bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
To Determine Factors Leading to the Successful Development and Prosperity of Nations
Authors: ALKAN Abdulmelik
Published: October 2023

Throughout the course of history, there are multiple factors that may determine the success of a nation, or the failure of a nation. This paper underlines the factors that make nations powerful and prosperous while analyzing several institutions such as mainly focusing on institiuons such as democratic institutions, history, culture, ideology, geography,and economic resources that shape the nations’ prosperity and development. It examines the institutions that fortify the foundation of the nation’s building. To further analyzing the factors, the paper pursue to find answers to what are some institutions factors as driving force and what to extend they are effective in nation’s prosperity and development? Which institution is extractive and which one is inclusive? The successfulnations of the past carry on their civilizational legacy to present-day nations and continue to influence their institutions in the present time while the failed civilizations are largely forgotten, obscured and left in the dustbin of history.
Analysis on the Eﬀectiveness of Common Property Regimes in Common Resource Pools
Authors: GURESHIDZE Nutsa , GUTTMANN Alexandre
Published: October 2023

This paper aims to observe and ascertain the eﬀectiveness of common property regimes in managing natural resource pools. The first objective is to interpret the bundles of rights used and managed by a series of resource users and understand what role each user has in managing common resource pools. The paper also determine through several case studies of diﬀerent common resource pools the eﬀectiveness of implementing common property regimes in maintaining and using the resource at a sustainable level. We argue that common resource pools are the best property regimes for natural resource management. We also mention that they are under the threat of private property regimes, because such private property may lead to overexploitation and eventual degradation of a natural resource. Finally, we use several case studies to demonstrate the eﬀectiveness of common property regimes.
Turkey a Hybrid Regime: Using the Election and Repression to Stay in Power
Authors: Alkan Abdulmelik
Published: October 2023

This research article will discuss the government system of the Turkey during Justice and Development Party. It will seek answers to whether Turkeyis a hybrid regime, the claim is Turkey demonstrated some degree and type of the behavior which are neither democratic nor an autocratic. In orderto connect the relevancy and find the answers some factors are explored such as Election, Economy, Tin-Pot, Repression, Loyalty and Disloyalty andJDP party as independent variable and as sub topics for this research. Further, this research article is based on qualitative data which is conductedby following and tracing the previous study of the eclectic and existent literature. The major part of this research study is based on the theory andconceptualization of Ronald Wintrobe’s hybrid regime. In conclusion, the purpose of the study is to prove whether Turkey is a Hybrid Regime
Reconstructed Jerusalem through Multi-Methodological Approaches
Authors: Avaliani Eka
Published: October 2023

The article addresses the issue of modelling City Jerusalem in different stages of her continuation in space and time. Investigates social, cultural, and international aspects of the city through written sources and archaeological remains.
European Perspective of Georgia: A Comparative Analysis of Compliance with the Copenhagen Criteria in the Case of Georgia and Albania
Authors: Bitsadze Tamar
Published: October 2023

The increasing importance of the 29-years-old relations between Georgia and the EU, the relevance of the issue and the delayedmembership have become the key reasons for the research topic.It should be noted that joining the EU is not an easy process and contains a number of bureaucratic elements. Therefore, the paperanalyzes Georgia’s economic and political willingness to comply with the Copenhagen criteria for future integration into the EU. It also compares thepace of development and the situation in Georgia and in Albania, which has the status of “official candidate” of the EU. It is interesting to see whatchanges and reforms (different from Georgia) are being implemented by Albania, which brings it even closer to the EU. The main research questionalso serves to determine Georgia’s European perspective based on an objective analysis of 2018-2021 years data and processes and to explain themain reasons that hinder Georgia’s integration (unlike Albania) with the EU.
Impact Of Herders And Crop Farmers Conflicts On Rural Livelihoods In selected Rural Communities In Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Adekunle Adisa ADENIYI
Published: October 2023

This study examined impact of herders and crop farmers conflicts on rural livelihoods in selected communities in Ogun state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted and purposive sampling method was used to select two hundred and eighty seven respondents for the study. An adapted instrument “ Herders-Crop Farmers Conflicts and Rural Livelihoods Scale (HCFCRLS)’’ with Cronbach Alpha internal consistency of 0.73 was administered. Data were analysed using descriptive statistical tools and correlation matrix at 0.05 level of significance. Correlation analysis showed that there were negative significant relationship between herders and crop farmers conflicts and productive assets (r= -0.703), productive activities (r= -0.831), income (r= -0.795), social assets (r= -0.804) and capability (r= -0.616) respectively. It also showed that there was a negative significant relationship between herders and crop farmers conflicts and livelihoods (r=-.8635) in the study area. Therefore, the two null hypotheses were rejected at 0.05 level of significance. It was concluded that herders and crop farmers conflicts have caused significant negative impact on the livelihoods of victims. It is recommended that government should regulate herders and crop farmers activities, improve access to ownership of land resources for any agricultural productive activities
Double-Headed Eagle Symbol, The Russian Imperial Emblem and Local Replica in The Kingdom of Georgia
Authors: Avaliani Eka , Tskhovrebadze Tamta
Published: October 2023

The article focuses on iconic symbols of “Eagles” in the Georgian context from the early Antiquity to the Medieval and Modern periods. It explores the implication of the symbol and its functions to establish meaning in the society. The paper explains the process of interaction among meaning, style, content, and receivers, as well as provides a framework to understand how historical memory can serve as a constitutive, relational, and purposive content for collective and state identities. Acknowledging that heritage is a highly political process, susceptible to the needs of power, the research draws on a number of examples to underline that the symbols of the past portrayed in various media legitimate political symbolism in fact represent political standpoint.

Keywords: eagle, memory, national identity, imperial symbols, symbols of power
The Red-lacquered ceramics of the Late Antique-Pre-Byzantine period Discovered in the Gonio-Apsaros area in 2018-2022
Authors: Darchidze Tamaz
Published: October 2023

The article explores red-lacquered ceramics discovered in Gonio-Apsaros in recent years. The southwestern Georgia has yielded many diverse red-lacquered ceramics from the ancient and late antique periods, less from the early Byzantine era. However, recently more have been discovered, forming an intriguing category within the kitchenware. Being imported goods, they provide insights into the region's interactions with the world.The fragments of bowls (Late Roman C) including mouth, body, base, mouth-wall, fit into three distinct forms (10A, 10C, 3G/F) identified by Hayes. They are defined by orange, fine-grained ware, flared body and a mouth of varying cross-sections, separated by a delicate groove, traces of reddish varnish on the inside. A bowl fragment bears a cross-shaped mark with rings and can be associated with the types 67 and 68 of Hayes (LRC), with thickened, upturned mouths of polygonal or quadrangular cross-sections, light reddish-brown and fine-grained ware with occasional admixtures, somtimes remnants of pinkish-reddish varnish.

2019Due to the Byzantine Empire's expansion eastward, parts of Lazica became influenced by Byzantine economy, culture, politics. Apsaros fell within the Byzantine borders from the late 5th century. The growing discovery of materials near the Roman castle highlights the newfound significance of Apsaros increasing interest in it.keywords: Late Antiquity-Early-Byzantine period, South-west Georgia, Ceramics, Red-lacquered ceramics
KLASIFIKASI BENCANA ALAM PADA TWITTER MENGGUNAKAN NAÏVE BAYES, SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE DAN LOGISTIC REGRESSION
Authors: Gusti Kharisma Wiati
Published: October 2023

Penggunaan hashtag pada pelaporan bencana dapat membantu pihak yang berkepentingan seperti pemerintah atau lembaga penanggulangan bencana dalam menangani bencana. Akan tetapi pemberian hashtag oleh pengguna seringkali tidak sesuai dengan isi tweet. Sehingga perlu untuk dilakukan klasifikasi twitter ke dalam kategori darurat, non darurat, dan tidak relevan. Hal tersebut dilakukan untuk mempermudah lembaga terkait untuk melakukan koordinasi, pemantauan dan tanggap darurat dalam penanggulangan bencana. Penelitian ini melakukan perbandingan klasifikasi menggunakan metode Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machine, dan Logistic Regression. Ekstraksi fitur menggunakan pembobotan term TF IDF. Guna mengatasi ketidakseimbangan kelas pada dataset dilakukan teknik untuk mensintesis sampel baru menggunakan metode Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan klasifikasi menggunakan metode Logistic Regression memberikan hasil terbaik yaitu akurasi sebesar 92,4%.          Keywords: Klasifikasi, Twitter, Bencana, Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machine, Logistic Regression
RANCANG BANGUN APLIKASI PENGGAJIAN PADA PT. PERKEBUNAN NUSANTARA VII (PERSERO) SUNGAI NIRU BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Putra Aprinsyah Dika Putra , Cristian Andi , Suparianto Rishi
Published: October 2023

PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VII (Persero) Sungai Niru Unit is a company engaged in agriculture, especially oil palm, rubber, sugarcane and tea which has parts of employee duties, the first is processing, engineering, crafts, operators, laboratories, human resources, general and warehouses. The payroll method at this company has used bank transfers, it's just that, employees have to take payslips to the company. In addition, how to make payslips still uses Mircosoft Office Excel 2010 which has to go through a long process and takes a relatively long time, and also data storage is less secure. The purpose of this study is to build an application using a website to facilitate PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VII (Persero) Sungai Niru Unit in processing employee payroll because it is well computerized and easy to use. The research method uses qualitative descriptive methods with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews and literature studies. This type of data consists of qualitative data as well as data sources consist of perimer and secondary data. The device development method uses the waterfall method. System design tools used are use case diagrams, class diagrams and activity diagrams. This application is built using a website with php programming language and Mysql database, as well as to print reports using pdf components.
PREDIKSI PERTUMBUHAN PENDUDUK KAL-SEL MENGGUNAKAN METODE REGRESI LINEAR BERGANDA
Authors: Hoiriyah Hoiriyah , Wati Fakriani Eka , Chandra Herry Adi
Published: October 2023

Penduduk adalah mereka yang berdomisili kurang dari 6 bulan tetapi bertujuan untuk menetap, jumlah penduduk pada suatu wilayah akan terus bertambah setiap tahunnya, di mana pertumbuhan tersebut dapat memberikan dampak baik maupun buruk sehingga di perlukannya wadah untuk menampung data pertumbuhan itu. Dengan adanya Data mining sebagai proses mencari pola atau informasi menarik dalam data terpilih dengan menggunakan teknik atau metode tertentu.ada banyak metode yang bisa di gunakan dalam menganalisanya salah satunya adalah  Metode Regresi Linear Berganda merupakan algoritma  yang digunakan untuk melakukan regresi atau peramalan untuk di gunakan sebagai prediksi dalam lajunya pertumbuhan penduduk di indonesia terutama yang ada di kalimantan selatan. Data pada penelitian ini merupakan data yang di gunakan selama 9 Tahun  yang mana pada data yang ada pada kabupaten di sini di ubah terlebih dahulu kedalam binirisasi menggunakan Metode One Hot Encoding digunakan untuk  merepresentasikan data bertipe kategori atau dalam pengkodingan dekenal dengan data bertipe string atau huruf menjadi data vektor biner yang bernilai integer, 0 dan 1, sehingga data bisa di proses menggunakan linear regression agar bisa di analisa lebih lanjut dengan menggunakan data label. Singga dari hasil analisa data yang di gunakan di atas dapat di simpulkan hasil dari Mean Squared Error “ MSE ” terbaik ada pada data label pada tahun 2012 dengan menggunakan data training 20% dan data testing 80%  dengan memperoleh hasil Akurasi sebanyak 1.266 +/- 0.000 lebih baik dari hasil yang lain setelah di lakukannya beberapa kali analisa.
Różnice pomiędzy Kodeksem karnym z 1997 roku a Kodeksem karnym z 1932 roku
Authors: Dusza Karol
Published: October 2023

Artykuł przedstawia trzy charakterystyczne zjawiska, jakie zaszły w obrębie systemu prawa karnego, wpływając na treść Kodeksu karnego z 1997 r., jednocześnie różnicując go od kodeksu z 1932 r. Zjawiskami tymi są: umiędzynarodowienie prawa karnego, złagodzenie polityki prawnokarnej względem sprawcy oraz neutralność obyczajowa części szczególnej kodeksu z 1997 r. Umiędzynarodowienie prawa karnego przejawia się: podwyższeniem standardu prawnej ochrony zasady humanitaryzmu, międzynarodową procedurą ochronną zasady humanitaryzmu oraz funkcjonowaniem Międzynarodowego Trybunału Karnego w Hadze. Złagodzenie polityki prawnokarnej względem sprawcy wyraża się przez: likwidację kary śmierci, zwiększenie możliwości orzekania kar nieizolacyjnych, takich jak kara grzywny i kara ograniczenia wolności oraz dodanie nowego środka probacyjnego. Natomiast neutralność obyczajowa części szczególnej kodeksu z 1997 r. objawia się poprzez depenalizację przestępstw: prostytucji homoseksualnej, rozpowszechniania pornografii w sposób nienarzucający się osobom, które sobie tego nie życzą oraz bluźnierstwa, jako typowi kwalifikowanemu przestępstwa obrazy uczuć religijnych. Oprócz depenalizacji wcześniej wymienionych przestępstw, rzeczona ustawa karna jest aktem neutralnym w kwestiach obyczajowości seksualnej oraz wyznania lub jego braku.
Przyczyny przestępstwa uporczywego nękania
Authors: Jankowska Roksana
Published: October 2023

Uporczywe nękanie jest przestępstwem współczesnym, które z roku na rok staje się coraz bardziej popularne. Ma ono charakter globalny, ponieważ zmagają się z nim mieszkańcy prawie wszystkich państw na świecie. Głównym celem artykułu jest przedstawienie przyczyn stalkingu oraz wskazanie, że może mieć ono zróżnicowany charakter. Uporczywe nękanie jest przestępstwem, którego ofiary mierzą się z poważnymi konsekwencjami. Dzięki poznaniu przyczyn stalkingu potencjalny pokrzywdzony, którym może zostać każdy, dowie się, jakich sytuacji unikać, a także jak na nie reagować.
Prawnokarne aspekty rozpijania małoletniego
Authors: Śliwonik Szymon
Published: October 2023

Problematyka alkoholizmu oraz spożywania alkoholu stanowi niezwykle istotnie zagadnienie społeczne. Spożywanie alkoholu wywołuje szereg niepożądanych skutków, prowadząc niejednokrotnie do nieodwracalnych zmian w ludzkim organizmie, zwłaszcza jeśli jest on spożywany przez osoby, które nie powinny mieć z nim nic wspólnego, a takimi osobami bezapelacyjnie są osoby małoletnie, które to podlegają wzmożonej ochronie prawnej. Ustawodawca w regulacjach Kodeksu karnego z 1997 r. dokonał penalizacji zachowania polegającego na rozpijaniu małoletnich. Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie problematyki związanej z aspektami rozpijania małoletnich. Wnioski powstałe w wyniku przeprowadzonej analizy przepisów Kodeksu karnego i innych aktów prawnych, zwłaszcza ustawy o wspieraniu i resocjalizacji nieletnich, kompleksowo normują problematykę rozpijania małoletnich zarówno w kontekście sprawcy czyn przestępnego, jak również samej ofiary mogącej ponieść odpowiedzialność prawną za spożywanie alkoholu przed uzyskaniem pełnoletności na gruncie prawa nieletnich.
Pelaksanaan Tugas Balai Pemasyarakatan Kota Padang dari Perspektif Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia Dalam Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak di Pengadilan Negeri Kelas 1A Padang
Authors: Borisman Bobby , Sabri Fadillah , Syofyan Syofirman
Published: October 2023

Setiap anak mempunyai harkat dan martabat yang patut dijunjung tinggi Hak-haknya, anak harus mendapat kesempatan seluasnya untuk tumbuh dan berkembang secara optimal baik fisik, mental, sosial, maupun sipiritual, termasuk dalam hal ini anak yang berhadapan dengan Hukum juga memilik hak yang harus dilindungi oleh Negara, untuk mewujudkan perlindungan hak asasi anak Balai Pemasyarakatan memiliki peranan strategis dalam melindung hak-hak anak berhadapan dengan hukum, salah satu perlindungan hak anak adalah adanya pendampingan pada saat anak dihadapkan dalam persidangan anak di pengadilan sehingga anak terjamin hak-haknya selama persidangan berlangsung. Prapenelitian yang dilakukan di Balai Pemasyarakatan Kota Padang ditemukan bahwa tidak semua anak yang berhadapan dengan hukum pada proses Persidangan di Pengadilan Negeri Kelas 1A Padang di dampingi oleh Pembimbing Kemasyarakantan padahal, setiap anak yang berhadapan dengan hukum wajib di dampingi oleh Pembimbing Kemasyarakatan sehingga dalam  hal ini penulis fokus untuk melihat proses pelaksanan pendampingan tersebut.
Edward L. Bernays’ Propagandatheorie
Authors: Matern Stefan
Published: October 2023

Edward L. Bernays gilt als Vater der Public Relations: Bereits in den 1920er Jahren erkannte er das politische Machtpotenzial von Massenmedien in ihrer Einflussnahme auf die öffentliche Meinung und damit die Herausforderungen rund um Desinformation, Propaganda und emotionsgesteuerte Politik, denen sich die liberale Demokratie bis heute ausgesetzt sieht. Stefan Matern nimmt eine erste systematische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Werk Bernays’ aus politiktheoretischer Perspektive vor und beleuchtet mögliche Anknüpfungspunkte für die Politische Theorie. Er zeigt, dass Bernays’ Propagandatheorie mit ihrer interdisziplinären Grundlegung eine spezifische Aktualität besitzt, die in Kombination mit ihrer Anschlussfähigkeit für moderne sozialpsychologische Forschung zeitgenössische Phänomene rund um Fake News, Filterblasen und Echokammern erklären kann.
Asymmetric expression of PIEZO2 in paraspinal muscles of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Authors: You Xuanhe , Wu Diwei , Chen Anjing , Zhou Xinran , Fan Haiquan , Jiang Yang
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: Muscle imbalance has long been recognized as one of the possible pathogeneses for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). PIEZO2, the susceptibility gene of AIS, has been identified to play an important role in neuromuscular activities. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare the mRNA expression of PIEZO2 between concave and convex paraspinal muscles of AIS patients and to identify the relationship between the ratio of PIEZO2 expression and curve magnitude. METHODS: Twenty female AIS patients (right thoracic curve) who underwent spinal correction surgery were divided into moderate (n= 12) and severe (⩾ 70 degrees) curve groups (n= 8). The morphology of the paraspinal muscles was assessed with spinal MRI. Multifidus specimens were collected during surgical operations from the concave and convex sides of the apical region, and mRNA expression of the PIEZO2 gene was compared between sides. The localization of PIEZO2 protein expression was confirmed with the markers PAX7 and PAX3, and the percentage of PIEZO2+ cells was also investigated. RESULTS: In the moderate curve group, fatty infiltration in the deep paraspinal muscle was significantly higher on the concave side than on the convex side. There were no differences in deep muscle area, superficial muscle area, or fatty infiltration of superficial paraspinal muscle. The mRNA expression of PIEZO2 was significantly increased on the concave side, and the asymmetric expression predominantly occurred in moderate curves rather than severe ones. PIEZO2 was expressed on satellite cells instead of fibers of the muscle spindle. The percent of PIEZO2+PAX7+ cells in myofibers was significantly higher on the concave side in the moderate curve group, but not in the severe curve group. CONCLUSIONS: Asymmetric morphological changes occur in the deep paraspinal muscles of AIS. The PIEZO2 is asymmetrically expressed in the multifidus muscle and is preferentially expressed in satellite cells.
The Impact of Educational Attainment and Income on Long-Term Care for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: A Swedish Nationwide Study
Authors: Hoang Minh Tuan , Kåreholt Ingemar , Schön Pär , von Koch Lena , Xu Hong , Tan Edwin C.K , Johnell Kristina , Eriksdotter Maria , Garcia-Ptacek Sara
Published: October 2023

Background: Long-term care improves independence and quality of life of persons with dementia (PWD). The influence of socioeconomic status on access to long-term care was understudied. Objective: To explore the socioeconomic disparity in long-term care for PWD. Methods: This registry-based study included 14,786 PWD, registered in the Swedish registry for cognitive and dementia disorders (2014–2016). Education and income, two traditional socioeconomic indicators, were the main exposure. Outcomes were any kind of long-term care, specific types of long-term care (home care, institutional care), and the monthly average hours of home care. The association between outcomes and socioeconomic status was examined with zero-inflated negative binomial regression and binary logistic regression. Results: PWD with compulsory education had lower likelihood of receiving any kind of long-term care (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.68–0.93), or home care (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.70–0.97), compared to individuals with university degrees. Their monthly average hours of home care were 0.70 times (95% CI 0.59–0.82) lower than those of persons with university degrees. There was no significant association between education and the receipt of institutional care. Stratifying on persons with Alzheimer’s disease showed significant association between lower education and any kind of long-term care, and between income and the hours of home care. Conclusions: Socioeconomic inequalities in long-term care existed in this study population. Lower-educated PWD were less likely to acquire general long-term care, home care and had lower hours of home care, compared to their higher-educated counterparts. Income was not significantly associated with the receipt of long-term care.
Dementia Attributable Healthcare Utilizations in the Caribbean versus United States
Authors: Li Jing , Weiss Jordan , Rajadhyaksha Ashish , Acosta Daisy , Harrati Amal , Jiménez Velázquez Ivonne Z. , Liu Mao-Mei , Guerra Jorge J. Llibre , Rodriguez Juan de Jesús Llibre , Dow William H.
Published: October 2023

Background: Despite the high burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias among the Hispanic population worldwide, little is known about how dementia affects healthcare utilizations among this population outside of the US, in particular among those in the Caribbean region. Objective: This study examines healthcare utilization associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias among older adults in the Caribbean as compared to the US. Methods: We conducted harmonized analyses of two population-based surveys, the 10/66 Dementia Group Research data collected in Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, and the US-based Health and Retirement Study. We examined changes in hospital nights and physician visits in response to incident and ongoing dementias. Results: Incident dementia significantly increased the risk of hospitalization and number of hospital nights in both populations. Ongoing dementia increased the risk of hospitalization and hospital nights in the US, with imprecise estimates for the Caribbean. The number of physician visits was elevated in the US but not in the Caribbean. Conclusions: The concentration of increased healthcare utilization on hospital care and among patients with incident dementia suggests an opportunity for improved outpatient management of new and existing dementia patients in the Caribbean.
Prodromal Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome and Everyday Function
Authors: Kravatz Nigel L. , Adhikari Dristi , Ayers Emmeline , Verghese Joe
Published: October 2023

Background: Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a pre-dementia syndrome characterized by subjective cognitive complaints and slow gait, is associated with disability in instrumental activities of daily living. It is unknown whether these functional limitations occur even before this pre-dementia syndrome is diagnosed. Objective: To assess profiles of complex and instrumental activities of daily living in the prodromal stages of MCR. Methods: We examined functional profiles in 46 older adults (mean age 79 years, 59% women) living in the community with normal cognition at baseline who developed MCR over follow-up (‘pre-MCR’) with 264 older adults (mean age 75 years, 57% women) who remained cognitively intact over the follow-up period. Results: Pre-MCR individuals had more limitations on complex everyday function at baseline compared to normal controls in multivariable logistic regression models (odds ratio 1.21). Pre-MCR cases at baseline had limitations in handling finances (odds ratio 3.0) and performing hobbies (odds ratio 5.5) as compared to normal controls. Pre-MCR cases had a greater difference in the number of complex functional limitations from baseline to MCR compared to the difference from baseline to final visit for the controls (1.2±3.0 versus 0.5±2.2, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Limitations in complex everyday tasks arise in the prodromal stages of MCR and can assist in risk prognostication.
Intuitionistic uncertain linguistic prioritized aggregation operators and their application to multi-criteria decision making
Authors: Wang Xin-Fan , Zhang Li-Na , Zhou Huan , Wang Xue-Bin
Published: October 2023

The intuitionistic uncertain linguistic information aggregation problems considering different priority levels of criteria are investigated. Firstly, we extended the prioritized averaging (PA) operator to intuitionistic uncertain linguistic environment, defined two new prioritized aggregation operators called the intuitionistic uncertain linguistic prioritized weighted average (IULPWA) operator and the intuitionistic uncertain linguistic prioritized weighted geometric (IULPWG) operator, and established various desirable properties of the proposed operators. Secondly, we developed a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach based on the IULPWA operator (or the IULPWG operator) to deal with the MCDM problems in which the criterion values take the form of intuitionistic uncertain linguistic numbers (IULNs) and the criteria are in different priority levels. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method, and a comparison analysis is conducted to make clear the differences among the IULPWA operator, the IULPWG operator, the intuitionistic uncertain linguistic number weighted averaging (IULNWA) operator and the intuitionistic uncertain linguistic weighted geometric average (IULWGA) operator.
Switching perspectives: Investigating the relationships and applications of q-fractional fuzzy sets with other fuzzy set classes in decision making
Authors: Gulistan Muhammad , Pedrycz Witold , Yaqoob Naveed
Published: October 2023

We explore switching techniques between q-fractional fuzzy sets (qFr sets) and various other classes of fuzzy sets to establish connections and provide a comprehensive framework. In particular, we examine the relationships between qFr sets and interval-valued fuzzy sets (IVFS), type 2 fuzzy sets(T2FS), intuitionistic fuzzy sets(IFS), Pythagorean fuzzy sets(PFS), q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets (q-ROFS), and linear diophantine fuzzy sets(LDFS). By examining these interconnections, we aim to understand better qFr sets and their applications in a wide range of fuzzy systems. It is possible to convert qFr sets into other fuzzy set models using the derived switching techniques, facilitating the utilization of existing methods and algorithms. The versatility of qFr sets, combined with the bridging techniques presented, holds promise for addressing complex problems in decision-making, pattern recognition, and other applications where uncertainty and imprecision play significant roles. Through case studies and practical applications, we illustrate the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed switching techniques, showcasing their potential impact on real-world scenarios.
Fast alternating direction algorithms for sparse portfolio model via sorted ℓ1-norm
Authors: Liu Wenxiu , Xu Lijun , Zhou Yijia , Yu Bo
Published: October 2023

In this paper, we propose two novel Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) algorithms for the sparse portfolio problem via sorted ℓ1-norm penalization (SLOPE). The first algorithm (FADMM) is presented by adding a prediction-correction step to the classic ADMM framework. Since the problem is not strongly convex, the second fast ADMM (FADMMR) is proposed by utilizing both prediction-correction step and restarting rules. Numerical experiments show that the FADMMR algorithm converges faster than the FADMM algorithm and ADMM algorithm when tuning parameters are relatively small. On the other hand, when tuning parameters are relative large, the FADMM algorithm performs better than the FADMMR algorithm and ADMM algorithm. The FADMM algorithm and FADMMR algorithm converge faster than the ADMM algorithm in terms of convergence time for different sizes of tuning parameters. For large-scale portfolio problem, the proposed algorithms have highly performance as well. Finally, empirical analysis on five datasets of stocks index show that the proposed algorithms are efficient and superior for solving sparse portfolio problems via SLOPE.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis essential biomarkers and immunological infiltration in lung tissue are identified by a bioinformatics analysis
Authors: Zhou Sijiang , Mo Kanglin , Yang Xia , Ning Zong
Published: October 2023

OBJECTIVE: This research aims to pinpoint key biomarkers and immunological infiltration of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) through bioinformatics analysis. METHODS: From the GEO database, 12 gene expression profiles were obtained. The LIMMA tool in Bioconductor accustomed to identify the genes that are expressed differently (DEGs), and analyses of functional enrichment were performed. A protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was constructed using STRING and Cytoscape, and a modular analysis was performed. Analysis of the immunological infiltration of lung tissue between IPF and healthy groups was done using the CIBERSORTx method. RESULTS: 11,130 genes with differential expression (including 7,492 up-regulated and 3,638 down-regulated) were found. The selected up-regulated DEGs were mainly involved in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis and the selected down-regulated DEGs maintain the relative stability of intracellular microenvironment, according to functional enrichment analysis. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that up-regulated DEGs were primarily abundant in the PI3K-Akt signaling mechanism, whereas down-regulated DEGs were associated with cancer pathways. The most significant modules involving 8 hub genes were found after the PPI network was analyzed. IPF lung tissue had a greater percentage of B memory cells, plasma cells, T cells follicular helper, T cells regulatory, T cells gamma delta, macrophages M0 and resting mast cells. while a relatively low proportion of T cells CD4 memory resting, NK cells resting and neutrophils. CONCLUSION: This research demonstrates the differences of hub genes and immunological infiltration in IPF.
Acceptance and use behaviour of emerging technology for middle-aged healthy lifestyle
Authors: Hamid Suraya , Roslan Muhammad Hamirul Hamizan , Norman Azah Anir , Ghani Norjihan Abdul
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: Several studies focus on the use of emerging technologies to support and monitor health but are centred around the elderly group of people. Meanwhile, the average elderly popularly known as the middle-aged have not been put into consideration regarding the subject matter. OBJECTIVE: This article focuses on the use behaviour and acceptance of emerging technologies that can assist in providing a middle-aged population with a healthy lifestyle. METHODS: This study collected the primary data through an online questionnaire survey to empirically evaluate final 169 respondents. The analysis for this study was done utilising SmartPLS software via partial least squares structural equation modelling. RESULTS: The results indicate that 9 out of 11 were tested as supported hypotheses. All supported hypotheses showed the strong relationship between acceptance and user behaviour with emerging technology. CONCLUSION: The experience of acceptance and behaviour of using emerging technology in a healthy lifestyle was found as an important determinant of outcome in preparing the middle-aged for their elderly age by adapting emerging technology as early as possible.
The development and impact of an app for a smart drug interaction reminder system
Authors: Lee Hung-Fu , Liao Pei-Hung
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: Improved access to media and medical knowledge has elicited stronger public health awareness. OBJECTIVE: This study developed a smart drug interaction reminder system for patients to increase knowledge and reduce nurse workload. METHODS: This study used a single-group pre-test/post-test design and applied mining techniques to analyze the weight and probability of interaction among various medicines. Data were collected from 258 participants at a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan using convenience sampling. An app was used to give patients real-time feedback to obtain access to information and remind them of their health issues. In addition to guiding the patients on medications, this app measured the nurses’ work satisfaction and patients’ knowledge of drug interaction. RESULTS: The results indicate that using information technology products to assist the app’s real-time feedback system promoted nurses’ work satisfaction, improved their health education skills, and helped patients to better understand drug interactions. CONCLUSION: Using information technology to provide patients with real-time inquiring functions has a significant effect on nurses’ load reduction. Thus, smart drug interaction reminder system apps can be considered suitable nursing health education tools and the SDINRS app can be integrated into quantitative structure-activity relationship intelligence in the future.
Multi-apodization with cross-correlation combined with generalized sidelobe canceller applied to ultrasound imaging
Authors: Wang Ping , Shen Yue , Chen Jinghan , Li Qianwen , Tong Lin , Li Xitao
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: Beamforming is vital for medical ultrasound imaging systems. The generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC) beamforming can improve the image quality of lateral resolution, but its performance improvement in contrast and robustness is limited. OBJECTIVE: This paper proposes an improved generalized sidelobe canceller algorithm based on multi-apodization with cross-correlation (MAXB-IGSC), which aims to improve the contrast and robustness of ultrasound imaging while maintaining the high image resolution and background speckle quality of GSC. METHODS: The proposed MAXB-IGSC uses multiple pairs of complementary received apodization functions to process the echo data individually to obtain multiple pairs of data sets. The average of their normalized cross-correlation coefficients is then calculated and utilized to determine the adaptive subarray length of the GSC covariance matrix and weights the output of the improved GSC. RESULTS: The MAXB-IGSC improves the contrast ratio (CR) by 171.18% in anechoic cyst simulation and by 91.23%/130.97%/171.76% in geabr_0 (a dataset from the University of Michigan) experiment compared with GSC, respectively. Furthermore, MAXB-IGSC exhibits significant noise immunity, which greatly improves the robustness of the imaging. The technology also maintains the brightness and uniformity of the background speckle. CONCLUSION: The proposed MAXB-IGSC has potential for obtaining high-quality ultrasound images in clinical applications.
Association between eNOS gene polymorphisms and the risk of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion in Yunnan province, China
Authors: Zou Li , Dong Wei , Ai Ying , Li Yantao , Cheng Yun , Feng Yun
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: Recurrent spontaneous abortion affects approximately 1–2% of reproductive-age women, with roughly half of RSA cases classified as unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA). Genetic polymorphisms in eNOS gene have been shown to have significant implications across various disease processes. Nevertheless, the potential impact of eNOS gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility to URSA in Yunnan population has yet to be explored or documented. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the potential association between specific variations in the eNOS gene (VNTR 4b/a, -786T > C, and +894G > T) and the risk of URSA in Yunnan population. METHODS: A total of 243 URSA patients and 241 healthy females are involved in this study. We conducted amplification of the eNOS gene fragment and performed sanger sequencing to detect the specific eNOS gene polymorphisms, including VNTR 4b/a, -786T > C, and +894G > T. Using a multivariate logistic regression model, we evaluate the potential association between eNOS gene polymorphisms (VNTR 4b/a, -786T > C, and +894G > T) and the risk of URSA. Furthermore, serum NO levels were measured in URSA patients. RESULTS: The presence of VNTR 4a, -786C, and +894T alleles was found to be associated with an increased risk of URSA. Additionally, our study revealed a significant association between the G-C-4b haplotype of the investigated eNOS gene polymorphisms and a predisposition to URSA. Notably, these eNOS polymorphisms were shown to reduce serum NO levels in URSA patients. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence supporting the association between eNOS gene polymorphisms, VNTR 4b/a, -786T > C, and +894G > T, and the occurrence of URSA in Yunnan Province, China.
Optimal mode movement of the robot manipulator on an elastic base according to the criterion of the mean square value of the acceleration of the drive torque
Authors: Loveikin Vladislav , Mishchuk Dmytro
Published: October 2023

Previous studies of the optimization of the manipulator motion mode on an elastic base based on the criteria of the rms value of the drive torque and the rate of change of the rms value of the drive torque established that the use of optimal manipulator motion modes, which are created on the basis of higher derivatives of the characteristics of the change of the drive torque, allow to obtain more smooth movements of the boom system of the manipulator, thereby reducing its oscillations on the elastic support. At the same time, the obtained optimal modes of movement didn't completely eliminate the boom system oscillations during the change of departure. By observing the oscillations of the elastic link of the manipulator, the quality of the obtained optimal modes of movement was evaluate and the presence of residual oscillations was shown.

This work considers the possibility of optimizing the manipulator's motion mode based on the criterion of the mean square value of the acceleration of the drive torque change. For this purpose, the second derivative of the driving torque function of the manipulator boom system drive was determined first. Such a criterion for optimizing the motion mode is an integral functional, the minimization of which is carry out by the methods of variational calculus. The regularity of the change of the driving torque it was find from the dynamic equation of motion.

The search for the optimal motion mode of the manipulator realized through the solution of the Poisson boundary nonlinear differential equation of the fourth order.

The results of the conducted research made it possible to clarify much better the nature of the vibrations of the manipulator boom system and, as a result, to develop a drive control system that allows the realization of the obtained optimal mode of movement.
Analysis mobile fly area scanning systems
Authors: Tsygankov Oleg , Mishchuk Dmytro , Mishchuk Yevhen
Published: October 2023

The rapid development of intelligent microprocessor technology, the availability of global navigation systems (GPS) and inertial imaging units (IMU) with the progress of the creation of a new generation of mobile autonomous systems from a distance This is the concept of autonomous robots and unmanned aerial vehicles. Recently, actively using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and mobile robots, they are solving the tasks of photogrammetric and laser scanning of the terrain quite quickly. High spatial resolution data collected from available platforms such as satellites and manned aircraft are typically in the range of 20–50 cm/pixel, while UAVs are capable of flying at much lower altitudes and can therefore collect images with a much higher resolution of the image.

Mobile robots and UAVs in combination with modern technologies of digital video and photo processing, as well as programs for intelligent image recognition, have gained actual use, both for military tasks and in the civil sphere as a tool for remote sensing of territories and infrastructure high-resolution objects. On the basis of scanned UAV images, 3D models of the terrain can be reproduced.

This article deals with the analysis of technical means of mobile scanning of territories and some well-known algorithms for controlling the scanning system.
Significance and its role in the historical constitution and transformation of social reality. A conceptual approach from enactive cognition
Authors: Romeu Vivían
Published: October 2023

Framed in the relevance and scope of the enactivism approach about cognition for social sciences, this theoretical essay intends to develop an hypothesis about the co-determination role of significance in social action and interaction based on the enactivism approach of cognition processes. We are interested in arguing the central role of subjective and intersubjective significance in the historical constitution of social reality, understanding this constitution as a constant dynamic of meaning production in actions. From this perspective we point out to understand significance as part of the individual and social life experience of the cognitive agent’s perceptual, cognitive operation; and besides as a mediation instance between subject and world where naturally lives transformation possibilities. Based on the understanding that social reality is a process that we can define as an unfinished and constant social configuration and reconfiguration, we proposed cognitive production significance as a fundamental factor in the historical constitution and social transformation of the reality regarding this significance can be defined as the imprevisible and chanced convergence of cognitive circumstances in action.
ENGLISH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ANXIETY IN THEIR TEACHING PRACTICUM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Zuhriyah Mukminatus , Laili Elisa Nurul
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this study was to describe the anxiety experienced by English pre-service teachers in their teaching practicum during this COVID-19 pandemic. This study was a descriptive case study. The participants of this study were 28 students from an English language department at a private university in East Java. These students carried out their practice teaching from January 2, up to February 28, 2022. Then, the researcher administered questionnaires in the form of open-ended questions through Google Form to collect the data. In analyzing the data, the researcher used the theory of a-five factor language teachers’ anxiety by Devellis. Meanwhile, the technique of data analysis used was the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana’s theory. The results of this study showed that the five factors of teaching anxiety comprising of inexperience teaching, self-perception of language proficiency, feeling afraid of getting negative evaluation, the students’ less interest in teaching activities, and getting difficulty in their teaching time management, existed. Hopefully, this present study results can be used as the consideration for EFL lecturers in providing some strategies for the future English pre-service teachers to overcome their teaching anxiety.
TONING DOWN OR ADAPTATION? A STUDY OF ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION ON AN ONLINE STREAMING PLATFORM
Authors: Nugraha Indra
Published: October 2023

The study of translation remains an exciting field for language and linguistics experts. Its process involves many factors to consider. For example, the translation process for films' subtitles must consider the broadcasting regulations. Furthermore, the translation process will be more complicated if it involves a cultural-specific concept such as swearing. Theoretically, adaptation is used to translate a cultural-specific concept, and since swearing is one, adaptation should be applied. However, this method might not be ideal for translating swearing in films. This study was descriptive-qualitative research with a recording technique. Twenty data on English-Indonesian swearing were collected from two American films on an online streaming platform in Indonesia. The results show that eight data used a toning down strategy to acceptable words/expressions, seven were adapted, 4 data were omitted, and one used an unrelated word
THE SYNTAX ANALYSIS IN RELATIVE CLAUSE FOUND IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED “BUDDHA”
Authors: I Made Juliarta  , I Gede Nika Wirawan
Published: October 2023

This research paper analyses relative clause and its syntax structure found in the novel entitled “Buddha”. The novel entitled “Buddha” is a literary work by Karen Armstrong. There are many data containing English relative clauses found in the novel entitled “Buddha”. Based on the phenomena, the researcher was interested in analyzing relative clauses found in the data source. Theory that was used in analyzing data was proposed by Quirk (1985), Sneddon (1996) and this was supported by other theories. The theory that was used to analyze the syntax structure was the theory proposed by Brown and Miller. This research study applied qualitative method in the process of analyzing data. The data containing English relative clauses were taken from the novel entitled “Buddha”. This research study aims to: (i) analyze the syntax structure in the relative clause found in the novel entitled “Buddha”, (ii) analyze the types of relative clauses in the relative clauses found in the novel entitled “Buddha”.