bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of CRP, D-Dimer of clinical significance in Iraqi patients with COVID-19 and associated comorbidities
Authors: Buti Raghib Habeeb , El-Yassin Hedef D. , Alwan Nada A. S. Al
Published: August 2022

Background: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused an unprecedented global social and economic impact, and high numbers of deaths. Many risk factors have been identified in the progression of COVID-19 into a severe and critical stage, underlying comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, chronic lung diseases, heart, liver and kidney diseases. Aims and Methods: This study was designed to investigate Measurement of serum C-reactive protein( CRP) level, plasma D-dimer level and evaluate the levels of each one of the studied parameters between patients infected by coronavirus COVID-19 and no associated comorbidities and patients infected by coronavirus COVID-19 with associated comorbidity (Diabetes , Hypertension). Results: The mean of CRP was 19.31 ± 8.205 in control, , 96.80 ± 18.33 in HTN, 51.08 ± 16.56 in DM group, while mean of  D-dimer was 560.45 ± 155.13 in control group, , 1178.86 ± 379.12 in HTN group, 1529.51 ± 530.20 in DM group of patients.
Eradication of spurious adulterated and under standard quality drugs, a regulatory pertaining in Indian regulatory system
Authors: Rajesh S , Dhamotharan Jothieswari , Kumar P. Suresh , Babu M. Arockia , Jagadeesan M , Reddy Konatham Teja Kumar
Published: August 2022

Drugs and pharmaceuticals have become an integral part of the lives of human beings as well as animals. They play an important role in saving lives, restoring health, preventing ailments, avoiding epidemics, and maintaining general well-being. In order to achieve this objective, they are required to be safe, efficacious, and of desired quality. As a deterrent and challenge in achieving this objective, the menace of Spurious, Adulterated, and Not of Standard Quality drugs have emerged as the biggest hurdles globally. Though Spurious and Adulterated drugs have attracted concerns of the society and Government agencies, the issue of Not of Standard Quality drugs has not been addressed satisfactorily. If a drug is not of desired quality, it shall not deliver the required benefits to the patient and thereby fails to achieve the basic objective of consuming the drug leading to dire consequences or even death.
INFLUENCE OF URBAN FORM CHARACTERISTICS ON TRAVEL BEHAVIOR: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS
Authors: Ahmed Mostaq
Published: August 2022

Understanding the relationship between the physical form of the built environment and how people travel from origin to destination is vital to formulate policies to reduce the distance traveled and promote public transit. This study has used Austin activity-travel survey data to explore the influence of urban form characteristics on travel behavior. It has been hypothesized that mixed-use high-density development significantly impacts people's travel behavior in this area. Urban form variables like increase in density, better street connectivity, and mixed land use TAZ as origin and destination have been found to be significant in reducing the distance traveled and car dependency. Even after controlling the trip makers' and alternative specific characteristics, urban built form is showing a clear and strong impact on mode choice behavior. Though personal characteristics remain important after including the built form variables, built form variables also show significant influence on mode choice behavior. The results support the hypothesis of this study that mixed-use high-density development has a significant impact on the mode choice behavior of the people of the Austin area. These findings suggest that transportation policy formulation is not only an economic decision but also a land use planning decision. City authorities aiming to reduce automobile trips and distance travelled need to consider these built form characteristics to determine suitable areas to invest to yield the highest return in promoting transit use and active transportation.
Technology use in teacher preparation and professional development in low- and middle-income countries: 2023 GEM Report – Evidence review
Authors: Hennessy S. , D’Angelo S. , Koomar S. , Kreimeia A. , Adam T. , Cao L. , Hassler B.
Published: August 2022

An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
‘Moderate’ Islam in Western Counterterrorism Praxes: Countering Extremism or Coercing Negligence?
Authors: Badawi Mustapha Ahmed
Published: August 2022

Moderate Islam has been emphasised in Western counterterrorism praxes. In what ways are the Islamic perspective on moderation incorporated into these praxes? To explore this question, the paper adopts decoloniality as its analytical framework and uses an interdisciplinary approach combining Critical Security Studies and Islamic Studies. Relying on critical analyses of secondary counterterrorism discourses and practices as well as key primary Islamic sources, the paper explores the Islamic concept of wasaṭiyyah (moderation), which forms the foundation for promulgating ‘moderate Islam.’ In essence, moderation in Islam is positioned as the middle path between the two opposite margins of ghulūw (extremism) and ghaflah (negligence). Although moderation as understood through the Islamic perspective requires the maintenance of an impeccable balance between both margins, Western counterterrorism praxes place more weight on extremism (ghulūw). Such fragmental conceptualisation and application of moderation in Islam substantially diminishes its efficacy in mitigating terrorism and violent extremism.
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF PORANG FARMING IN EAST LOMBOK REGENCY
Authors: Muhammad Joni Iskandar  , Rini Endang Prasetyowati  , Idiatul Fitri Danasari
Published: August 2022

Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri B) or known as elephant yam is one of the leading agricultural commodities which has economic potential. This potential is shown by its export value over the last few years. The increase in planting area and its institutional board is a strategy to boost production yields. The production volume has not reached the requirement because currently is still a small-scale business model and an introduction plant to commercial farming. East Lombok Regency has the opportunity to be a strategic region for pouring farming development due to its agro-climatic characteristics that met its growing conditions. This study aims to analyze the economic efficiency of porang farming in the East Lombok Regency. The research locations were determined purposively in Sembalun District, Masbagik District, and Pringgasela District. The data we're collecting through census involved 15 members of porang farmers. The data was estimated using the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) frontier 4.1c program. The results showed that the production factors that significantly affected the increase in economic value were seeds, SP-36 fertilizer, organic fertilizers, and pesticides. The estimation of economic efficiency of porang farming economically had efficient. This is indicated by the value of the average economic efficiency of porang farmers 0.9111.

Abstrak
Tanaman porang sebagai salah satu komoditas pertanian unggulan bernilai ekonomis. Potensi tersebut ditunjukkan dengan permintaan ekspor Indonesia cukup baik selama beberapa tahun terakhir. Peningkatan luas areal tanam dan kelembagaan merupakan kebijakan untuk meningkatkan hasil produksi. Volume produksi belum mencapai target kebutuhan disebabkan skala usaha masih gurem dan porang menjadi introduksi usahatani komersil. Kabupaten Lombok Timur merupakan salah satu daerah yang berpeluang strategis didalam pengembangan usahatani porang dengan karakteristik agroklimat yang sesuai syarat tumbuh. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis efisisensi ekonomi usahatani porang di Kabupaten Lombok Timur. Lokasi penelitian ditentukan secara purposive di Kecamatan Sembalun, Kecamatan Masbagik, dan Kecamatan Pringgasela. Pengumpulan data secara sensus melibatkan seluruh anggota petani porang berjumlah 15 petani. Data diestimasi menggunakan Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) program frontier 4.1c. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor produksi yang berpengaruh nyata terhadap peningkatan nilai ekonomis adalah benih, pupuk SP-36, pupuk organik dan pestisida. Hasil estimasi efisiensi ekonomi usahatani porang telah efisien secara ekonomi. Hal tersebut ditunjukkan dengan nilai rata-rata efisiensi ekonomi petani porang 0,9111.
Kata kunci: efisiensi ekonomi, faktor produksi, porang
Daltonico. Il colore tra riscrittura della realtà e cliché sociale
Authors: Mecacci Andrea
Published: August 2022

Inevitably associated with perceptual or image theories, thematized through its psychologization or through a symbolic-anthropological perspective, color has often been taken away from one of its possible stories. The present contribution attempts to investigate this path in which color in modernity has become the pretext for a rewriting, often of rupture, of reality as in the case of the translations from the Greek of Hölderlin and the poetology of Rimbaud up to the Bauhaus aesthetics, but also its opposite: a sort of consolidation of social clichés as Abraham Moles (speaking of “sentimental chromatism”) and Jean Baudrillard (interpreting color as a mere semiotic value independent of the taste and perception of the subject) have shown in different but complementary ways.
Colore, sinestesia ed emozione nella cultura visuale tra Otto e Novecento
Authors: Ronetti Alessandra
Published: August 2022

The idea that colour can have a psychological impact and in some way influence emotions has specific historical roots in the origins of modern visual culture. Therefore, this essay considers, in an epistemological perspective, the study of colour as a problem within the history of perception. Focusing on some key issues of the late 19th century artistic, cultural and psychophysiological debate on synaesthesia – in relation to the theories on colour and emotion –, this research interrogates in particular the link between image, sound, colour and the developments of chromatic music. The turn of the 20th century is a crucial moment to understand the historical basis of a new interpretation of colour, whose aesthetic effectiveness is connected to its power of conditioning the spectator’s senses. This article argues that the resulting emphasis on the viewer’s embodied reaction to colour also leads to rethink the status of still and moving images within the framework of immersive colour experiences based on the relationship between body, medium and senses.
Introduction
Authors: Barale Alice , Rozzoni Claudio
Published: August 2022

This monographic section of “Itinera” develops some of the questions which were raised at the summer school “Aesthetics, Technique and Emotion”, held in June 2020 at the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies (https://aeat.lakecomoschool.org/). The summer school was organized by the University of Milan in collaboration with the European Seminar of Aesthetics (https://sites.unimi.it/eu_aesthetics/). The aim of the school was to investigate the meaning of aesthetics today, in light of the different changes that are occurring in our aesthetic perception of the world. How is technology transforming the way we view the world and art, and what role do emotions still play in this context? What is the value of the performing arts in facing these new challenges, and how is aesthetic experience related to the current issues of morality and politics? These are some of the problems that were raised at the school and this issue seeks to develop them further.
On Felt, Mice and Moths Change and Permanence in a Work by Joseph Beuys
Authors: Gusman Tancredi
Published: August 2022

In November 1970, Joseph Beuys and Terry Fox performed Isolation Unit in Düsseldorf in the cellar of the Kunstakademie, an hour-long performance in front of an audience of about thirty people. As in many of Beuys’s performances, the relation with (live or dead) animals and the use of natural materials played a crucial role. This is evident by the title he later used for the work: Action the dead mouse. During this performance, Beuys wore, for the first time, the felt suit that would later become one of his most iconic art-objects. Felt, like fat, is one of those organic matters recurring in his actions and refers to the warmth of the body, the energy of life. Shortly after the performance, the Felt Suit was (re)produced as a multiple in an edition of 100 copies by the Galerie René Block in Berlin. This essay starts with Isolation Unit and analyzes strategies for dealing with the organic and inorganic transformations of the multiple that originated from it. In doing so, it investigates contemporary approaches to the preservation of ‘ephemeral’ works and performance

remains and discusses their consequences for the epistemology and ontology of the arts.
Esperienza estetica interattiva e individuazione Nota su U-DATInos
Authors: Macrì Saverio
Published: August 2022

Starting from the analysis of U-DATInos, an artistic project realised by Salvatore Iaconesi and Oriana Persico, the article intends to investigate the essential traits and conditions of possibility of the interactive aesthetic experience. In order to understand the phenomenon of interactivity from a philosophical point of view, it may be of some interest to take a closer look at the concept of relation. The topic will be developed by comparing the perspectives of Gilbert Simondon and Alfred N. Whitehead. The primacy of the relation is precisely the phenomenon that both Simondon and Whitehead, independently but not incompatibly, sought to highlight. A relationship rich in consequences is thus formed between art and philosophy. Philosophy is enriched by its contact with artistic practices, reconsidering the categories it has at its disposal or creating new ones; in doing so, it provides art theory with the conceptual tools it needs, without, however, claiming to reduce the meaning of art within the dimension of the concept.
The Carnal Specter: The Virtual Reality User Against Fragmentation
Authors: Rainoldi Giulia
Published: August 2022

Since Virtual Reality (VR) is characterised by the absence of the frame, the VR user has the impression of being immersed into the image, thus overcoming the distinction between spectacle and spectator. Therefore, the user becomes herself part of the work of art, exposing the limits of the Cartesian dualisms dominating the Western thought and raising critical questions about traditional aesthetic categories. Hence, my paper aims at pondering on the ontological status of the VR user. In opposition to Simon Penny’s argument, which proposes that VR fragments the viewer into a physical body versus a virtual one, my research goal is to clarify that the participant’s physical body and virtual body are inseparable and firmly intertwined. In order to do so, I analyse the VR documentary Send me Home (Evanisko, 2019). The point of departure is the acknowledgment that the VR user is invisible both to herself and to the other characters with whom she shares the virtual space. Following Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx, I argue that this invisibility reveals the ontological status of the VR participant as a specter. However, my goal is to show that the spectrality of the user is not in contradiction with her carnality: on the contrary, even when one tries to bracket the body, the body remains vigilant, interpreting the world through its flesh. To conclude, then, I argue that the body is the condition of possibility for the user to feel immersed into the virtual world, and that, contrary to the fragmentation argument, physical body and virtual body cannot be thought as separate.
Connessioni interdiamesiche: fiction e documentari nella didattica delle scienze
Authors: Gualdo Riccardo
Published: August 2022

Il passaggio al digitale ha cambiato radicalmente il modo di “guardare” la televisione: questa rivoluzione culturale, percettiva e cognitiva ha trasformato gli spettatori da consumatori passivi in manipolatori e produttori dei messaggi. Un fattore di novità è l’interconnessione tra i diversi codici semiotici, verbali e non verbali, che cooperano alla costruzione del messaggio.

L’articolo tratta il tema della divulgazione e della didattica in televisione, commentandone alcune forme e suggerendo, con esempi concreti, come usare nella didattica dell’italiano a stranieri prodotti televisivi nati con altri scopi.

 

The digital shift has radically changed the way of 'watching' television: this cultural, perceptual and cognitive revolution has transformed viewers from passive consumers to manipulators and producers of messages. A new factor is the interconnection between the different semiotic codes, verbal and non-verbal, that cooperate in the construction of the message.

The article deals with the theme of popularisation and teaching in television, commenting on some of its forms and suggesting, with concrete examples, how to use television products born with other purposes in teaching Italian to foreigners.
Mass media e rubriche linguistiche. "Linguaccia mia", Linkiesta.it, di Maurizio Assalto tra regole, norme, errori ed etimo sincronico e/o diacronico
Authors: Sgroi Salvatore Claudio
Published: August 2022

Si analizza la rubrica linguistica "LINGUACCIA MIA", pubblicata settimanalmente ogni lunedì dal gennaio 2002 su Linkiesta.it, dal giornalista Maurizio Assalto, di cui si evidenzia la ideologia oscillante tra descrittivismo (in solo due testi su 25: Assalto 2022/i, j, in parte h) e neopurismo (nei restanti 23 articoli). Se l'Errore è un giudizio di valore espresso su un uso giudicato negativamente, generato da Regole esplicite o meno, alla luce di una tipologia sociolinguistica degli errori, i criteri alla base di tale giudizio sono riconducibili negli articoli di Assalto o all'esterofobia (anglofobia in Assalto 2022/b, m, p, x, w) e francofobia in Assalto 2022/o) o a usi non-etimologici (Assalto 2022/d, q, o, u, y), o alla dialettofobia (Assalto 2022/n) o al logicismo (Assalto 2022/a, f, r, t, v, o), o al soggettivismo (Assalto 2022/h), o ai plastismi (Assalto 2022/g, c, k, s), o a ragioni di ambiguità semantica o incomprensibilità (Assalto 2022/e, l, n, o), a volte compresenti per uno stesso uso (Assalto 2022/n, o). Per chi scrive invece solo il criterio della incomprensibilità o dell'uso tipicamente popolare giustifica il giudizio negativo di un uso linguistico.

 

In this essay “Linguaccia mia”, a linguistic newspaper feature, will be analyzed. Maurizio Assalto is the columnist of “Linguaccia mia” and, starting from January 2002, he publishes articles every Monday on Linkiesta.it. Assalto’s ideology balances beetwen Descripivism and Neopurismo, but primarly of a neopuristic, rather than descriptivist, point of view.

Maurizio Assalto writes about some of the most common linguistic uses and judges them as a fault based on anglofobia, francofobia, dialettofobia, Logicism and subjectivism. Also he rejects no etymological uses, plastismi and all uses wich are related to semantic ambiguity or incomprehensibility.

For this writer, instead, a linguistic use can be negative only if it is unintelligible or if it is the outcome of the folk variation.
Per uno studio del contatto tra scritto e parlato nei testi di messaggistica istantanea: analisi di un corpus
Authors: Cesaroni Fabio Massimo
Published: August 2022

Il contributo vuole indagare la presenza, all’interno dei testi scritti di messaggistica istantanea, di tratti linguistici tipicamente riconosciuti come propri del parlato spontaneo. Lo studio si basa su testi provenienti da un corpus il cui allestimento (parte integrante della ricerca) è presentato nelle prime sezioni. Gli aspetti del parlato indagati sono stati la presenza di riformulazione, l’uso della ripetizione lessicale per garantire la coesione testuale e il ricorso al lessico polisemico. Nelle conclusioni, infine, si riflette sul ruolo che può avere la messaggistica istantanea nel processo di avvicinamento tra scritto e parlato nel quadro della storia linguistica dell’italiano, immaginando come tale tipologia testuale possa contribuire alla nascita di un italiano scritto informale.

This paper aims to spark the interest in how written messages contain evidences of the spoken language. This research is corpus-based: in the initial chapters can be found a description of how data were collected to make the corpus. Reformulation, lexical repetition in textual cohesion and polysemic lexicon were recognized as linguistic aspects linked with the spoken language. In conclusion, how messages may be the way of a new contact between writing and speaking in the history of the Italian language will be revealed. Moreover, these texts are likely to represent an important development in a new form of informal written Italian.
P E R F O R M A N C E O F W E I G H I N G S C A L E S I N S T A L L E D I N S E L E C T E D H O S P I T A L S A N D H E A L T H C A R E C E N T R E S I N D A R E S S A L A A M
Authors:   College of Business Education (CBE), Nzumile Jailos , Nyamweru Boniphase ,   College of Business Education (CBE)
Published: August 2022

Calibration and verification of weighing scales installed in hospitals and healthcare centres is indispensable to ensure its performance accuracy. A study was conducted to ascertain the performance of weighing scales in Ilala, Kinondoni, and Temeke hospitals located in Dar es Salaam region. The study administered fifty questionnaires to gather data from individuals working in these hospitals and healthcare centres as well as performing actual test of the installed scales. During the actual test, it was found that 38% of the scales delivered correct results, 48% were partially correct and 14% were incorrect. It was also found that 18% of tested scales were verified and stamped while 82% were neither stamped nor verified. Furthermore, the findings from the respondents show that 80% of the scales have not been repaired since they were purchased, 2% were repaired only once a year, while 18% were repaired at least once a year. It is concluded that the overall performance of the hospitals’ weighing scales was notsatisfactory. This is because only 38% of the scales delivered correct results while 62% delivered uncertain results. It is recommended that hospitals and healthcare centres should purchase weighing scales from the approved supplier by the Weight and Measures Agency (WMA) as this will minimize the poor performance of the scales used. It is also recommended that the Weight and Measures Agency (WMA) should establish a regulation that subjects the scales to metrological inspection and control, as well as raising awareness of the users of the scales on their proper use and storage
THE INFLUENCE OF THE DIMENSIONS OF AGENCY’S CAPACITIES TO THE P E R F O R M A N C E I N G E N E R A T I N G O W N S O U R C E S R E V E N U E S I N T H E G O V E R N M E N T A G E N C I E S I N T A N Z A N I A
Authors:   College of Business Education (CBE), Mwombeki Frank
Published: August 2022

The study assesses the influence of the dimensions of agency’s capacities to the performance in generating own sources revenues in the government agencies in Tanzania. The study used institutional theory and contingency theory, an explanatory case study strategy together with survey methods to assess the influence of government agencies’ capacities to the performance in generating own sources' revenues. Data were collected by administering 80 questionnaires to agency’s senior officers who were members of the management team and staff at large. The government agencies that were purposively selected to be part of this study were National Housing and Building Research Agency (NHBRA), Agency for Development of Educational Management (ADEM) and Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo (TaSUBa).The findings of this study revealed that planning and development, human resource, and infrastructure capacity significantly and positively influence the performance of the agency in generating own source revenues. However, financial capacity and good governance were found to have insignificant influence. This might be contributed by the fact that there were ineffective governance practices in term of ineffective committees, poor policies and procedures as it was revealed in descriptive analysis. It is concluded that the critical capacities which strongly and positively influence the performance of the agency in generating own source revenues are planning and development capacity, human resource capacity, and infrastructure capacity. The study recommends that these government agencies must find more sources of revenue, consider seriously the issue of motivation to staff, operate competitively, have complex and good long term strategic plans and aim at implementing them. The implication of the study findings is that it contributes knowledge to the administrative actors and also policy and regulation makers such as the parliament of Tanzania, the office of the CAG and ministry for finance to form policies on the five dimensions of capacity that will enable government agencies to improve and grow
DETERMINANTS OF INTERNET FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE OF LISTED FIRMS IN TANZANIA: THE CASE OF DAR ES SALAAM STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors:   Institute of Finance Management Tanzania(IFM), Zawadi Ally
Published: August 2022

This paper aims to examine the potential drivers that may influence the level of corporate internet financial reporting and disclosure by listed firms in Tanzania. In total, 15 listed companies were analyzed in this study during the year 2015 to 2020. By using the panel multiple regression techniques, the paper has established the strength and direction of the effect of seven drivers on the internet financial reporting index namely: size, leverage profitability, liquidity, the board size, non-executive directors, and audit firm type. The findings of the study revealed that firm size, leverage, liquidity, board size, non-executive directors, and audit firm type were found to be positive and significant on IFR while profitability was found to be negative and significant on IFR. The study finding is important as it assists in informing regulators about the characteristics of Tanzanian firms that are, and are not, satisfying investors’ demand for updated/online financial information and build a mandatory framework for IFR instead of using it voluntarily because the internet is increasingly used by firms to disseminate financial information. It also assists current and potential stakeholders to know the factors that influence corporate internet financial reporting in Tanzania. In practice, online financial reporting can be used as an effective tool for improving investors’ decision-making process and investors use IFR to make important financial investment decisions
Concomitant Fracture Radial Head and Shaft With Dislocation of the Distal Radioulnar Joint: A Rare Variant of the Essex-Lopresti Lesion
Authors: Kaul Rajiv , Sood Chetan , Akhoon Neha
Published: August 2022

The Essex-Lopresti lesion is a challenging injury both for diagnosis and management. These often tend to be missed, resulting in incapacitating pain and joint stiffness despite treatment. In rare circumstances, they may occur in association with other injuries of the forearm or elbow. We describe an atypical Essex-Lopresti variant comprising a radial head and shaft fracture with an associated distal radioulnar joint dislocation in a 36-year-old man.
Gender Representation in English On Sky 1: A Seventh Grade English Textbook
Authors: Sani Hasrul
Published: August 2022

This study aims to determine the gender representation in English on Sky 1: a seventh grade English textbook. Specifically, this study sought answers to the following questions: 1) What gender representation in the textbook that are related to illustration, theme and language? 2) Is gender equally represented in the textbook? 3) How do these representations related to Indonesian culture? 4) What activities on teaching gender-equality can be formulated? Based on the result investigation, there is unequal representation of gender in the textbook. The book is dominated by female figures all throughout in terms of illustration, theme and language used. A total number of 297 female figures were noted against 252 males. The distributions are as follows: unit 1, 32 males (12.70%) and 41 females (13.80%); unit 2, 36 males (14.29%)and 49 females (16.50%); units 3, with 34 males (13.49%) and 52 females (17.51%); unit 4, 64 males (25.40%) and 54 females (18.18%); unit 5, 16 males (6.35%) and 21 females (7.07%); unit 6, with 45 males (17.86%) and 50 females (16.84%), and lastly, unit 7, with 25 males (9.92%) and 30 females (10.10%). Females are more visible in roles and role models. The female dominance was found in illustration and language used. This is probably because the author tried to minimize gender bias, not knowing that the number of females have already outnumbered males. Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: The textbook is female-dominated in terms of illustration, theme and language used; gender is not equally represented in the textbook; the author was aware of gender-bias issue in Indonesia.
Phakirmohan’s Short Stories: A Study in the context of renaissance
Authors: Bag Sanjaya Kumar
Published: August 2022

Phakirmohan was one of the pioneer authors of early Odia literature. He established the first printing press in Odisha. Though he started writing at a later age, his novels are masterpieces. His story ‘Rebati’ is the first written short story in Odia literature. He has written only twenty stories. His stories are nothing other than the socio-cultural picture of that time. When Phakirmohan started writing stories about the period of renaissance in India and Odisha, his stories were important in this context. In his stories, he has vividly discussed the dowry, children’s education, the feudatory system, earning wealth by dishonesty, different socio-cultural beliefs of that period, the character, and behaviours of newly educated people, etc., and takes the role of the social reformer. In this paper, I attempted to explore his role as a social reformer throughout the renaissance period and how he successfully depicted that in his works.
Review of enterprise data management infrastructure, and policies of the Korea National Park Service
Authors:   Korea National Park Service National Park Research Institute, Jeon Se-Kun , Kang Byeong-sun , Hong Suk-Jin
Published: August 2022

Based on the results of the recent〝4th Korea National Park Service Information Strategy Plan〞 establishment and related laws and policies, we want to understand the current level of data management in Korea National Park Service. As a result of confirming the level of enterprise-wide data quality management using the data profiling technique, it is difficult to secure data standard or structural consistency, and the basis for data quality management such as guidelines, manuals, organization and budget is insufficient. The company-wide data of the National Park Service should be managed to ensure accuracy, consistency, timelessness, and completeness, and to realize this, an implementation plan is established according to the data quality management framework.
Deep learning-based discriminant model for wearable sensing gait pattern
Authors: Tan Qiaoling , Wu Jianning
Published: August 2022

In order to effectively improve the accuracy of identifying the gait pattern of wearable sensing data, this paper proposes a new model for deep learning gait mode discrimination that integrates convolutional neural network and long short-term memory neural network, which makes full use of the convolutional neural network to obtain the most local spatial characteristics of data and the long short-term memory neural network to obtain the inherent characteristics of the data, and effectively excavates the hidden high-dimensional, nonlinear, time-space gait characteristics of random wearable sensing timing gait data that are closely related to gait pattern changes, to improve the classification performance of gait mode. The effectiveness of the proposed model in this paper is evaluated using the HAR dataset from University of California UCI database. The experiment results showed that the proposed model in this paper can effectively obtain the time-space gait characteristics embedded in the wearable sensor gait data, and the classification accuracy can reach 91.45%, the precision rate 91.54%, and the recall rate 91.53%, and the classification performance is significantly better than that of the traditional machine learning model, which provides a new solution for accurately identifying the gait mode of wearable sensor data.
Implantation of permanent pacemakers in Cuenca–Ecuador, from 2017 to 2018
Authors: Neira Brigitte Estefanía Secaira , Espinosa Hermel Medardo Espinosa , Martin Lizette Espinosa , Torres Zoila Katherine Salazar , Hinostroza Karla Alexandra Aspiazu , Noblecilla Juan José Solano
Published: August 2022

Introduction: In recent years, the placement frequency of permanent pacemakers has increased due to some risk factors, some of which are carried out through cables. Objective: To determine the prevalence and related factors of permanent pacemaker implantation in adult patients in the cardiology department of José Calasco Artega hospital in 2017. Methods: a randomized cross–sectional study was conducted on 422 patients over 18 years old in the cardiology department of “José Carrasco Arteaga” hospital in Cuenca, Ecuador from January to December 2017. Information is processed in SPSS software version 24. Descriptive statistical analysis based on frequency and percentage was used to measure the statistical correlation with odds ratio (or) within 95% confidence interval. When p<0.05, it was considered to be statistically significant. Results: The implantation rate of cardiac pacemaker was 7.1%, and the average age was 65.52 years (DS±14.77), mainly male. The risk factors associated with pacemaker implantation were atrioventricular block or 42.56 (95% confidence interval: 16.06–112.73, p=0.000); Sinoatrial node disease or 59.34 (95% CI: 11.67–301.93, P=0.000) and others or 0.017 (95% confidence interval: 0.00–0.05, p=0.000). Atrial fibrillation was not statistically significant or 1.71 (95% confidence interval: 0.62–4.71, p=0.354). Conclusion: The prevalence of pacemaker implantation is 7.1%, which is related to atrioventricular block, which is the main risk factor, followed by nodular diseases.
Simulation study of calcaneal insertion in the treatment of children’s flat foot
Authors: Nápoles-Padrón Elsa , Pacheco-González Juan Pablo , González-Carbonell Raide A. , Ortiz-Prado Armando , Hernández-de la Torre Jesús
Published: August 2022

One of the correction methods of children’s flat foot is calcaneal insertion. The purpose of this work is to determine the performance of calcaneal stop by using two bioco MPatible materials. The Finite Element Method (FEM) is used. The material analysis is AISI 316L steel and Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy. Using Cuban anthropometric models, loads were calculated based on foot biomechanics and body weight of boys and girls aged 10 and 12. The results show that the implant model ensures the mechanical strength of the two materials. The difference between the two stresses is 4.44 MPa, accounting for 5% of the difference. Both materials have sufficient mechanical strength reserves because the maximum stress is less than the elastic limit of the material and ensures the mechanical strength of the calcaneal stop design.
Cochlear implant in Kearns-Sayre syndrome: A case study of twin sisters
Authors: De Oliveira Letícia Sampaio , Brosco Karina Costa , Oliveira Eduardo Boaventura , Alvarenga Kátia de Freitas
Published: August 2022

Hearing loss may be related to several factors, including hearing loss resulting from certain genetic syndromes. Kearns-Sayre syndrome is characterized by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), responsible for the production of energy (adenosine triphosphate-ATP), which is extremely important for the development of structures that require it, such as the cochlea. The case was followed up at the hospital since 2000, due to the progressive characteristic of hearing loss found in audiological tests and findings in cases related to the syndrome. The intervention with individual sound amplification devices proved to be of little benefit for good oral communication of one of the patients, who was diagnosed with bilateral profound hearing loss. Thus, after discussions in clinical meetings, the team opted for the indication of the cochlear implant for the patient, according to the current criteria for indication of this surgery, and with which it obtained good results. His twin sister, who presented good results with hearing aids, will continue in audiological follow-up, to verify the evolution of the case and discuss a new approach, if necessary. Patients with suspected or diagnosed Kearns-Sayre syndrome should seek audiological diagnosis, because it is a possible progressive hearing loss, requiring rehabilitation with the use of hearing devices. Maintaining oral communication is extremely important because, in these cases, other functions will be impaired, such as muscle tone and vision.
Design of a portable low-power wearable heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring system
Authors: Wu Quanyu , Jia Enxiang , Dai Feijie , Zhang Wenxi , Wang Ye , Liu Xiaojie
Published: August 2022

Heart rate, blood oxygen and body temperature are all important physiological information of human body, and designing a small and portable system measurement device will have a large social and clinical economic benefit. An attempt was made to design a portable monitoring device with STM32F103C8T6 as the controller. The heart rate, blood oxygen and body temperature data are collected by MAX30102 and GYMCU90615 modules and the data are sent to an Android smart phone via Bluetooth module for analysis and display, realizing an Android-based heart rate, blood oxygen and body temperature monitoring system. The system has been tested and verified to be stable and reliable.
NB-IoT-based health monitoring system for COVID-19
Authors: Chu Jiawen , Wang Yafei , Li Xuehua , Yun Xiang
Published: August 2022

To address the problems of complex networking, low transmission rate and poor reliability of current health monitoring systems using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmission, an NB-IoT-based health monitoring system for COVID-19 is proposed. The system uses the STM32F103RET6 as the main controller, and the smart wearable device uses the NB-IoT information transmission method to transmit data to the software client platform with the OneNET cloud platform to realize the remote monitoring of key medical parameters of COVID-19. The test results show that the system is stable and reliable in data transmission, reducing the development cost and power consumption of existing health monitoring terminals, and has certain practical value and market prospects.
The regulation of the body by smart wearable devices and their social risk progression
Authors: Xu Xiangyun , Ma Wei
Published: August 2022

Smart wearable devices, as one of the directions of smart terminal development, show great potential for application and penetrate into all aspects of social life. In the application of smart wearable devices, the features of body discipline such as obtaining body data precisely to complete quantified self, human–computer interaction from explicit interaction to implicit interaction, and monitoring of the body from expert dependence to technological dependence and the new human–computer relationship hidden behind them are increasingly highlighted, and the social risk concerns of smart wearable device application will also come into play, which will lead to personal privacy leakage and technological risks. The social risks arising from the disclosure of personal privacy and technological risks, the loss of human subjectivity and the degradation of working capacity, the distortion of social life and the difficulties of social interaction, the deepening of the digital divide and the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the formation of a “digital leviathan” and the potential for public safety, etc., should be of sufficient concern to society.
2019 American College of Cardiology best conference
Authors: Noria Dres. Sofía , Lorenzo Sebastián , Guamán Carlos , Ache Yamel , Ramos María Victoria
Published: August 2022

As every year, the 68th American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 16 to 18. With carnival and jazzas the background, he convened the world cardiology again to promote knowledge by displaying a variety of scientific activities. More than 16000 participants attended and 2300 articles were received, many of which will undoubtedly change current clinical practice. It is also worth noting that the introduction of the guidelines for primary pretreatment of cardiovascular diseases emphasizes that acetylsalicylic acid is almost completely abandoned in primary pretreatment due to the lack of net profit.

We will briefly summarize some of the major scientific papers submitted:

1. Antithrombotic therapy after PCI for acute coronary syndrome or atrial fibrillation—Augustus test

2. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and balloon dilatation in low-risk patients-partner 3 trial

3. Safety and effectiveness of STEMI femoral artery access: Safari STEMI trial

4. One month after drug-eluting stent implantation, clopidogrel monotherapy was compared with clopidogrel standard 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy. Stop dapt 2 test

5. Results of a large-scale application based study using Smartwatch to identify atrial fibrillation: Apple heart research
Systematic-interdisciplinary approach to eHealth equipment design
Authors: Espinoza-Bautista José Rodrigo , Álvarez-Ballesteros Salvador , Carreto-Arellano Chadwick , Patiño-Ortiz Julián , Romero-Castro Mario
Published: August 2022

EHealth has improved the performance of multiple health systems worldwide by integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into national (structured and coordinated) strategies in the health sector. However, once the foundation is laid for the development and implementation of eHealth solutions, researchers, engineers, doctors and other stakeholders have no single way to develop eHealth solutions. Therefore, a systematic interdisciplinary method is proposed to design electronic health equipment to meet the requirements and needs of all people involved in the use of the equipment, and comply with the laws and regulations of different countries.

On the basis of systematic and interdisciplinary methods, a method is proposed, that is, the collaborative use of different systematic methods allows stakeholders to continue to cooperate and share the experience. Consequently, the method will allow the design of eHealth devices that, regardless of their use, meet the needs of the user, the requirements of the personnel who will use them, the standards and regulations of the country where they are developed, and provide total satisfaction with the device. Finally, the eHealth solution is designed through systematic thinking, through the analysis of needs and needs, and through exploring different perspectives, observation backgrounds, participant participation, discussion and stakeholder consistency, so as to provide a sustainable product that meets all participants.
Mobility aids for visually impaired persons: Journals reviewed
Authors: Cardona Mesa Ahmed Alejandro , Vasquez Salazar Ruben Dario
Published: August 2022

This paper reviews the literature on mobile assistive devices for visual impaired people, in order to have a clear understanding of the technology and technological progress of helping visual impaired people. In this way, it aims to obtain basic guidelines for analyzing the most relevant equipment to help people with impaired vision and highlight the improvements that can be achieved. The most common device is to integrate different sensors and electronic components into the walking stick to improve their obstacle detection ability. In addition, equipment with cameras, including computer vision algorithms and artificial intelligence technology, has been developed to improve the performance and efficiency of the equipment. Finally, the basic characteristics of the auxiliary system are introduced, and it is found that there is no equipment to meet the needs of users.
Overview of intelligent clothing and accessories technology system for the disabled
Authors: De Souza Godino Selediana
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of intelligent technology in the industry of the disabled. Through the systematic review of databases (redib, doaj, redalyc, bmj, bvs, dialnet and pubmed), 11 articles were obtained, describing the intelligent technology in ves-tiles devices, which are designed to help patients recover. In an interdisciplinary field, especially in the field of social sciences, there is a new and underutilized phenomenon. This review shows that further research is needed to expand this topic.
Wearable grain silo working environment sensing and safety alarm system
Authors: Liu Zhongyuan , Zhu Shuai , Lin Jie , Yang Hansong , Zhang Denghui , Lian Feiyu , Fu Maiba
Published: August 2022

A set of wearable granary working environment sensing and security alarm system is developed to ensure the safety of granary staff. The gas sensor, piezoelectric ceramic chip, infrared transmitting and receiving tube and photosensitive resistance are used as the core components of each circuit module to collect the gas concentration signal, human respiration intensity signal, pulse intensity signal and light signal in the granary. AD0809 module chip is used to convert analog data into digital data and send it to MCU for information processing to make alarm judgment. At the same time, PTR2000 module is used to transmit the sensor data to the upper computer. The upper computer determines whether to alarm through data comparison, and transmits the alarm signal to the mobile phone through Wi-Fi in real time. Each module cooperates with each other, information real-time transmission to complete the detection of granary environment and danger alarm. The test results show that the system can meet the safety operation requirements of large and medium-sized state-owned grain depot.
A method of attitude measurement and level assessment for skiers based on wearable inertial measurement
Authors: Zhang Yijia , Yao Xiaolan , Han Yongqiang , Li Peizhang , Zhang Hao , Cao Hongqing , Fang Xuyang
Published: August 2022

Quantitative analysis of sports is an important development direction of scientific skiing training, and the digital expression of human movement patterns during skiing is the basis for scientific quantitative analysis. A human motion capture and attitude reconstruction system based on a wearable BSBD inertial measurement unit was designed and built, combined with the human multi-rigid body motion model to realize the human body reconstruction during the skiing, and applied to the auxiliary training of slewing movements in alpine skiing. At the same time, for the indoor training scene based on the multi-degree-of-freedom simulated ski training platform, a digital evaluation method suitable for ski slalom is proposed. The method uses motion capture system and posture reconstruction system to extract five kinds of sliding characteristic data of skiers, and realizes the evaluation of skiers’ technical parameters through similarity measurement and linear fitting with high-level athletes’ motion parameters, so as to assist scientific training. Finally, experiments are carried out on the indoor Olymp simulated ski training bench to verify the effectiveness of the method.