anos. Para tanto, mobilizou-se quatro principais eixos categoriais: práticas pedagógicas, tempo e espaço, brincadeira e alfabetização. A incursão demonstrou que as práticas pedagógicas do 1º Ano estão voltadas à uma concepção de alfabetização que rompe com experiências mais lúdicas e interativas, revelando pontos de tensões que levaram a criança estabelecer uma relação negativa com o ofício de aluno e impasses entre as duas etapas.
A INSTABILIDADE DA NOÇÃO DE PALAVRA E A SEGMENTAÇÃO NÃO CONVENCIONAL NA ALFABETIZAÇÃO
Authors: Gonçalves Ferreira Carmen Regina
Published: December 2021

No presente artigo, dados de segmentação vocabular, produzidos por uma criança em fase de alfabetização, são descritos e analisados com vistas à discussão concernente a aspectos relevantes para a constituição da noção de palavra. Os dados analisados foram retirados de tarefas de leitura e escrita, a partir das quais foram realizadas entrevistas clínicas, que tinham como foco indagar acerca da noção de palavra (CARRAHER, 1989). Os resultados da análise mostraram que a criança rejeita estruturas constituídas por um ou dois caracteres mesmo quando segmenta todas as palavras de forma convencional, pois não está necessariamente, considerando cada estrutura como palavra, e entende a segmentação vocabular como facilitadora da leitura.
CENTRO DE GRAVIDADE PARA LOCALIZAR CENTRO DE COLETA PARA A ECONOMIA CIRCULAR DO ÓLEO DE COZINHA EM VITÓRIA, ES
Authors: Bittencourt Bárbara Nascimento , Servare Junior Marcos Wagner Jesus
Published: December 2021

O aumento da geração de resíduos faz com que seja necessária a implantação de uma série de ações para evitar os problemas ambientais, sendo essa uma responsabilidade compartilhada de toda a sociedade. Logo, o presente artigo tem como objetivo indicar através do método do centro de gravidade a melhor localização de um ponto de coleta de óleo de cozinha no município de Vitória, evidenciando a aplicabilidade do método escolhido para definir a localização. A partir da metodologia escolhida foi realizada uma revisão de literatura na qual se divide em dois temas, gestão de resíduos e aplicação do método do centro de gravidade, contribuindo para a contextualização do tema da pesquisa destacando a relevância do mesmo. Entretanto, considerando o método escolhido foram listados os 80 bairros do município, bem como as coordenadas geográficas dos mesmos. Além disso, foram utilizadas as demandas de consumo em cada bairro nos cenários de 5 e 15 anos. No entanto, a partir da técnica escolhida foi possível observar que a localização proposta está entre os bairros com o maior consumo de óleo de cozinha.
MODELAGEM MATEMÁTICA PARA OTIMIZAÇÃO DA ALOCAÇÃO DE ÁRBITROS EM UM CAMPEONATO DO FUTEBOL CAPIXABA
Authors: Santos Matheus Augusto Delunardo dos , Servare Junior Marcos Wagner Jesus
Published: December 2021

Este estudo tem como desígnio a utilização da Pesquisa Operacional para resolução de um problema envolvendo a alocação de árbitros no Campeonato Capixaba da série B de 2020, utilizando especificamente o método da Programação Linear e o Excel para reduzir os custos atuais quanto ao transporte dos mesmos, otimizando os recursos disponíveis através de uma solução que reduza a distância total percorrida pelos árbitros para realizar as partidas do campeonato, atendendo ainda suas disponibilidades. A solução apresentada economizaria 55% do total da distância percorrida originalmente e consequentemente os gastos, além de reduzir custos desnecessários com árbitros que se tornam ociosos. O modelo exposto pode ainda ser modificado conforme novos parâmetros, restrições e ser aplicado em outros esportes.
Cloud Point Extraction with Liquid Ion Exchange for Separation and Determination Magnesium (II) as anion
Authors: Hameed Faris , Shawket K. Jawad
Published: December 2021

Liquid Ion Exchange joined with Cloud point extraction methodology was used for the separation of Magnesium (II) from aqueous and determine whereas 10 mL aqueous solution that contains 50 µg Mg2+ ion is complex with 1×10-3M 8-Hydroxy quinoline (8-HQ) at a suitable basic medium it well give higher extraction efficiency at optimum conditions, needs heating the aqueous solution in suitable temperature degree for enough time to form a cloud point layer (CPL). Therefore, the optimum conditions that yielded the good CPL have a small aggregation volume which is appropriate for continuing the ion pair association Complex between Magnesium ion and 8-Hydroxy quinoline.
Systematic Review of Internet of Nano Things (IoNT) Technology: Taxonomy, Architecture, Open Challenges, Motivation and Recommendations
Authors: Naser Hayder A. , Lateef Alaa Thaer , Bida Falah A. , Zorah Mohammed
Published: December 2021

Internet of nano things (IoNT) is a new and modern part of the internet of things (IoT). Applications that operate in the field of nano scale show a new advantage in communication networks. IoNT opened the door to many applications in various fields with new features derived from the advantages of nanotechnology. In this work, a description of the IoNT during 2015-2021 was achieved, including taxonomy, architecture, motives, applications and challenges, in addition to recommendations. The architecture of the IoNT and the most important technologies used in Nano communication networks have been identified, with an indication of the advantages of each. This study, we hope, will make a contribution to this field of science, thus contributing to providing assistance to researchers in this emerging field and covering the challenges they face in this way. That would permit communication between nano-devices to be conventional, making these calibrations to be implemented in various IoNT applications. Until the IoNT system is designed without any problems in the near future, which if achieved, will provide great services, especially in medical applications and other applications.
All-Optical Universal Logic Gates at Nano-scale Dimensions
Authors: Al-Tameemi Saif , Mohammed Nadhim Abbas
Published: December 2021

Though photonics displays an attractive solution to the speed limitation of electronics, decreasing the size of photonic devices is one of the major problems with implementing  photonic integrated circuits that are regarded the challenges to produce all-optical computers. Plasmonic can solve these problems, it be a potential solution to fill the gaps in the electronics (large bandwidth and ultra-high speed) and photonics (diffraction limit due to miniaturization size). In this paper, Nano-rings Insulator-Metal-Insulator (IMI) plasmonic waveguides has been used to propose, design, simulate, and perform all-optical universal logic gates (NOR and NAND gates). By using Finite Element Method (FEM), the structure of the proposed plasmonic universal logic gates are designed and numerically simulated by two dimensions (2-D) structure. Silver and Glass materials were chosen to construct proposed structure. The function of the proposed plasmonic NOR and NAND logic gates was achieved by destructive and constructive interferences principle. The performance of the proposed device is measured by three criteria; the transmission, extension ratio, and modulation depth. Numerical simulations show that a transmission threshold (0.3) which allows achieving the proposed plasmonic universal logic gates in one structure at 1550 nm operating wavelength. The properties of this devise was as follows: The transmission exceeds 100% in one state of NAND gate, medium values of Extension Ratio, very high MD values, and very small foot print. In the future, this device will be the access to the nanophotonic integrated circuits and it has regarded fundamental building blocks for all-optical computers.
Türkiye'de Özel Sağlık Sigortaları ve Etkinlik Analizi
Authors: GÜLAY Abdulaziz , ATTİLA İclal
Published: December 2021

Özel sağlık sigortalarının rolü ve yaygınlığı tüm Dünyada sürekli olarak gelişme göstermektedir. Özel sağlık sigortalarının böylesine yaygınlık göstermesi, sigorta şirketlerinin faaliyetlerinde etkinlik ve verimlilik durumlarını gündeme getirmiştir. Şirketler etkinlik ölçümü yaparak kaynaklarını ne kadar verimli kullanabildiklerini ve faaliyetlerini hangi düzeyde etkin yürüttüklerini tespit ve analiz edebilmektedir. Bu sayede, zayıf veya yetersiz kaldıkları alanlarda gerekli düzeltme ve iyileştirmeleri yaparak yoğun rekabetin hakim olduğu piyasa koşullarında daha başarılı şekilde faaliyet yürütebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada 2017, 2018 ve 2019 yıllarında faaliyet gösteren sigorta şirketlerinin hastalık/sağlık branşındaki etkinliklerini ölçmek ve değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, Veri Zarflama Analizi yöntemi kullanılarak bahsi geçen 3 yılın tamamında hastalık/sağlık branşında prim üretimi yapan 31 sigorta şirketinin sağlık sigortası etkinlik analizleri yapılmış ve akabinde etkin olmayan sigorta şirketleri için etkin şirketler baz alınarak referans grupları oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmada elde edilen buğular doğrultusunda söz konusu şirketlerinin toplam etkinliğinin analizin yapıldığı 3 yıl içerisinde sürekli yükseliş seyri gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Analizden elde edilen bulgular ışığında, Türkiye’de özel sağlık sigortalarının etkinlik düzeylerini yükseltmeyi hedefleyen bazı öneri ve argümanlara yer verilmiştir.
-COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INTERCONFESSIONAL RELATIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN
Authors: MIRZAKHOJAEV Abdulla
Published: December 2021

The article examines the history of religions of the Turkic past, Islamic Renaissance, Tsarist imperialism, Soviet atheism, and nowadays. The author analyzes constitutional and special laws, describes religious diversity and cultural pluralism, examines the system and institutions of religious education, identifies the main reasons for the radicalization of the two countries. He pays special attention to the specifics of the manifestation of religious radicalism in each of the two countries, their approaches to this problem and ways of countering the terrorist threat, and systematizes the opinions of various scientists. The negative consequences of historical and political events on the religious life of the Uzbek and Kazakh societies are determined. The choice of these states is due to the similarity of their history, culture, and political system. A comparative analysis of the state of interfaith relations in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan is carried out according to the following criteria: historical stages, legislative and legal framework, religious associations, religious education, the problem of religious extremism and fundamentalism. The purpose of the article is to determine the features of the interaction of the authorities with religious and confessional structures, to identify the main problems of interfaith relations and the religious situation in general. This study contributes to a better understanding of ethno-confessional and inter-confessional politics in modern realities, as well as an analysis of the state and forecast of the prospects for the development of tolerant inter-confessional relations in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in the context of religious pluralism, globalism, and actual challenges of the postmodern era. It is necessary to gradually strengthen the legislative, political and socio-economic base, which will be aimed at the secular path of development of our countries, without prejudice to confessions and religious organizations, which are separated from the state by definition. In the Turkic period history of Central Asia, many concrete examples testify to the positive experience of historically peaceful coexistence of various religions in the Central Asian Turkic-Muslim region. These historical facts should and can positively influence the further strengthening of interreligious cooperation and harmony
HISTORY OF THE ENTRY OF CHRISTIANITY INTO CYBERSPACE
Authors: NIYAZOVA Shohsanam
Published: December 2021

This article emphasizes the influx of Christianity into cyberspace, the history of the first virtual forums, groups, networks, and websites relevant to this religion. It discusses the results of the studies on the widespread of faith, particularly Christianity, on the Internet. Examples, obtained as a result of American, Canadian, and British scientists’ observation of these processes, are provided. As it is known, scientists divide the studies on the correlation between religion and the Internet into three periods. Based on this fact, we paid attention to the studies of the leading representatives of each period and their results. In the second half of the twentieth century, the process, which began with a simple message on a bulletin board system (BBS), began to develop rapidly. Special forums on the expression of religious views (e.g. “Origins”, 1983) and virtual groups dedicated to Christianity (“net.religion.Christian”, 1984) come to light. The author analyzes and justifies these groups were paid much attention and participated actively by the general population and the church. The article identifies the most discussed topics in the virtual communities, which were established in the first network for religious dialogue Ecunet in their public and private (paid) conversations. It provides information about an online religious ceremony on the memory of the missing astronauts of the Challenger spacecraft. It shows how the emergence of the free World Wide web and the possibility of working with hypertext and creating websites influenced the dynamics of Christianity in cyberspace. It also provides information on the leading websites of cyber-communication technologies and which sects and churches they belong to.
Prognostics-aware multi-robot route planning to extend the lifetime
Authors:   Software Engineering Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey, Yayan U˘gur , Yazıcı Ahmet ,   Computer Engineering Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey, Sarıc¸ic¸ek ˙Inci ,   Industrial Engineering Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Published: December 2021

Transformation to Industry 4.0, manufacturing systems need more intelligent devices with capable of self-awareness. Prognostic-aware robotic systems are one of key components for the self-awareness in manufacturing. The prognostics-aware route planning is one of the key components for the success of the multi-robot team during the long-term and uninterrupted operations with also extending lifetime and reducing maintenances costs. In this study, a Prognostics-aware Multi-Robot Route Planning (P-MRRP) algorithm is proposed for extending lifetime of the robot team. In the P-MRRP algorithm, firstly routes are obtained from route set construction algorithm and most reliable route set is selected by calculating Probability of Route Completion (PoRC) according to reliability of the robot team. The proposed algorithm also considers effect of load during the route of robots. In this study, the reliability of the robot is updated considering both the travelled distances with route of robot and the load of robot between pickup and/or delivery nodes. The results of P-MRRP algorithm are compared with the results of classical MRRP. The performance of the algorithm shows that the lifetime of mobile robot team can be extended by using the P-MRRP algorithm.
Theoretical and X-ray studies on the cyclisation of 1-phenyl-5-(3-aryltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1Hpyrazole- 4-carbonitriles and 2-amino-3-(3-aryltriaz-1-en-1-yl)maleonitriles: A comparison study
Authors:   Chemistry Department, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait, Al-Azmi Amal , Awwadi Firas F. ,   Department of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Published: December 2021

The present work investigates attempts to cyclise 1-phenyl-5-(3-aryltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1H-pyrazole- 4-carbonitriles to the desired pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazinimine derivatives. The cyclisations were unfruitful, and a density functional theory study was performed. This revealed the 1-phenyl-5-(3-aryltriaz-1-en-1-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitriles are more stable than the targeted pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazinimine derivatives, indicating that their cyclisation is thermodynamically disfavoured; the reactant 8c is more stable than the predicted six-membered ring products 9c by 5 kJ/mol. The effect of isomerisation of the methoxy-phenyl group in the self-assembly of 8c and 8d in the crystalline lattice was investigated. The intermolecular forces in solid state were analysed in the two structural isomers 8c and 8d using calculated HirshFeld surface; the analysis indicates that the intermolecular forces are stronger in 8c than 8d and hence 8c is denser than 8d by 0.071g/mL.
A novel deep neural network for hidden target detection in images
Authors:   Dept. of Computer Engineering Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey, Hendaoui Rabeb , Nabiyev Vasif ,   Dept. of Computer Engineering Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Published: December 2021

The significant similarity between the hidden target and the background makes it difficult to find camouflaged people, such as warriors in warfare, or even camouflaged objects in natural environments. Hence, it is hard to ascertain these concealed targets. To address this issue, a novel deep neural network is proposed in this paper that produces an estimated mask within the hidden target for an input image. Our approach consists of two phases: hidden target segmentation and hidden target identification. For the first phase, we propose the Multilevel Attention Network (MA-Net), which generates the camouflaged target mask based on a Multi-Attention Module (MAM) that helps distinguish the hidden people from the background. Later on, the concealed target will be highlighted in the second phase. Experimental results on the camouflaged people dataset demonstrate that our proposed method can achieve state-of-the-art performance for hidden target detection.
Radiogenic heat production of S-type and I-type granite rocks in Bangka Island, Indonesia
Authors:   Department of Physics,Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara 55281, Indonesia, Nawi Siregar Rahmat , Setiawan Widana Kurnia ,   Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Indonesia, Sismanto Sismanto ,   Center for Nuclear Minerals Technology, National Nuclear Agency, Indonesia
Published: December 2021

Radiogenic heat production (RHP) has been investigated from widely types of rocks based on regional setting and metamorphism grade. In this study, we analyze the abundance of heat producing elements (U, Th, K) and Radiogenic Heat Production (RHP) on I-type and S-type granite rocks in Bangka Island, one of the main provinces in Tin Belt Island. The average U, Th and K concentrations for both S-type and I-types granite are 10.27 ppm, 79.6 ppm, 3.1% and 87.79 ppm, 99.2 ppm and 1.93 % respectively. The highest concentration of U (681.22 ppm) and Th (99.2 ppm) are found in Pangkal Pinang and K (3.79%) in West Bangka. We analyze that RHP average for I-type granite is higher with 27.87 (N=17, range from 12.97 to 550.28) than S-type with 8.43 (N=11, range from 4.93 to 12.64). The Th/U ratio shows an exponential correlation with RHP and classifies S-type granite tectonic discriminant as continental collision and I-type granite as continental arc.
Faunistic analysis of insects of Deva Vatala National Park and agroecosystem of Gujrat Pakistan
Authors:   Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan, Umar Muhammad , Hussain Mubashar ,   Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Published: December 2021

Insect biodiversity drives ecological functioning and provides ecosystem services in different landscapes. Protected areas with the least anthropogenic disturbances provide resources with the least disturbance in habitat favouring insect species belonging to different guilds to coexist and contribute to the ecosystem processes. Studies have highlighted the significance of anthropogenic landscapes including agricultural ecosystems for harboring rich native biodiversity. To understand the species composition and abundance agricultural landscape, we explored insect fauna in Deva Vatala National Park (DVNP), Bhimber (Azad Kashmir), and associated croplands of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. We aimed to assess the abundance, richness and diversity of the insect orders, families and species found in the two habitats i.e. national park and croplands. Fortnightly surveys were conducted during 2017-2019. Sampling methodology consisted of handpicking, using sweep nets, light traps, pitfall traps and insect collection was identified by using taxonomic keys. A total of 239 insect species representing 10 orders and 69 families were collected and identified from both habitat types. For both diversity and abundance, we detected a significant difference in community composition at species, family and order levels. Several insect orders and families demonstrated significant differences (p< 0.05) in either abundance or richness or both between the two types of habitats. Several families of Coleoptera, which contains dung beetles, ground beetles, ladybird beetles showed greater richness in DVNP. However, we also detected that several insect orders showed greater richness in the croplands of Gujrat. But we observed the pattern of the greater abundance of insect orders in DVNP. Both types of habitat can have important consequences on insect fauna having great importance in the ecosystem services and functions. Protected areas nearby associated croplands have the potential to contribute immensely to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision both at the local scale and the landscape scale.
Cross sections Data Adjustment For KRITZ-2:13
Authors:   Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences of Tetuan, Morocco,, Ahmed Abdulaziz , Boukhal H. Boukhal ,   Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences of Tetuan, Morocco,, Chakir E. Chakir ,   SIMO-LAB, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco, Ouahdani S. EL ,   Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences of Tetuan, Morocco,
Published: December 2021

Over the past years, the cross-sections reaction data has been re-evaluated several times, in order to approximate the nuclear model measurements with the predictions with great reliability. In our work, uncertainty analysis caused by the data on the neutron factor (Keff) and the reactivity temperature coefficient (RTC), in addition to nuclear data adjustment related to the nuclear reactor physics have been done for KRITZ-2:13 reactor, with ENDF/B - VII.1, ENDF/B - VIII.0 and JENDL - 4.0 evaluations by the nuclear code MCNP6.1. Our analysis detects that the greatest uncertainty on Keff and RTC in the studied libraries comes from the capture and fission reaction contributions respectively, for U-238 and U-235. The previous reactions and their covariances were adjusted using the generalized least squares method (GLLSM), in order to contribute to improve the data needed for neutron simulation of experiments and to ensure the installations safety, where Keff and RTC represent neutron parameters reflecting the modification effects in the data.
Penerapan Latihan Range Of Motion (ROM) aktif pada pasien pasca stroke di Desa Sampangan Pekalongan
Authors: Rismawanti Cahya Milla , Natalya Wiwiek , Isytiaroh I
Published: December 2021

AbstractStroke is a brain functional disorder characterized by nerve paralysis due to obstruction of blood flow to the brain. The frequent impact if a post-stroke client is not carried out with rehabilitation immediately will result in mobility disorder that can impede daily physical activity. One pratice in the rehabilitation process is to prevent disability in a client with post-stroke physical mobility disorder that is, by performing a Range Of Motion rope. The case study is intended to illustrate application of roma exercises to boost muscle strength. The method of writing the case study USES a descriptive design and case studies reported in narration. The instrumrnts used are observation sheets and structured observation sheets covering the assessment of muscle strength. The resulth of the case study have been after the six-meeting application of roma that the roma can increase muscle strength in subject. I the average muscle strength 3.31 to 3.50 and subject II average muscle strength 3.68 to 3,93. The conclusion of the case study increased muscle strength after the practice of roma. Suggestions for the family in order to train ROM for family members who had suffered stroke. Keywords: Stroke, muscle strength, ROM

AbstrakStroke adalah penyakit nerulogis terbanyak yang dapat mengakibatkan disfungsi motorik dan sensorik.Dampak yang sering muncul jika klien pasca stroke tidak dilakukan rehabiltasi dengan segera maka akan mengalami gangguan mobilitas yang dapat menghambat aktivitas fisik sehari-hari. Saalah satu bentuk latihan dalam proses rehabilitasi untuk mencegah terjadinya kecacatan pada klien dengan gangguan mobilitas fisik pasca stroke yaitu dengan melakukan latihan Range Of Motion ROM. Studi kasus ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan penerapan latihan ROM untuk meningkatkan kekuatan otot. Metode penulisan studi kasus ini menggunakan rancangan deskriptif dan hasil studi kasus dilaporkan dalam bentuk narasi. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu lembar pengkajian dan lembar observasi terstruktur meliputi penilaian kekuatan otot. Hasil studi kasus setelah dilakukan penerapan ROM selama 6 pertemuan bahwa ROM dapat meningkatkan kekuatan otot pada Subyek I nilai rata-rata kekuatan otot 3,31 menjadi 3,50 dan Subyek II nilai rata-rata kekuatan otot 3,68 menjadi 3,93. Simpulan studi kasus ini terjadi peningkatan kekuatan otot setelah dilakukan latihan ROM. Saran bagi keluarga agar dapat melatih ROM pada anggota keluarga yang mengalmi stroke. Kata kunci: Stroke, kekuatan otot, ROM
Thinking Minds, Virtual Bodies
Authors:   Kaustavi Movement Center, Charlotte N.C. [Cleveland, USA], NANDYMAZUMDAR MONALI
Published: December 2021

With the emergence of the pandemic, the world adapted virtually; dance education and performance were no exception. Particularly, Indian classical dance (ICD) education and practice garnered mixed reactions due to the deviations from the intimate personified practices which are inherent in the traditional ICD system. Therefore, certain changes in the system became mandatory. With reference to the ideal tenets of arts pedagogy as mentioned in the ancient performing arts treatise Natyashastra, this paper provides specific significant methodologies which can benefit the knowledge exchange process in ICD especially in the online environment. Derived from the training in the sciences, this paper is an attempt to inform the virtual ICD scenario regarding complementation of and improvements in the traditional ways of knowledge acquisition and dissemination. These ways will appreciably enrich the desired purposes of the “felt” and “embodied” which may have been lost with the shift to the virtual scenario.
What’s in a dance? Dalkhai: from a religious community ritual, to a pro-scenium performance
Authors:   CEREFREA-Villa Noël, University of Bucharest Bucharest, Romania, MARINESCU ANGELICA
Published: December 2021

An educational international project, initiated by a Romanian organisation, comprising folk dances from around the world, has challenged me to go deeper into understanding one of the most popular dance forms of Western Odisha, Dalkhai. Traditionally a religion-based folk dance connected to the agrarian culture of local Adivasi communities, it has been gradually developed into a cultural pattern of Odisha, Eastern India. Considering folklore as intangible cultural heritage of humanity, according to UNESCO definition, I explore the expression of this ritual-dance, in connection to the Adivasi culture, as Dalkhai is considered the goddess of fertility, initially worshipped by the tribal people/Adivasi like Mirdha, Kondha, Kuda, Gond, Binjhal, etc., but also in its recent metamorphosis into a proscenium representation. The Dalkhai dance is becoming visible and recognised at state, national and even international form of dance, while in the Adivasis communities it is noted that the ritual becomes less and less performed. Consulting the UNESCO definitions and documents on Intangible Cultural Heritage is useful for understanding how to approach a choric ritual, involving a tradition, music and dance, enhancing the importance of safeguarding cultural diversity while confronting cultural globalization. Its approach, in accordance with ‘universal cultural rights’, emancipatory politics concerning world culture and multiculturalism, opposes the disappearances and destruction of local traditions, indigenous practices. Heritage concerns the whole community, conferring an identity feeling, and supporting the transmission to the next generations, sustainable development, often involving economic stakes, becoming essential for developing the territories (Chevalier, 2000).
A Review Paper on Cryptography and Network Security
Authors: Dahanukar Disha Satyan , Shelke Durva Sanjay
Published: December 2021

With the explosively growing internet that has been merging with our lives for the past few decades, data and network security has been of utmost importance as society moves towards the age of digital information. As the number of users connected to the web increases, the threat faced by the network because of attackers also increases. Cryptography, the science of information security derived from the inherent needs of humans to converse and share information or communicate selectively at times, has the primary function of sending correct data over the network without any undesirable modifications. In cryptography, the original message is masked or encrypted by the sender and has to be decoded or decrypted by the receiver using a predefined set of algorithms decided before the commencement of the data transmission. Thereby, successfully avoiding redundant people from accessing or understanding the message as it is converted to content unreadable by the human eye.
A strategy for disaster preparedness in obstetrics
Authors: Daniels, MD Kay , Monga, MD Manju , Gupta Saloni , Abir, MBChB, FRCA Gillian , Chanisse M. , Newton, MD, FACS, FAAP Christopher
Published: December 2021

Background: Many hospital units, including obstetric (OB) units, were unprepared when the novel coronavirus began sweeping through communities. National and international bodies, including the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, directed enormous efforts to present the latest evidence-based practices to healthcare institutions and communities. The first hospitals that were affected in China and the United States (US) did heroic work in assisting their colleagues with best practices they had acquired. Despite these resources, many US hospitals struggled with how to best incorporate and implement this new information into disaster plans, and many protocol changes had to be established de novo. In general, disaster planning for OB units lagged behind other disaster planning performed by specialties such as emergency medicine, trauma, and pediatrics.Participants: Fortunately, two pre-existing collaborative disaster groups, the OB Disaster Planning Workgroup and the Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management, were able to rapidly deploy during the pandemic due to their pre-established networks and shared goals.Main outcome: These groups were able to share best practices, identify and address knowledge gaps, and disseminate information on a broad scale. The case will be made that the OB community needs to establish more such regional and national disaster committees that meet year-round. This will ensure that in times of urgency, these groups can increase the cadence of their meetings, and thus rapidly disperse time-sensitive policies and procedures for OB units nationwide.Conclusion: Given the unique patient population, it is imperative that OB units establish regional coalitions to facilitate a coordinated response to local and national disasters.
Application of Boyd’s OODA loop to emergency response
Authors: Tanui, DSc, MSc, BEd (Hons) David J.
Published: December 2021

Emergency management is a dynamic task that requires constant evaluation and research so as to improve processes and systems. Most importantly, the rise in emergencies has led to increased costs of managing them. These cost increases are happening at a time when US government agencies are experiencing budget-cuts. Therefore, a search for solutions to improve emergency management is critical, especially in the emergency response phase. The emergency response phase is particularly important because studies show that due to the confusion and panic caused when a disaster strikes, failures in command and control often lead to delays in action and increased operation costs.This article argues that Boyd’s OODA loop, a command and control concept used by the US military for several years, presents opportunities as an off-the-shelf resource that can be adapted by nonmilitary response organizations at federal, state, local, and agency level. The study is an important contribution to the ongoing discourse on emergency management policy and practice in the United States.
Exploring sex differences in information needs, media dependencies, and attention allocation during Hurricane Dorian
Authors: Lachlan, PhD Kenneth A. , Spence, PhD Patric , Hutter, MA Emily , Gilbert, MA Christine
Published: December 2021

In September 2019, Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas and the southeast United States, resulting in widespread damage and loss of life. Drawing from previous crisis communication research on both natural and man-made disasters, this study examines information seeking and medium preferences, attention allocation, and sex differences in these outcomes. Extant literature has found differences between men and women in terms of the volume and types of information wanted during a crisis event, as well as preferences for different media in times of crisis. This literature has yet to examine the degree to which attention allocation may be related to these outcomes. To address these issues in a naturalistic context, a large-scale survey was targeted at residents of states impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Results are consistent with previous research indicating that females engaged in more overall information seeking and sought more information seeking related to tangible goals. Females found interactive media (Internet and social media) to be more useful than males. Evidence was not detected concerning sex differences in the way people found out about the storm and sex differences in attention allocation detected. Results suggested small effects for perceived usefulness of television and Internet on attention allocation for both men and women. Implications for emergency management personnel and public officials are discussed.
Clinical presentation and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of lymphocytic hypophysitis: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Authors: Ju Jia-Sheng , Cui Tao , Zhao Jing , Chen Jian-Liang , Ju Hai-Bing
Published: December 2021

This meta-analysis was to analyze the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, and the management of Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LYH).
Meta-analysis showed that the percentage of women in LYH patients was 78%. LYH was associated with pregnancy in 15% of the female patients, with headache (49%) and symptoms of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) (45%) being the most frequent presentation. In 24 % of the LYH patients, there was an association with another autoimmune disease. The incidence of secondary hypogonadism, secondary hypoadrenalism, secondary hypothyroidism, and growth hormone deficit was 54%, 49%, 43%, and 22%, respectively. Pituitary contrast enhancement (63%), symmetrical pituitary enlargement (60%), thickening of the pituitary stalk (58%), sella mass or suprasellar extension (58%), and loss of posterior pituitary hyperintensity (50%) were typical MRI findings. Regarding LYH treatment, the percentage of patients who had observation or hormone replacement, steroid therapy, and surgery was 43%, 36%, and 34%, respectively.
The Association between Coffee and Caffeine Consumption and Renal Function: Insight from Individual-Level Data, Mendelian Randomization, and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Mazidi Mohsen , Dehghan Abbas , Mikhailidis Dimitri , Jóźwiak Jacek , Covic Adrian , Sattar Naveed , Banach Maciej , Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collab on behalf of the , (ILEP) and the International Lipid Expert Panel
Published: December 2021

Introduction

By applying on two-sample Mendelian randomization and systematic review and meta-analysis we investigated the association between caffeine and coffee intake with prevalent CKD and markers of renal function.

Material and methods

For the individual data analysis we analysed the NHANES data on renal function markers and caffeine intake. MR was implemented by using summary-level data from the largest ever GWAS conducted on coffee intake (N=91,462) and kidney function.

Results

Finally, we included the data of 18,436 participants, 6.9% had prevalent CKD (based on eGFR). Caffeine intake for general population was 131.1±1.1 mg. The percentage of participants with CKD, by caffeine quartile was 16.6% in the first (lowest) quartile, 13.9% in the second, 12.2% in the third and 11.0% in the top quartile (p<0.001). After adjustment, for increasing quartiles for caffeine consumption, mean urine albumin, albumin-creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) did not change significantly (p>0.234). In fully adjusted logistic regression models, there was no significant difference in chances of CKD prevalence (p-trend=0.745). In the same line, results of MR showed no impact of coffee intake on CKD (IVW=β: -0.0191, SE: 0.069, p=0.781), on eGFR (overall= IVW= β: -0.0005, SE: 0.005, p=0.926) both in diabetic (IVW= β: -0.006, SE: 0.009, p=0.478), and non-diabetic patients (IVW= β: -6.772, SE: 0.006, p=0.991). Results from the meta-analysis indicted that coffee consumption was not significantly associated with CKD (OR: 0.85, 95%CI 0.71-1.02, p=0.090, n=6 studies, I2=0.32).

Conclusions

By implementing on different strategies, we have highlighted no significant association between coffee consumption with renal function and chance of CKD.
Febuxostat versus allopurinol for patients with gout: is it time to overcome concerns regarding cardiovascular safety?
Authors: Patoulias Dimitrios , Doumas Michael
Published: December 2021

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