bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social Network Analysis for School Librarians to Evaluate and Improve Teacher Collaboration
Authors: Rinio Deborah
Published: March 2022

This paper describes doctoral research that sought to determine if school librarians could use social network analysis as an evaluative and strategic planning tool. The study used a mixed-methods approach to develop and pilot test the Social Network Analysis for School Librarians (SNASL) Process in two secondary schools (ages 11-18) using participatory analysis. Analysis revealed that the SNASL Process has the potential to enable school librarians to evaluate and improve upon the collaborative network of their school by identifying individuals in specific role positions and producing generative insight regarding the structure of the school network.
ICT Facilities and Literacy in Rural Non-Government Secondary School Libraries of Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Zakir , Hashmi Yasmine , Mezbah-ul-Islan Muhammad
Published: March 2022

The study explored the ICT facilities and services at rural Non-Government Secondary (NGS) school libraries in Bangladesh. It identified the ICT literacy of NGS school library professionals known as assistant librarians. An exploratory method was used to ensure the best possible outcomes. Based on the interview and literature review in the qualitative phase, a questionnaire was developed for the quantitative phase and collected 86 responses using an online survey. Findings showed, most of the rural NGS school libraries do not have the ICT facilities and of those that do, they are insufficient in number to provide efficient services to library users. There was a lack of ICT skills among assistant librarians and most agreed that ICT literacy would increase the efficiency of their work and regarded it as an essential tool for school libraries. The study provides an analysis of the prevailing situation that helps in planning for policy makers and further in-depth research.
The ICT sector as a driving force for institutional development
Authors:   Belarusian State University, Lemeshchenko Petr , Tryasunova Olga
Published: March 2022

Economic research in recent years has emphasized the need to analyze the development of a particular area through the prism of interrelation with other areas. Despite the widespread introduction and application of information and communication technologies (ICT), the relationship of this sector with institutional development is not fully described. The article is devoted to the issue of the influence of the sphere of information and communication technologies on the institutional development of national economies. The relationship between the level of development of the ICT sector and the institutional development of the country was established on the basis of a statistical analysis of the key development indices of the above categories. A list of key directions of economic policy of the Republic of Belarus has been formed with the aim of forming and developing an efficiently functioning ICT sector.
The Belarusian state plant cadastre as a tool for managing plant objects
Authors:   V. F. Kuprevich Institute of Experimental Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Maslovsky Oleg , Levkovich Anastasia , Chumakov Leonid
Published: March 2022

The methodological, legal and information aspects of the creation of the State Plant Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus, as well as the results of the cadastral survey of the country territory are reflected. The quantitative results of the accounting and the distribution of protected, economically useful species of plants and fungi, the prognosis of the expansion of the most dangerous invasive objects, as well as data on the state of especially valuable plantations (old parks) are presented.
ATUALIZAÇÕES SOBRE O USO DOS ANTICOAGULANTES ORAIS DIRETOS EM POPULAÇÕES ESPECIAIS
Authors:   Hospital São Camilo, São Paulo,  SP, Brasil, Rodrigues Marcatto Leiliane , Batista Costa Rafaela ,   Hospital São Camilo, São Paulo,  SP, Brasil, Assolant Rodrigues Mariana ,   Hospital São Camilo, São Paulo,  SP, Brasil, Soares Silva Leite Anne Karollyne ,   Hospital São Camilo, São Paulo,  SP, Brasil.,   Universidade Federal de São Paulo,  EPM-UNIFESP. Departamento de  Farmacologia, Escola Paulista de  Medicina. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Published: March 2022

Devido a limitações no uso de antagonistas da vitamina K, foram aprovados quatro anticoagulantes orais diretos (apixabana, dabigatrana, edoxabana e rivaroxabana) para o tratamento e a prevenção de eventos tromboembólicos. Apesar de os anticoagulantes orais diretos se mostrarem não inferiores à varfarina e apresentarem facilidade de uso, os estudos publicados foram realizados em população geral, gerando dúvidas sobre a utilização desses fármacos na população especial. Alguns estudos foram publicados recentemente mostrando a utilização desses medicamentos em pacientes com disfunção renal, com IMC alterado e também com idade avançada. Porém, ainda não há consenso quanto à necessidade de ajuste de dose em pacientes obesos. Os dados sobre o ajuste de dose para pacientes com disfunção renal estão um pouco mais elucidados, porém são necessários mais estudos para esclarecer o tema na prática clínica. Este artigo de revisão traz os principais e mais atuais estudos da literatura e discute as principais atualizações sobre o uso dos anticoagulantes orais diretos em populações especiais. Descritores: Anticoagulantes; Inibidores do Fator Xa; Fibrilação Atrial; Insuficiência Renal; Obesidade; Idoso.
DETERMINANTES SOCIAIS E QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PACIENTES IDOSOS
Authors:   Instituto do Coração do Hospital  das Clínicas da Faculdade de  Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil., Portela Araújo Natali , Fonseca Amaral  Silva Elaine ,   Instituto do Coração do Hospital  das Clínicas da Faculdade de  Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil., Bampi Angela ,   Instituto do Coração do Hospital  das Clínicas da Faculdade de  Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Published: March 2022

Introdução: O envelhecimento humano é um processo natural e universal que ocorre gradativamente ao longo do curso da vida. O amadurecimento do organismo permeia as fases da infância, adolescência, vida adulta e por fim a velhice. Considerando a diversidade desse processo, é fundamental estabelecer estratégias para a garantir o envelhecimento saudável, investigando o padrão de qualidade de vida dos idosos com a influência dos determinantes sociais em saúde. Objetivos: O objetivo geral foi identificar a influência dos determinantes sociais em saúde na qualidade de vida dos pacientes idosos matriculados na Unidade Clinica de Cardiogeriatria do Instituto do Coração/HCFMUSP. Os objetivos específicos foram identificar o perfil sociodemográfico dos pacientes idosos; discutir a relação entre determinantes sociais de saúde e qualidade de vida dos pacientes idosos e discutir a atuação do assistente social na promoção da saúde dos pacientes idosos. Metodologia: Trata se de estudo transversal, descritivo e quantitativo com 50 pacientes por meio de aplicação de formulário socioeconômico e questionário WHOQOL-OLD. Resultados: Dos entrevistados 52% são homens, católicos, com ensino fundamental incompleto, brancos, casados e estão aposentados. Na avaliação de qualidade de vida foi identificado um padrão regular de QV com a média de 3,65. Conclusões: Constatou-se a influência dos determinantes sociais em saúde na identificação do padrão de qualidade de vida, por meio da construção de um perfil socioeconômico estável que garante a manutenção e acesso a serviços de saúde e demais facetas da vida humana. Descritores: Envelhecimento; Qualidade de Vida, Saúde; Determinantes Sociais da Saúde.
Child labor and the "hangover" of the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America
Authors: Carlos Alberto Ramos-Torres  , Raime Rolando Rodriguez-Diaz
Published: March 2022

In this short communication, we reflect on the problem of child labor, with a focus on Latin America and its possible negative consequences in the pandemic context. It is argued that in a scenario of possible austerity, without public policy action for social protection and the incorporation of child labor problem in the rhetoric and political agendas, there will probably be future problems of human capital in the region. In addition, we see that the causal effect of the child labor problem may depend on the context and manner of execution, but there are already some signs that the problem has worsened due to pandemic crisis. Lastly, governments are called upon to incorporate bottom-up policies to deal with child labor and achieve point 8.7 of the sustainable development goals.
Histopathological findings in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy specimens: Are pathological examinations necessary?
Authors: Selim Sözen  , Mehmet Gençtürk  , Seyfi Emir  , Muhammed Said Dalkılıç  , Abdullah Şişik  , Hasan Erdem
Published: March 2022

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of gastric histopathological findings in patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in our hospital and to add more data to the published literature on the characteristics of the resected LSG samples. Material and Methods: The pathology reports of the patients were retrospectively analyzed to identify all patients with consecutive morbidly obesity who underwent LSG from January 2015 to December 2019. All patients underwent gastroscopy in the preoperative period. Results: The study analyzed 800 patient reports. No specific pathological finding was observed in 230/800 (28.75%) of the patients, which was reported as normal. Specific pathological findings were present in 570 (71.25%) patients. Cases of chronic inactive gastritis (400 patients [50%] ), chronic active gastritis (134 patients [16.7%] ), intestinal metaplasia (2 patients [0.2%] ), low-grade dysplasia (1 patient [0.12%] ), stromal tumor (7 patients [0.87%] ), Neuroendocrine (NE) cell hyperplasia (7 patients [0.87%] ), fundic gland polyps (3 patients [0.37%] ), granulomatous gastritis (1 patient [0.12%] ), acute gastritis (1 patient [0.12%] ) and ectopic pancreas (1 patient [0.12%] ) were recorded. Conclusion: Surgeons should be aware of the high unexpected histopathological prevalence in bariatric patients. Although our study did not find any malignant pathological result, we believe that routine postoperative pathological examination and preoperative endoscopy are necessary for medicolegal reasons.
Persistent hypoglycemia in the setting of metastatic malignant insulinoma to the liver treated with chemoembolization and bland embolization
Authors: Nazanin Sheikhan  , Joshua Hardy  , George Trad  , Andrew Nguyen  , Andrey Manov
Published: March 2022

We are describing a patient with malignant insulinoma and unusual clinical and pathological features. The patient presented late in the course of the disease with history of abdominal pain and was found to have large tumor of the pancreas and metastasis to the liver. Also, he presented with acute diarrhea which is not a feature of Insulinoma. During the hospital stay the patient had sever hypoglycemia with very inappropriately high to the low blood glucose levels of Insulin, C- peptide and Proinsulin. On biopsy of the tumor it was found to be neuroendocrine tumor, but staining’s for Insulin were negative. The patient was treated with surgical resection of the distal pancreas when the insulinoma was located, splenectomy, cholecystectomy and appendectomy. Also, chemoembolization and embolization of the metastatic tumors of the liver were done and patient’s hypoglycemia was treated with Diazoxide and short course of Steroids and Octreotide. We underscore the need of combined clinical, laboratory, radiological and pathological approach while diagnosing malignant Insulinoma.
Hubungan Modal Sosial Kognitif Terhadap Performansi Dusung di Desa Murnaten Kecamatan Taniwel
Authors: Parera Anjely A. , Kastanya Agustinus , Tjoa Martina
Published: March 2022

Dusung performance is the condition and performance of dusung management managed by the community of dusung owners, as measured by productivity, sustainability, fairness, and efficiency. This study analyzes the rank-spearman correlation between cognitive, social capital to dusung performance in Murnaten Village, Taniwel District, West Seram Regency. Rank-Spearman's correlation results show that the relationship between cognitive, social capital (trust, cooperation, and solidarity) and performance (productivity, efficiency, sustainability, and fairness) overall shows a direct and quite strong relationship. It is supported by the values and norms that apply in society that are maintained as ancestral heritage.
Potret Hutan Adat di Desa Ewiri Kecamatan Leksula, Kabupaten Buru Selatan
Authors: Iskar Iskar , Silaya Th. M. , Teslatu Inka
Published: March 2022

The indigenous people of Ewiri Village are part of the ulayat (petuanan) Massarette in South Buru, which has local wisdom in Sasi (sihit), Enhamat, Tane Mehet, indigenous forests, Karamat/ Pamali, and Dusun. Indigenous peoples in Ewiri Village still have the structure and form of indigenous peoples, indigenous institutions, customary institutions, customary jurisdictions, customary law sanctions, and a very high dependence on indigenous forests. This study examines the management of customary forests in Ewiri Village, Leksula District, South Buru Regency. The research method used is descriptive research used to describe a human group's status or a particular data. Data is collected through interviews of respondents and key informants. The results showed that the management of indigenous forests in Ewiri Village has a relatively high dependence on forests. The community still maintains the customs, traditions of their ancestors, local wisdom, local knowledge, and other land-use practices. Customary Forest Ownership Rights are regulated based on the distribution of houses or soa indigenous peoples of Ewiri Village. The existing margas are Selsily Clan (Gefua), Solissa Clan (Mual), Lesnussa Clan (Masbait), Nustelu Clan (Marmau) and Behuku (Humboti). The pattern of utilization and management of customary forests by the indigenous people of Ewiri Village has stages, including land clearing, planting stage, maintenance stage, and harvesting and marketing stage. Forms of customary forest management include natural forests, gardens, and hamlets/air.
Analisis Bilangan Gelombang Arang Aktif Kayu Makila (Litsea Angulata B.L)
Authors: Siruru Herman - , Riupassa Pieter
Published: March 2022

Infrared (IR) spectroscopic analysis systems provide advantages in characterizing organic compounds and polymeric material formulations. In this study, an FTIR analysis of makila wood-activated charcoal (Litsea Angulata B.L) was conducted to determine the relationship between wavenumber and the type of makila activated charcoal and the correlation of wavenumber with the quality of makila wood activated charcoal. Makila wood-activated charcoal is made in 2 stages: carbonization at a temperature of 500 ºC for 8 minutes and then starting at a temperature of 700 ºC for 60 minutes. The results of the independence test (14.722) showed that at the α=0.05 level (24.992), the wavenumber was not related to activated charcoal. The correlation between wavenumber and iodine adsorption capacity is negative and tends to be below; in the area of ​​wave number 400-1500 cm-1, it is -0.5476, and in the area of ​​wave number 1500-2000 cm-1 is -0.3931. While in the wavenumber region, 2500-4000 cm-1 is positive and tends to be low at 0.3660, and in the wavenumber region 2000-2500 cm-1, the value is zero (0) or there is no correlation. The correlation between wavenumber and benzene absorption is positive and tends to below, in the area of ​​wave number 400-1500 cm-1, it is 0.1902, and in the region of wave number 1500-2000 cm-1 is 0.3271. While in the wavenumber region 2500-4000 cm-1, the correlation is negative and tends to be high at -0.8310, and in the wavenumber region 2000-2500 cm-1, the value is zero (0) or there is no correlation.
Adat Rantau as a Solution for Multi-Ethnic Marriage in Pasaman, West Sumatera
Authors: Nofiardi Nofiardi
Published: March 2022

Inter-ethnic marriages involving the Minangkabau and Mandailing people in the rantau region of Pasaman is increasingly unavoidable, even though people of the respective ethnicities keep preserving their customs.  The issue about inter-ethnic marriage tradition in facilitating these two different regions between Minang and Mandailing in the rantau region is an interesting academic analysis. A comparison between it’s  solutions with fiqh as well as the Compilation of Islamic Law (Kompilasi Hukum Islam) is also another issue that deserves a discussion. Therefore, the investigation of these issues applies a descriptive-qualitative research compiled through interviews with local figures and bundo kanduang and some sort of secondary sources. This article shows that adat rantau is a new alternative appeared as the solution raised from inter-ethnic marriages, especially between Minangkabau and Mandailing people. This emerging solution also opens up a pathway for the growth of bilateral or parental systems. This adat rantau is different from other regions in which inter-ethnic marriages occur, considering that some maintain the patrilineal system that resonates to fiqh and the Compilation of Islamic Law.
Assessing Validity of Some Critiques towards the Fatwas of the DSN - MUI on Mudarabah within the Perspective of the Aqwal of Islamic Legal Expert
Authors: Kamaluddin Safrudin Halimy , Sudarman Sudarman
Published: March 2022

Abdullah Saeed and Mervyn K. Lewis argue that the implementation of contracts in Islamic banking has deviated from fiqh. With the same critical framework, some researchers in Indonesia also criticize the fatwas of the DSN-MUI (National Sharia Board of the Indonesian Ulema Council) on the muḍārabah contract. This paper, however, argues that all of those criticisms can be categorized as a khilāfiyyah (differences of opinion among muslim jurists). Again this backdrop, this paper will assess the validity of those critiques towards the fatwas of the DSN-MUI on muḍārabah within the perspective of the aqwāl of islamic legal experts (madhāhib) as well as prove that the muḍārabah model in Islamic banking in Indonesia does not deviate from fiqh. After reviewing relevant library sources, this paper shows that the fatwas of the DSN-MUI on muḍārabah are supported by the aqwāl of islamic legal experts among Ḥanbalī, Ḥanafī, Mālikī, and Shāfiʻī schools. Moreever, although it is different from the muḍārabah form known by many people in fiqh, the muḍārabah contract system adopted by the DSN-MUI can be categorized as a model of muḍārabah permitted by islamic legal experts.
O PROCESSO DE TRABALHO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM EM UM PROGRAMA DE ATENÇÃO ALCOOLISTA
Authors: Comper Emilly , Subrinho Lucas Queiroz , Portugal Flávia Batista , Siqueira Marluce Mechelli de
Published: March 2022

O alcoolismo produz alterações na saúde individual e coletiva, podendo resultar em manifestações físicas, psíquicas e sociais muito importantes, requerendo uma intervenção integral e em rede. O objetivo desse estudo é descrever o processo de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem no Programa de Atenção ao Alcoolista (PAA) do Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes (HUCAM) da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES). Utilizou-se a técnica da observação direta geral (profissionais) e específica (equipe de enfermagem) e pesquisa documental (relatórios, artigos e livros), para captar a realidade assistencial do Programa. O PAA-HUCAM-UFES é um serviço ambulatorial para o tratamento do alcoolismo, com abordagem interprofissional composta por Enfermeiro, Médico e Assistente Social. No Programa é realizada a Consulta de Enfermagem (CE) com atividades educação em saúde para suprir as Necessidades Humanas Básicas (NHB) e promover o autocuidado do alcoolista, com base na Teoria de Horta e Orem. E, ao longo de mais de 30 anos de experiência, a equipe de enfermagem vem desenvolvendo o cuidado do alcoolista, buscando sua autonomia, seu protagonismo ativo e o respeito aos seus direitos de cidadão.
Influence of turmeric on the microbial characteristics, lipid oxidation and sensory properties of canned African catfish in tomato sauce stored at 25oC and 45oC
Authors: Malomo Adekunbi Adetola , Odubanjo Oreoluwa Faith , Olawoye Babatunde , Olaniyi Omowumi Ibipeju , Lawal Moyinoluwa Adenike , Fasogbon Beatrice Mofoluwaso
Published: March 2022

The aim of the study was to investigate the preservative effect of turmeric paste on African catfish in tomato sauce with a view to producing ready-to-eat catfish and reduce the stress of processing. The microorganisms associated with the products were enumerated, isolated and identified, lipid oxidation was monitored, and the organoleptic properties were assessed. The microbial load ranged between 0.000 and 2.635 log cfu/g during storage. Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus coagulans were isolated and there was no presence of pathogenic microorganisms. The range of free fatty acid, peroxide and thiobarbituric acid values were 0.3 – 0.5% oleic acid, 0.00 – 0.07 meqO2/kg of sample and 0.00 – 4.69 mg MDA/g respectively. Addition of turmeric had no significant effect (p > 0.05) on the taste, texture, aroma, colour and overall acceptability of the canned African catfish in tomato sauce samples. This study therefore established that addition of 3% and 4% turmeric paste to African catfish was effective in limiting microbial growth and reducing hydrolytic rancidity without having negative effect on consumer acceptability.
The prevalence of bacterial contaminants in artisanal cheese sold in informal markets. The case of Kosovo
Authors: Studenica Artan , Märtlbauer Erwin , Mulliqi-Osmani Gjyle
Published: March 2022

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of bacterial contaminants (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.) in 116 artisanal cheese samples sold in informal markets of Kosovo. The results provide evidence for a presence of the aforementioned contaminants in the artisanal cheese, with levels of positive samples of 64.7%, 39.7% and 3.4% for Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, respectively. Salmonella spp. could not be detected. It also could be shown that the contamination of the cheeses with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was higher during the summer season with Staphylococcus aureus counts up to 106 CFU/g, a level sufficient for the potential production of enterotoxins. The number of samples contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes was, however, higher during the winter season. Microbiological analyses relied on the ISO standards methods, an automated Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay for detection of Listeria monocytogenes was used in addition. The findings of this study strongly suggest that institutions responsible for public health, need to increase attention and control measures in order to improve the safety of foods sold in informal markets, particularly with regard to artisanal cheese which is a frequently consumed product.
Prolonged Post Traumatic Headache after Repetitive Sports Related Concussions
Authors: Smirnoff Liza
Published: March 2022

Background: Human and animal studies have shown evidence of pathological brain changes as well as increased cognitive dysfunction with repetitive injury.

Case Presentation: We present a case of prolonged persistent post concussive symptoms after a mild concussion, in the setting of multiple prior concussions. In this case a 29-year-old man presented for a moderate persistent daily headache for one month after a minor injury due to a branch hitting his helmet while mountain biking. He had previously sustained one non-sports related concussion with loss of consciousness as well as at least two other sports related concussions in the past five years which caused one-to-two-week intervals of headaches and dizziness. At initial evaluation he reported persistent photosensitivity, difficulty working on screens, as well as intermittent lightheadedness, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, and anhedonia. Symptoms of headache completely resolved over the course of three months with serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) management, but he reported some persistent anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Conclusion: This case report highlights the long-term impact as well as the need for more specific return to activity guidelines for patients with multiple prior concussions.
PENGARUH GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, LEVERAGE DAN KUALITAS AUDIT TERHADAP INTEGRITAS LAPORAN KEUANGAN PADA EMITEN BUMN
Authors: Wahyuni Putri Dwi
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACT: Integrity of financial statements is the extent to which financial statements are presented correctly and honestly, where all information concerning financial position, performance and cash flows must be correct because they will be accountable to stakeholders. The research objective to be achieved is to provide understanding and knowledge to the public, especially investors and creditors regarding the disclosure of good corporate governance, leverage and audit quality on the integrity of financial statements. The method used is quantitative research with secondary data taken from the annual report at idx with data collection techniques using purposive sampling method. Analysis of the data used is panel data by testing the model selection (Chow test, Hausman test and Lagrange Multiplier test). The population in this study is BUMN listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange which was carried out for 3 years of observation, namely 2017-2019, which amounted to 60 data. The results of the study show that good corporate governance and audit quality have a positive and significant effect on the integrity of financial statements, while leverage has a negative but not significant effect on the integrity of financial statements.

Keywords:  Good Corporate Governance, Leverage, Quality Audit, Integrity of Financial Statements

 

ABSTRAK: Integritas laporan keuangan merupakan sejauh mana laporan keuangan disajikan secara benar dan jujur, semua informasi yang menyangkut posisi keuangan, kinerja dan arus kas harus sesuai karena akan dipertanggungjawabkan kepada stakeholders. Tujuan penelitian yang ingin dicapai adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman dan pengetahuan kepada masyarakat khususnya investor dan kreditor mengenai pengungkapan good corporate governance, leverage dan kualitas audit terhadap integritas laporan keuangan. Metode yang dipakai adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan data sekunder yang diambil dari annual report di idx dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu data panel dengan melakukan pengujian pemilihan model (Uji Chow, Uji Hausman dan Uji Lagrange Multiplier). Populasi pada penelitian merupakan BUMN yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yang dilakukan selama 3 tahun pengamatan yaitu tahun 2017-2019 yang berjumlah 60 data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa good corporate governance dan kualitas audit berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap integritas laporan keuangan, sedangkan leverage berpengaruh negatif namun tidak signifikan terhadap integritas laporan keuangan.

Kata Kunci: GCG, Leverage, Kualitas Audit, Integritas Laporan Keuangan
Optimal Coverage Analysis of Existing Automated Teller Machines within Minna Metropolis, Nigeria using the Best-Fit Model
Authors: Adesina Ekundayo , Adewuyi Adewale , Morenikeji Gbenga , Ogundele Tolulope , Babatunde Florence
Published: March 2022

Owing to the fact that nearly all economic sector of a country has embraced technology in their mode of operation. The banking industry as a financial institution in its recent implementation of electronic banking and the use of Automated Teller Machine has not been left out. The location of this ATM's with respect to their users is a geospatial problem, the industry aim is to ensure that such facilities are optimally located. The location-allocation tools in Geographic Information System thus become useful. This study investigates and assess the existing ATMs in the study area using location and service ability as a factor. Questionnaires were administered to assess the service ability of existing ATMs. For location evaluation the geographic coordinates of ATMs and Police stations were acquired using Garmin 78 Handheld Global Positioning System, the remotely sensed image of the study area was gotten from the Surveyor General of the Federation Office, it was digitized and used along with the acquired coordinates to create a database using ArcGIS 10.3. The resulting map was used to create a network analysis. Various Location-Allocation model were then used to assess and fix new optimal locations for ATMs. The results show that with a travel distance of 1.5km used in the models, the maximum coverage mode is the most suitable location-allocation models, for a banking system that seeks for equity among various banks, ATM centers can be sited using this model. The marginalization that occurs from other models makes them unfit for the banking industry. One of the final results from this study is that the optimal area for locating new ATMs amongst potential sites in terms of compatibility with the chosen criteria. This study suggests that; decision making future siting of ATMs to serve customers within this distance zone could use this model.
Examining the Effect of Spatial Proximity of Geo-located Dumpsites on Groundwater Quality in Samaru-Nigeria
Authors: Youngu Terwase , Aliyu Yahaya , Bala Adamu , Azua Samuel , Abubakar Aliyu Zailani , Akpa Samuel Enyinna
Published: March 2022

The effect of improper waste disposal on man’s health and environment due to the closeness of solid waste dumpsites to underground water sources in some parts of the world has raised issues of serious concern. This study thus sought to examine groundwater quality dependence on the spatial proximity of dumpsites in Samaru, Kaduna state-Nigeria. The coordinates of 10 solid waste dumpsites in proximity to groundwater sources (boreholes) in the study area were acquired for spatial analyses with a GPS-enabled smartphone. Ten groundwater samples from boreholes in relation to dumpsites were collected for testing and analyses of 11 physical and chemical parameters of water quality based on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) and World Health Organisation (WHO) standard limits. Thereafter, the water quality index (WQI) for all the locations was calculated. The results of the spatial proximity analyses carried out revealed that the requirement for locating dumpsites was not met as specified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the minimum safe distance from groundwater sources as a majority (about 80%) of the dumpsites were located too close to the boreholes. The results of the study, however, revealed that the majority (about 80%) of the groundwater samples met the conditions for good drinking water (suitable for drinking water) even with their closeness to the dumpsites based on the computed WQI values and ratings. Meanwhile, only Calcium, Dissolved Oxygen, and Biochemical Oxygen Demand concentrations were significantly affected (p < 0.05 at the 95% significance level) by the closeness of the solid waste dumpsites to the boreholes with very strong (R2 = 86%) and strong (R2 = 79%) relationships, respectively. Suggestions were nonetheless made for the monitoring of land use activities in the areas surrounding groundwater sources to prevent groundwater contamination.
Determination of Orthometric Heights of Points Using Gravimetric/GPS and Geodetic Levelling Approaches
Authors: Tata Herbert , Eteje Okıemute
Published: March 2022

The importance of practical, as well as orthometric heights in engineering cannot be underestimated as it is required for the determination of proposed construction levels and to direct the flow of water. This study presents the determination of orthometric heights of points using gravimetric/GPS and geodetic levelling approaches and compares the resolution of the two approaches to determine which of the methods is better for orthometric height determination in the study area. A total of 59 stations were occupy for gravity observation using Lacoste and Romberg (G-512 series) gravimeter to obtain the absolute gravity values of the points. GNSS observation was carried out in static mode using South GNSS receivers to obtain the positions and ellipsoidal heights of the points. The modified Stokes’ integral was applied to obtain the geoid heights of the points. Similarly, levelling was carried out using the geodetic level to obtain the level heights of the points. The orthometric correction was applied to the geodetic levelling results to obtain precise level heights of the points. The RMSE index was applied to compute the accuracy of the geoid models. The computed result shows that orthometric heights can be obtained in the study area using the two models with an accuracy of 0.3536m. Z-test was carried out to determine if there is any significant difference between the two methods. The test results show that statistically, there is no significant difference between the two methods. Hence, the two methods can be applied for orthometric heights determination in the study area.
COMPLIANCE OF A FLAT JOINT OF FRACTAL SURFACES
Authors: Tikhomirov Victor , Izmerov Mikhail , Tikhomirov Petr
Published: March 2022

The work objective is to assess the compliance of a flat joint of fractal surfaces under load.

The problem to which the paper is devoted is to assess the juxtaposition of fractal surfaces under load.

Research methods: modeling of the contact interaction of the joint, analytical calculations.

The novelty of the work: the bounds of applying models of contact interaction of surfaces (fractal and Hertz model) are defined and analyzed.

Study results: the contact stiffness of flat surfaces joint for fractal models (plastic mode) and Hertz model (elastic mode) is defined, and the transfer point from one mode to another is found.

Conclusions: with different roughness parameters, the joint compliance decreases with increasing load (increasing juxtaposition), and compliance under the same conditions increases with a decrease in roughness and an increase in fractal dimension D.
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Authors: Batista Sampaio Dayanne
Published: March 2022

Dayanne Batista Sampaio nos presenteia com uma fábula narrada em versos, numa escrita de fina leveza, em tributo ao reino animal, no que tange àqueles “bichos não cantados”, não bem-vistos, pelos seus aspectos, às vezes asquerosos, ou até, singularmente belos, mas que fogem ao padrão de aceitação da natureza humana. É um livro de envolvente leitura para todas as idades, transcorrendo a essência desses animais de famílias diversas nos seus habitats. A sensibilidade da autora consegue pincelar um quadro inusitado, que nos leva a um olhar afetuoso à contemplação da natureza animal, domesticamente rejeitada por nós outros. O mundo animal sempre esteve presente na literatura, de per si, ou em fábulas, porém, Dayanne vai além, vai ao encontro da alma, se é que existe alma animal, e capta o seu mundo, o seu senso comum. A autora, psicóloga de humanos, transcende o seu status quo e vai até o reino animal buscar a sua essência, e em nós, despertando a consciência de um todo universal. Parabenizo a autora, pelo seu poder perceptivo. Rita de Cássia Amorim Andrade, escritora piauiense
Identifying factors affecting the misplacement of Brazilian children in special education classes within the Japanese school system: How can educational policy help to address the issues raised?
Authors: Freiermuth Mark , Karsten Angela , de Oliveira Diego , Muramoto Erica Maria , Nagatani Luzinete , Nakajima Yukiko
Published: March 2022

In light
of the recent contention arising over the likely misplacement of children of
Brazilian immigrants in Japanese special education classes, this study aims to
identify specific problems that may exist regarding the placement process as
well as the factors that may contribute to it so that appropriate policy can be
developed. The measurement tool, consisting of in-depth interviews with 21
stakeholders including Japanese nationals and Brazilian immigrants, followed
the tenets of Constructivist Grounded Theory. From the discourse, five main
factors of import affecting the decisions of stakeholders emerged: Linguistic and Cultural Related Misunderstandings of
Information, Limitations Concerning Counseling and Life-Educational Planning,
Requests for Improving the Support System for Non-Japanese Students, Importance
of a Second Opinion, Cultural and Linguistic Effects when Evaluating
Non-Japanese Students. The study provides policy recommendations aimed at
improving the support system for immigrant communities who face a variety of
stresses living in an unfamiliar culture.
Star Temporal Classification: Sequence Classification with Partially Labeled Data
Authors: Pratap Vineel , Hannun Awni , Synnaeve Gabriel , Collobert Ronan
Published: March 2022

We develop an algorithm which can learn from partially labeled and unsegmented sequential data. Most sequential loss functions, such as Connectionist Temporal Classification (CTC), break down when many labels are missing. We address this problem with Star Temporal Classification (STC) which uses a special \textit{star} token to allow alignments which include all possible tokens whenever a token could be missing. We express STC as the composition of weighted finite-state transducers (WFSTs) and use GTN (a framework for automatic differentiation with WFSTs) to compute gradients. We perform extensive experiments on automatic speech recognition. These experiments show that STC can recover most of the performance of supervised baseline when up to 70\% of the labels are missing. We also perform experiments in handwriting recognition to show that our method easily applies to other sequence classification tasks.
A preliminary mindsponge-based analysis of Generation Z’s relationship with technologies
Authors: Ho Tung Manh
Published: March 2022

In terms of human-machine relationship, Gen Z, those who were born between 1997-2012, is the first generation who becomes productive members of society under so much technological disruption in a short period of time. For example, as a consequence of remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global industry of emotional AI is forecasted to almost double from $19.5 in 2020 to $37.1 billion by 2026, at the compound annual growth rate of 11.3% in this period, according to Markets and Markets (Madhumita, 2021). Consequently, as Gen Z is poised to become the largest demographics for entry-level jobs (Pichler, Kohli & Granitz, 2021), they are expected to confront with a so much uncertain time of the various effects of emotion auto-tracking practices on mental and physical health, productivity, security, etc., have only gathered research interests in recent years. In this essay, using the mindsponge framework (Vuong and Napier, 2015), I reflect on the relationship of Gen Z with emotional AI technologies.
HTS-AT: A hierarchical token-semantic audio transformer for sound classification and detection
Authors: Chen Ke , Du Xingjian , Zhu Bilei , Ma Zejun , Berg-Kirkpatrick Taylor , Dubnov Shlomo
Published: March 2022

Audio classification is an important task of mapping audio samples into their corresponding labels. Recently, the transformer model with self-attention mechanisms has been adopted in this field. However, existing audio transformers require large GPU memories and long training time, meanwhile relying on pretrained vision models to achieve high performance, which limits the model's scalability in audio tasks. To combat these problems, we introduce HTS-AT: an audio transformer with a hierarchical structure to reduce the model size and training time. It is further combined with a token-semantic module to map final outputs into class featuremaps, thus enabling the model for the audio event detection (i.e. localization in time). We evaluate HTS-AT on three datasets of audio classification where it achieves new state-of-the-art (SOTA) results on AudioSet and ESC-50, and equals the SOTA on Speech Command V2. It also achieves better performance in event localization than the previous CNN-based models. Moreover, HTS-AT requires only 35\% model parameters and 15\% training time of the previous audio transformer. These results demonstrate the high performance and high efficiency of HTS-AT.
Was She Wearing Red? Women’s Employment of Victim-Blaming as Intrasexually Competitive Behavior
Authors: Brown Mitch , Burnett Lucy , Boykin Kaitlyn
Published: March 2022

Previous research indicates that women frequently use red clothing to signal their sexual receptivity, with men and women both recognizing as a reliable cue to this receptivity. Nonetheless, receptivity cues can inform perceptions of women’s culpability for experiencing sexual assault. Thus, women experiencing sexual assault could become more of a target for victim-blaming if assaulted while wearing red, especially among those who believe the world is just. The current study presented a sexual assault vignette describing a woman wearing either red or green with participants indicating the extent they perceived her as culpable for the assault. Results indicated that the red-wearing target was viewed as more culpable for the assault, particularly for women with heightened just-world beliefs. We frame results from an evolutionary framework considering victim-blaming as part of women’s intrasexual competition.
Between-item Similarity Frees Up Working Memory Resources Through Compression: A Domain-General Property
Authors: Kowialiewski Benjamin , Lemaire Benoit , Portrat Sophie
Published: March 2022

Compression, the ability to recode information in a denser format, is a core property of working memory (WM). Previous studies have shown that the ability to compress information largely benefits WM performance. Importantly, recent evidence also suggests compression as freeing up WM resources, thus enhancing recall performance for other, less compressible information. Contrary to the traditional view positing that between-item similarity decreases WM performance, this study shows that between-item similarity can be used to free up WM resources through compression. Across a series of four experiments, we show that between-item similarity not only enhances recall performance for similar items themselves, but also for other, less compressible items within the same list, and this in the semantic (Experiment 1), phonological (Experiment 2), visuospatial (Experiment 3), and visual (Experiment 4) domains. Across these different domains, a consistent pattern of results emerged: between-item similarity proactively – but did not retroactively – enhanced WM performance for other items, and this as compared to a condition in which between-item similarity at the whole-list level was minimized. We propose that between-item similarity in any domain may impact WM using the same underlying machinery: via a compression mechanism, which allows an efficient reallocation of WM resources.
Fear and deprivation in Trump's America: A regional analysis of voting behavior in the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Presidential Elections
Authors: Talaifar Sanaz , Steutzer Michael , Rentfrow Jason , Potter Jeff , Gosling Samuel D.
Published: March 2022

PLEASE SEE THE PUBLISHED IN PERSONALITY SCIENCE (AN OPEN-ACCESS JOURNAL): https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7447. Since Trump was elected U.S. President in 2016, researchers have sought to explain his support, with some focusing on structural factors (e.g., economics) and others focusing on psychological factors (e.g., fear). We integrate these perspectives by investigating whether Trump votes were concentrated in regions experiencing threatening economic, demographic, and health conditions (captured by 18 factor-analyzed variables) as well as a tendency towards negative emotionality (captured by the neuroticism of 3+ million individuals aggregated to 2,083 counties). Results revealed that regions that voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 had high levels of neuroticism, economic deprivation, and anti-black implicit bias along with low levels of ethnic diversity. Trump’s voter base differed from the voter base of more traditional Republican candidates and Democrat Bernie Sanders. In sum, psychological and structural factors both explain Trump’s unique appeal.
Voice acoustics allow classifying autism spectrum disorder with high accuracy.
Authors: Briend Frédéric , Malvy Joëlle , Silleresi Silvia , David Céline , Ferré Sandrine , Latinus Marianne
Published: March 2022

Early identification of children on the autism spectrum is crucial for early intervention with long-term positive effects on symptoms and skills. The need for improved objective autism detection tools is emphasized by the poor diagnostic power in current tools. Here, we aim to evaluate the classification performance of acoustic features of the voice in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with respect to a heterogeneous control group (composed of neurotypical children, children with Developmental Language Disorder [DLD] and children with sensorineural hearing loss with Cochlear Implant [CI]). This retrospective diagnostic study was conducted at the Child Psychiatry Unit of Tours University Hospital (France). A total of 108 children, including 38 diagnosed with ASD (8.5 ± 0.25 years), 24 typically developing (TD; 8.2 ± 0.32 years) and 46 children with atypical development (DLD and CI; 7.9 ± 0.36 years) were enrolled in our studies. The acoustic properties of speech samples produced by children in the context of a nonword repetition task were measured. We used a Monte Carlo cross-validation with an ROC (Receiving Operator Characteristic) supervised k-Means clustering algorithm to develop a classification model that can differentially classify a child with an unknown disorder. We showed that voice acoustics classified autism diagnosis with an overall accuracy of 91% [CI95%, 90.40%-91.65%] against TD children, and of 85% [CI95%, 84.5%-86.6%] against an heterogenous group of non-autistic children. Accuracy reported here with multivariate analysis combined with Monte Carlo cross-validation is higher than in previous studies. Our findings demonstrate that easy-to-measure voice acoustic parameters could be used as a diagnostic aid tool, specific to ASD.