bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on multi-dimensional disaster information perception and fusion service technology in underground and shelter space
Authors: Xu Shenghua , Liu Jiping , Wang Yong , Che Xianghong
Published: August 2023

Abstract. The disaster information of human casualties and infrastructure damage in underground and sheltered spaces usually demands to be acquired timely during natural disasters such as earthquakes. Therefore, to address the last link problem in the field of disaster relief, the paper investigates the service technology of multi-dimensional disaster information perception and fusion in underground and sheltered space. In this paper, the classification and characteristics of disaster information in underground space are summarized. The key technologies for the extraction and identification of geo-environmental information, the detection methods and sensors used for the data of real-time environmental parameters, and the means of multi-source disaster information fusion under a unified spatio-temporal framework are discussed respectively in the underground space. Finally, a method of dynamic visualization of underground space disaster information is proposed to visualize the underground space scene and environmental parameters. It is achieved the visualization of 2-3D linkage and the simulation of environmental parameters.
The influence of environmental factors on the historical distribution of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Authors: Khwela Thabani , Ayob Nisa , Nkosi Ncobile , de Necker Lizaan
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Schistosomiasis remains the most endemic disease in tropical regions. Transmission rates and prevalence of schistosomiasis in Africa are relatively high compared to other regions. This is mostly associated with the lack of clean water and sanitation as necessities to curbing the spread of the disease. Over 90% of people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are deprived of clean water and sanitation. 60-80% of the children in South African communities are infected. Climate variability plays a role in the distribution of vector-borne diseases by affecting intermediate host reproduction and changing their habitats thereby decreasing or increasing host survival and disease transmission ability. This study aims to determine the influence of environmental factors on the spatial distribution of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The use of species distribution models (SDMs) to model the intermediate snail hosts habitats in South Africa is uncommon, compared to other African countries. To our knowledge no modelling study has been done in South Africa particularly in the Tshwane Municipality, and this has therefore, paved a way for this study. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify all the important climatic variables that impact on the distribution of bilharzia-transmitting snails. Biomphalaria pfeifferi occurrence data was accessed from the National Freshwater Snails Collection, and the climate data was extracted from the ERA5 website respectively. The principal component analysis was used to reduce the multidimensionality of the dataset, with this framework tool, Pearson's correlations helped identify the variables showing a high correlation with the snail datasets and these were included in the ecological niche model. The following climatic variables: temperature, rainfall, water temperature, and other climate-related phenomena such as droughts and flooding influence the distribution patterns of intermediate snail hosts. The model showed high species presence along the central parts of Tshwane, mostly in the following areas Roodeplaat, Mamelodi, Winterveldt, and Refilwe. However, the south-eastern parts of the municipality did not indicate any species occurrence. The findings confirm that environmental factors impact on the historical distribution of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The response curves from the MaxEnt model depict the relationship between habitat suitability and environmental factors.
Development of a gas chromatography system coupled to a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensor, with compensation of the temperature effects on the column for the measurement of ethene
Authors: Koehne Maximilian , Schmidt Christopher , Singh Satnam , Grasskamp Andreas , Sauerwald Tilman , Zeh Gina
Published: August 2023

Abstract. A possible way to reduce the size and complexity of common gas chromatography (GC) systems is the economization of the column temperature regulation system. To this end, a temperature compensation method was developed and validated on a benchtop GC-PDD (pulsed discharge detector) with ethene. An in-house-developed algorithm correlates the retention index of a test gas to the retention index of a previously selected reference gas. To investigate further methods of cost reduction, commercial gas sensors were tested as cheap, sensitive, and versatile detectors. Therefore, CO2 was chosen as a naturally occurring reference gas, while ethene was chosen as a maturity marker for climacteric fruits and hence as a test gas. A demonstrator, consisting of a simple syringe injection system, a PLOT (porous layer open tubular) column boxed in a polystyrene-foam housing, a commercial MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor) sensor for the test gas, and a CO2-specific IR (infrared) sensor, was used to set up a simple GC system and to apply this method on test measurements. Sorption parameters for ethene and CO2 were determined via a van 't Hoff plot, where the entropy S was −11.982 J mol−1 K−1 ΔSEthene0 and 1.351 J mol−1 K−1 ΔSCarbondioxide0, and the enthalpy H was −20.622 kJ mol−1 ΔHEthene0 and −14.792 kJ mol−1 ΔHCarbondioxide0, respectively. Ethene (100 ppm) measurements revealed a system-specific correction term of 0.652 min. Further measurements of ethene and interfering gases revealed a mean retention time for ethene of 3.093 min; the mean predicted retention time is 3.099 min. The demonstrator was able to identify the test gas, ethene, as a function of the reference gas, CO2, in a first approach, without a column heating system and in a gas mixture by applying a temperature compensation algorithm and a system-specific holdup time correction term.
Environmental spaces for palsas and peat plateaus are disappearing at a circumpolar scale
Authors: Leppiniemi Oona , Karjalainen Olli , Aalto Juha , Luoto Miska , Hjort Jan
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Anthropogenic climate change threatens northern
permafrost environments. This compromises the existence of permafrost
landforms, such as palsas and peat plateaus, which have been assessed to be
critically endangered habitats. In this study, we integrated geospatial
datasets and statistical methods to model the suitable environments for
palsas and peat plateaus across the Northern Hemisphere permafrost region.
The models were calibrated using data from years 1950–2000. The effects of
climate change on the suitable environments for the landforms were assessed
by using low-, moderate-, and high-emissions scenarios (Representative
Concentration Pathway climate scenarios: RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5,
respectively) for two periods (2041–2060 and 2061–2080). Hotspots for
palsa and peat plateau environments occurred in northern Europe, western
Siberia, and subarctic Canada. Climate change was predicted to cause an
almost complete loss (decrease of 98.2 %) of suitable environmental
spaces under the high-emissions scenario by 2061–2080, while under low- and
moderate-emissions scenarios the predicted loss was 76.3 % and 89.3 %
respectively. Our modeling results are in line with previously published
thermokarst data pointing out areas of recent degradation of palsa and peat
plateau environments. Our results provide new insights into the distribution
of the permafrost landforms in less studied areas such as central and
eastern Siberia. In addition, the predictions provide new understanding of
the changing geoecological conditions of the circumpolar region with
important implications for greenhouse gas emissions.
Analisis Kinerja Jaringan dengan Menggunakan Metode Protokol Routing OSPF dan EIGRP
Authors: Ikbal Isra , Sudin Sakinah , Gunawan Erwin
Published: August 2023

Pada penelitian ini akan dibangun suatu topologi network dengan metode routing dinamis yang akan membantu dalam meningkatkan performa jaringan. Jaringan LAN yang digunakan di Universitas Muhamadiya Maluku utara  menggunakan routing statis OSPF dan EIGRP yang dapat mengirimkan paket data secara otomatis. Pada penelitian ini digunakan ping menggunakan GNS3 dengan skenario pengujian sebanyak empat kali pada setiap parameter throughput, packet loss, delay, dan jitter dengan harapan untuk menetukan metode routing manakah yang lebih optimal diantara routing OSPF, dan EIGRP. Didapatkan hasil bahwa routing EIGRP dalam parameter throughput dan packet loss sedangkan untuk routing OSPF lebih unggul delay dan jitter. Routing OSPF dan EIGRP masing-masing mempunyai kelebihan yaitu dapat diterapkan kedalam jaringan dengan ruang lingkup yang berbeda-beda. Untuk routing OSPF diterapkan ke dalam ruang lingkup jaringan yang lebih kecil sedangkan untuk routing EIGRP diterapkan ke dalam jaringan dengan routing yang jauh lebih besar. Jika diterapkan ke dalam Universitas Muhamadia Maluku Utara  yang mempunyai ruang lingkup yang kecil maka routing OSPF lebih optimal dibandingakan dengan routing EIGRP dilihat dari ruang lingkup jaringan yang digunakan. dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa routing EIGRP lebih baik dalam pengujian parameter throughput dengan nilai 50bpms dan packet loss dengan nilai 0,25% dalam kategori indeks parameter sangat bagus berdasarkan standarisasi THIPON (Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Network), sedangkan untuk routing OSPF lebih baik dalam pengujian parameter delay dengan nilai 63,5ms  dan jitter dengan nilai 0,655ms dalam kategori indeks parameter sangat bagus berdasarkan standarisasi THIPON.
SISTEM DETEKSI LOKASI KULINER DI KOTA TERNATE BERBASIS ANDROID
Authors: Elyas Ikhwan Nasrullah , Halim Fahrizal , Dzikrullah Muh
Published: August 2023

Perkembangan teknologi komunikasi dewasa ini berkembang dengan begitu pesat, hampir semua kalangan menggunakan smartphone sebagai sarana untuk berkomunikasi, berekspresi dan berinteraksi. Pengaruh perkembangan teknologi komunikasi dikembangkan dan dipergunakan untuk pekerjaan, dan ada juga digunakan sebagai alat untuk berbisnis atau usaha. Dengan adanya sistem deteksi yang berbasis android dapat memudahkan masyarakat baik dalam kota Ternate maupun di luar kota Ternate  Aplikasi tersebut telah menyediakan informasi yang berkaitan dengan lokasi kuliner dan informasi jalur alternatif, dan galeri menu dari item kuliner di kota Ternate.
Sistem Informasi Pengisian Penomoran Surat pada Kantor Badan Pertahanan Nasional Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Authors: Omo Muthia untung , Sudin Sakina , Mandar Gamaria
Published: August 2023

Pengelolaan surat merupakan hal yang sangat  penting untuk diperhatikan, karena banyak sekali mengalami kendala. Seperti pada saat pengagendaan surat masuk  dan surat keluar yang akan dikirimkan, penomoran surat juga sangat sulit dilakukan karena pengarsipan nomor surat dilakukan secara konvensional yaitu dengan cara dicatat pada buku agenda kantor. Pengarsipan dokumen fisik surat pada Kantor BPN Halsel juga belum optimal, terutama pada saat pencarian berkas arsip surat yang membutuhkan waktu cukup lama karena posisi penyimpanan arsip surat yang bercampur dan tidak memiliki pengkodean khusus. Membangun sistem informasi manajemen penomoran surat pada Kantor Badan Pertanahan Nasional Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan, dalam hal pengelompokkan arsip surat berdasarkan jenis surat yang terdiri dari penerimaan surat, pemberitahuan surat undangan dan permohonan surat. Melalui penelitian yang dilakukan telah menghasilkan sebuah sistem informasi arsip surat berbasis website yang dibangun menggunakan bahasa pemograman PHP dan database MySQL pada Badan Pertanahan Nasional Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan untuk mengelola surat masuk dan surat keluar. Sistem informasi ini dapat dimanfaatkan agar dalam pengelolaan surat-menyurat tersimpan dengan baik, sistem berjalan sesuai dengan fungsinya. Penelitian yang telah dilakukan pada Badan Pertanahan Nasional Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan dapat dikembangkan pada penelitian selanjutnya, Adanya penambahan fitur backup data untuk mengembalikan data asli jika data terhapus pada sistem informasi ini dan perlu adanya pengembangan sistem menjadi berbasis android agar mudah untuk digunakan.
Aplikasi Game Edukasi Surat Pendek Al-Quraan Berbasis Android
Authors: Mandar Gamaria , Muhammad Abdul Haris , Santosa M , Roman Abdul
Published: August 2023

Perkembangan teknologi mempengaruhi segala bidang tak terkecuali bidang pendidikan. Dewasa ini, Ilmu pengetahuan tak hanya di dapatkan melalui buku-buku konvensional tapi juga melalui media telepon seluler pintar. Hal ini menyebabkan penggunaan telpon seluler pintar tersebar luas dimana-mana. Penelitian mengambil kesempatan dengan memanfaatkan teknologi dan pembelajaraan kekinian berupa game sehigga penguna khususnya kalangan anak-anak . Aplikasi game edukasi surat pendek Al-quraan berbasis android ini akan membantu anak-anak untuk cepat mengenal dan menghafal surat-surat pendek Al-quraan serta dapat mengamalkannya di kehidupan sehari-hari. Aplikasi game ini dirancang dengan interface dan penggunaan yang simple sehingga mudah untuk digunakan khususnya bagi anak-anak
Rancang Bangun Sistem Pengukuran Suhu dan Kelembaban Ruang Server Berbasis Microcontroller
Authors: Kris Novel File , Mandar Gamaria , Hamid Mustamin
Published: August 2023

Oleh karena itu, suhu dan kelembaban ruangan server harus selalu terjaga agar tidak terjadi overheat yang mengakibatkan kerusakan pada perangkat yang ada didalam ruangan server. Dan ketika suhu dan kelembaban ruangan server naik dapat memicu terjadinya ledakan atau kebakaran. Dan berdasarkan masalah yang ada peneliti akan pembuatan sebuah alat dengan judul Rancang Bangun Pengukuran Suhu dan Kelembaban Ruang Server Berbasis Microcontroller agar dapat menyelesaikan masalah tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian eksperimen. Hasil pengujian menggunakan korek api dan es batu untuk menaikan dan menurunkan suhu berjalan dengan baik.Dari awal hingga akhir proses pembuatan system ini Alat bisa bekerja dengan baik.Selanjutnya siap digunakan diruangan server ICT Universitas Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara.
Analisis Qos Pada Jaringan Telepon Voip Dengan Menggunakan Perbandingan Metode Differentiated Service Dan Metode Integrated Service Di Hotel Safirna
Authors: Randi Sukri Randi Sukri
Published: August 2023

Dunia telekomunikasi pada saat ini sudah megalami kemajuan yang sangat pesat, namun pemanfaatan teknologi di maluku utara masih sebatas penggunaan untuk hiburan. Jadi hampir setiap masyarakat membutuhkan telekomunikasi untuk berbagai keperluan mereka salah satunya yaitu telekomunikasi yang biayanya murah, karena biaya telekomunikasi pada saat ini masih dianggap mahal pada sebagian orang. Salah satu telekomunikasi yang biayanya murah yaitu mengguanakan telepon  VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).

Namun telepon VoIP saat ini sudah tidak di digunakan oleh masyarakat, tetapi masih digunakan di kalangan perkantoran atau perhotelan. Pada beberapa hotel di kota ternate masih ada yang menggunakan telepon genggaman atau telepon VoIP dalam proses komukasinya salah satunya adalah hotel safirna.

Namun di hotel safirna telepon VoIP masih mengalami sound problem (masalah suara), hal ini disebabkan oleh QoS (Quality of Service) yang buruk. Parameter QOS (Quality of Service) yang digunakan untuk mengamati kualitas dari VoIP tersebut adalah delay dan packet loss dengan menggunakan metode Integrated service dan Differentiated service sehingga dapat diketahui metode manakah yang paling baik untuk meningkatkan kualitas suara pada jaringan VoIP.
Aplikasi Enkripsi dan Dekripsi Menggunakan Metode Triple Transppsition Viginere Cipher
Authors: Tafakur Zidand BP. , Sudin Sakina , Ibrahim Adelina
Published: August 2023

Keamanan informasi merupakan sesuatu yang harus diperhatikan secara serius. Salah satu bidang ilmu untuk menjaga keamanan informasi adalah Kriptografi. Dengan Kriptografi, informasi yang dianggap rahasia dapat disembunyikan dengan taknik penyandian, sehingga tidak dimengerti oleh orang lain, selain oleh pembuat dan penerimanya saja.Saat ini teknologi enkripsi dengan beberapa modifikasi sudah dipublikasikan untuk kepentingan umum, dalam aktivitas digital seperti merahasiakan data-data milik perorangan maupun banyak. Enkripsi adalah cara paling efektif untuk mengamankan data, melindungi dari serangan terhadap infrastuktur sistem, dan usaha pencurian data. Salah satunya adalah algoritma moderen yang digunakan dalam kriptografi yaitu metode enkripsi/dekripsi menggunakan Triple Transposition Viginere Cipher. Triple Transposition Viginer Cipher adalah metode enkripsi  dengan cara mengulang teknik Viginere Cipher yang setiap plainteksnya dilakukan transposisi terlebih dahulu sebanyak tiga kali dengan menggunakan kunci yang tiap kuncinya harus berbeda satu dengan lainnya.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN KINERJA FREERADIUS DAN USERMANAGER PADA MIKROTIK DI BIRO ICT UMMU
Authors: Hamza Sahriar , Evita Laura , Sudin Sakina
Published: August 2023

Pada universitas muhammadiyah maluku utara telah diterapkan layanan akses Hotspot yang telah tercover disemua Fakultas. Setiap Client yang ingin terkoneksi pada jaringan tersebut maka harus melewati proses otentikasi berupa username dan password yang telah di generate pada perangkat. Namun permasalahannya adalah dikarenakan setiap Client memiliki Account berbeda-beda tentunya akan memekai resources yang sangat banyak dikarenakan Hotspot tersebut digunakan oleh semua mahasiswa, pegawai, dan dosen yang berada dikampus. Oleh karena itu jika hotspot tersebut menggunakan resouce dari sebuah perangkat saja maka akan membebani perangkat tersebut dari HDD, RAM, dan juga CPU. Oleh karena pada penelitian ini akan di implementasikan sistem otentikasi terpusat menggunakan open source FreeRadius dengan external Database mysql yang akan menyimpan user dan password.
Emilia Pardo Bazán, primera teórica y crítica del Rexurdimento
Authors: Angueira Anxo
Published: August 2023

Especialmente durante la década 1880-1890, Emilia Pardo Bazán llevó a cabo una intensa actividad teórica y crítica, tanto en el caso español como en el de la emergente literatura en lengua gallega. Fue la primera en abordar teóricamente la idea de renacimiento aplicada a la realidad gallega de aquellos años y también la primera en hacer un análisis crítico de los autores más relevantes de ese período: Rosalía de Castro, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Eduardo Pondal y Valentín Lamas Carvajal. Ella fue en gran parte responsable de la introducción del paradigma de Michelet, con el que hizo comparatismo entre el renacimiento gallego y la “renaixença” catalana. Desgranó las grandes obras y autores de este período y el impacto de sus críticas fue muy considerable, tanto a efectos de marcar direcciones interpretativas en las historias literarias posteriores, como por crear importantes polémicas e incluso provocar respuestas críticas en formato literario como O divino sainete. Este tipo de intervenciones de nuestra autora hay que situarlas en el contexto de las disputas donde se mezcla lo literario con lo ideológico y en definitiva en el de la lucha abierta por el incipiente capital simbólico.
Afecto, espacio y memoria en Ruinas (1866), una novela de Rosalía de Castro
Authors: Costas López Gisella
Published: August 2023

Ruinas (1866) es una novela breve de Rosalía de Castro que propone una dialéctica entre pasado y presente a través de la imagen de la ruina al situarse, además, en un momento de transición que genera tensiones y crea nuevas subjetividades. El objetivo de este análisis será tomar a esos personajes protagonistas como espacios de carácter residual –en términos de Raymond Williams– que apuntan hacia el pasado como memoria o presencia latente del mismo en el presente y, a la vez, hacia el futuro revelando de manera alegórica las contradicciones de ambos modelos y su propia desconfianza hacia ellos. La figura de la ruina posibilita entonces un análisis de carácter marxista, a través de la teoría de los afectos en diálogo con la teoría del giro espacial, entendiendo el propio cuerpo espectral de esta como espacio liminal y arqueológico que abre caminos a través de la memoria y del afecto. Esto es, se revela como un lugar potencialmente desestabilizador al posicionarse, por su intermedialidad, como punto de resistencia frente al sistema dominante favoreciendo asimismo la emergencia cultural.
Negar el azul. La poesía del Prestige en la literatura gallega
Authors: Nogueira Pereira María Xesús
Published: August 2023

El accidente del petrolero Prestige sucedido frente a la costa gallega en noviembre de 2002 y la gestión de la catástrofe medioambiental dio lugar a una movilización ciudadana con gran implicación de los agentes de la cultura. El papel desempeñado por la poesía ha quedado patente en celebración de numerosos recitales a lo largo de la geografía gallega, así como de la publicación de cuatro volúmenes colectivos. El artículo tiene como objetivo el análisis de la poesía en gallego escrita en gallego a raíz del accidente. El estudio se centra en el corpus de poemas publicados en los meses inmediatamente posteriores al hundimiento y atiende a la continuidad del ciclo. Además de hacer una aproximación al contexto, tanto social como literario, en el que surge este corpus, el trabajo identifica los principales rasgos comunes, temáticos y formales, de la poesía do Prestige.
Experimentación musical a partir del empleo de simbología de filiación nacional. Baiuca: electrónica y música tradicional gallega
Authors: Pérez-Borrajo Aarón , Matas de Íscar Irene
Published: August 2023

Baiuca es el resultado de la irrupción en el panorama musical gallego de iniciativas fundamentadas en la actualización de la música tradicional gallega a partir de la aplicación de nuevos lenguajes musicales y de procesos de resignificación simbólica. Proyecto en solitario de Alejandro Guillán junto a artistas y colectivos como Adrián Canoura, Xosé Lois Romero e Aliboria, Baiuca plantea una renovación dentro de este ámbito artístico-musical, promoviendo la recuperación de ritmos, melodías y tímbricas propias del país. Su finalidad última consiste en acercar esta dimensión musical a un nuevo público, ubicado en nuevos espacios y contextos, a partir de la utilización de medios alternativos y no convencionales. Tanto en el plano sonoro como en el visual, resulta evidente la apropiación y la utilización deliberada de simbología de filiación nacional, la cual llega a convertirse en seña de identidad de esta iniciativa. Por ello, el objetivo principal de este artículo consiste en reflexionar sobre la carga ideológica y cultural que rodea a este proyecto. A partir del estudio de caso de temas como “Muíño”, incluido en el álbum Solpor (2018), profundizaremos en la base teórico-musical y en el planteamiento cultural desde el que parte Guillán. En definitiva, pretendemos adentrarnos en el análisis de una propuesta musical “revolucionaria” que, inevitablemente, se encuentra construida sobre los mismos estereotipos culturales y nacionales con los que pretende romper.
VIH, culturas médicas y discriminaciones étnicas: el acceso al tratamiento antirretroviral y la atención médica de las poblaciones indígenas de Latinoamérica
Authors: Muñoz Rubén , Ponce Patricia , Stival Marías
Published: August 2023

Se presentan resultados relativos a la inequidad en el acceso a la aten- ción y al tratamiento antirretroviral y las pruebas CD4 y carga viral de la Población Indígena con VIH en Latinoamérica a partir de una investiga- ción documental. Se analiza y discute la inequidad en el acceso y disfrute de la atención médica de la población indígena, con respecto a la pobla- ción no indígena, debido a la yuxtaposición de factores como la violencia estructural, de género, el racismo y la discriminación por la condición de salud, a partir de la configuración material y simbólica del servicio de salud dirigido a la población mestiza mayoritaria en sociedades étnico-racialmente estratificadas. En particular, se analiza el nivel de las representaciones de las/los médicos respecto a estas/os usuarios, y su correlato en sus praxis clínicas; la centralización de las pruebas CD4 y carga viral y su impacto en el acceso de las personas indígenas que viven en zonas rurales; las repercusiones en el acceso y la atención médica de la ausencia de traductores e intérpretes lingüísticos y culturales profesionales, en los centros de salud; y, por último, algunas de las praxis de carácter intercultural que tratan de sortear dichas dificultades.
Sífilis, VIH y hepatitis B en el binomio madre-hijo. Caracterización de casos atendidos en centros de tercer nivel del interior de Córdoba
Authors: Guzmán Lucia Guadalupe , Tavecchio Virginia , Fraga Laureano , Frola María Soledad , Quinodoz Darío
Published: August 2023

Introducción: Las infecciones perinatales pueden transmi- tirse al feto y al recién nacido. Sífilis, VIH y hepatitis B deben tamizarse durante la gestación.Objetivo: Conocer la incidencia, prevalencia y manejo de sífilis, VIH y hepatitis B en el binomio madre/hijo. Comparar resultados con estadísticas oficiales.

Materiales y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo y analítico, mediante revisión de historias clínicas del Sana- torio de la Cañada y Hospital Pasteur, Villa María, Córdoba. Período 01/12/2020 al 31/07/2021.

Resultados: Se estudiaron 870 embarazos, la incidencia de sífilis materna fue 52,87/1000 embarazos, 76,1% de las gestantes eran menores de 30 años y hubo 41% de diag- nósticos tardíos. La incidencia de sífilis congénita fue de 18,3/1000 RN vivos.

La incidencia de VIH materno fue de 6,89/1000 embarazos, 66,7% tenían menos de 30 años y el 77,7% tuvo carga viral indetectable al parto. El 100% de los RN expuestos fueron estudiados, todos con carga viral indetectable al nacimien- to. No hubo casos de hepatitis B.

Conclusión: 6,3% de las embarazadas presentaron al me- nos una serología reactiva y el mayor porcentaje diagnós- tico se centró en menores de 30 años. La incidencia de sífilis congénita superó la provincial y nacional (18,3 vs. 1,18 vs. 1,14). El porcentaje de positividad de VIH materno superó al provincial. No hubo transmisión vertical de VIH al nacimiento. La prevalencia de hepatitis B fue menor a las oficiales.
Mucormicosis bronquial, un hallazgo inusual en la broncoscopia
Authors: Calderón Lopez Natalia Fernanda , Oquendo Gahona Diego Armando , Lastra González Giovani , Jovany Puentes Jose
Published: August 2023

La mucormicosis es una infección causada por hongos oportunistas pertenecientes al orden de los mucorales. Desde la aparición de la pandemia por SARS COV 2 se han emitido alertas sobre el incremento en la presentación de esta infección. La presentación de mucormicosis traqueobronquial representa el 37% de la afectación pulmonar.

A continuación, se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente diabética con neumonía severa por SARS COV 2, con evolución desfavorable, quien es llevada a broncoscopia encontrando pseudomembranas blanquecinas que obstruían la luz del bronquio fuente izquierdo, confirmándose histopatológicamente la presencia de mucorales.

Se realiza reporte del presente caso para reconocer la aparición de infecciones fúngicas en pacientes que presentan diabetes mal controlada e infección por SARS COV 2, que tienen una evolución tórpida. La presencia de pseudomembranas blancas debe ser un signo de alarma para tener este tipo de infecciones dentro de las posibilidades diagnósticas.
UNVEILING REALIST EXPLANATIONS: MEARSHEIMER'S PERSPECTIVE ON WAR IN UKRAINE
Authors: Dr. Muzammil Ahad Dar
Published: August 2023

The realist explanations surrounding the origins of Russia's war against Ukraine, specifically John Mearsheimer's assertion of western responsibility, have sparked controversy. Realism, including its more specific offensive sub-school, presents a wide range of contrasting interpretations, depending on the actors studied and the characteristics attributed to them. Similar to classical realism, structural realism is based on underlying assumptions about human nature. To elucidate these assumptions regarding the behavior of states and their leaders, the article explores key components of structural theory, such as power differentials, rational interests, and the perception of states as unified actors. It establishes connections between these concepts and fundamental emotions like fear and anger. The article argues that realists should distinguish between the aspirations of states and the individual leaders' pursuit of power and status. Additionally, the consideration of Russian security concerns may reflect the elite's perceived threat of cultural subordination and Putin's personal apprehension about regime stability. Engaging with realist thought is crucial, not only due to its ongoing influence on policy-making, particularly in Russia, but also to prevent the misappropriation of caricatured versions of realist arguments.
COVID-19 AND E-GOVERNMENT IN PAKISTAN: ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE APPS
Authors: Muhammad Ajmal Sandhu
Published: August 2023

Application of information and communication technologies in the daily business of life alike by governments, civil society, the corporate sector and by the private individual is referred to as e-governance. E-governance is convenient and enhances efficiency and transparency but requires an enabling environment that demands heavy investments in terms of resources by governments, organizations and private individuals to benefit from. That is why transition to e-governance is not that fast as to harness its full potential. Particularly low and middle income countries are not ready for universal transition to e-governance regarding public service delivery. However, covid-19 pandemic has reinforced its demand and rejuvenated the enthusiasm for transition to e-governance as it best copes with the pandemic. Instead of physical visits to public offices or to the market, citizens can avail services online staying at home through technology mediated electronic devices and the internet that best complies the standard operating procedures of the covid-19. Pakistan government is also well on track for e-governance and offers certain public services through mobile phone apps and web apps along with other means but still needs a long way to go for a full scale transition. This paper studies Pakistan’s readiness for transition to e-governance and public perception on convenience, efficiency and transparency e-governance brings, by investigating the usage experience of mobile phone apps Pakistan government has launched before and during the pandemic. This study is based on mixed methods approach of primary and secondary data collection (both quantitative and qualitative) including the review of relevant sources available online.
Gênero, movimentos sociais e lutas de classe: um estudo de caso sobre a jornada da mulher mãe enquanto militante do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais sem Terra.
Authors:   , Ferreira dos Santos Isabela
Published: August 2023

Considerando o processo de lutas sociais empreendida pelas mulheres do MST, como uma forma de resistência revolucionária, que se mostra um novo perfil para as relações sociais de gênero e luta no movimento campesino, esse trabalho visa abordar o processo de construção da visibilidade da mulher e seu entrelaçamento com a militância. O fio condutor é a trajetória das mães militantes e de como se desdobram com os desafios da vida de militante com a maternidade. Quando se olha para os movimentos sociais, muitas vezes ignora-se o fato de que um dos agentes políticos principais é a mulher, invisibilizando sua participação, de modo que só se reconhece sua presença quando a mesma protagoniza movimentos de caráter feminista. O Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra enquanto maior movimento social da América Latina, tem em suas bases a pauta de luta pela terra através da reforma agrária, dialogando no combate às desigualdades principalmente no setor de Gênero, fazendo com que as mulheres sejam protagonistas das histórias de luta principalmente pela terra. O objetivo desse trabalho é apresentar os relatos das mulheres mães militantes e sua visão desse entrelaçamento da maternidade em paralelo à militância. Por se tratar de uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, cujo os sujeitos são mulheres mães protagonistas das suas histórias, optou-se para exame dos dados obtidos e análise de conteúdo. A técnica utilizada para o procedimento foi baseada em entrevistas a partir de um roteiro semiestruturado em relação a maternidade, militância e luta pela terra. O resultado demonstra pouca “visibilidade” na imagem da mulher mãe militante, mas que a persistência do seu protagonismo de luta pela terra é fundamental.
Peran e-trust dalam memediasi pengaruh e-wom terhadap e-purchase intention jasa telemedicine, pengguna aplikasi mobile health di Jakarta
Authors: P. Adirinekso Gidion
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan melihat pengaruh electronic word of mouth (E-WOM) terhadap e-purchase intention yang dimediasi oleh e-trust. Aplikasi mobile health merupakan salah satu inovasi teknologi yang dimanfaatkan dalam bidang kesehatan untuk menjangkau masyarakat luas. Selama dalam masa pandemi Covid-19 tingkat pengguna aplikasi mobile health meningkat drastis hal ini juga ditunjukkan dengan semakin banyaknya pesaing yang bermunculan dengan mengeluarkan produk serupa. Persaingan ini terjadi bertujuan untuk memenangkan hati pelanggan dilihat dari e-purchase intention dengan mediasi e-trust. Persaingan antara e-word of mouth (E-WOM) pada aplikasi mobile health. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Teknik analisis yang digunakan PLS-SEM. Proses pengumpulan data sebanyak 210 responden dilakukan melalui penyebaran kuesioner secara online. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa e-word of mouth (E-WOM) sangat berpengaruh terhadap e-purchase intention dan e-trust memediasi pengaruh e-word of mouth (E-WOM) terhadap e-purchase intention.
Does audit committee improve audit quality? The case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Altass Sultan
Published: August 2023

This paper investigates the potential correlation between the performance of Audit Committees (AC) and Audit Quality (AQ). Data is derived from capital goods firms listed on the main stock exchange of Saudi Arabia (TASI). Logit regression analysis is used for this purpose and the dependent variable of BIG4 is used as a proxy for AQ, while AC meetings (ACMT), size (ACSZ), and AC members with a financial background (ACEX) are used as explanatory variables. The results show no statistical association between ACMT and AQ. However, the analysis indicates a positive statistical relationship between ACSZ and AQ, and a strong negative association between ACEX and AQ. These findings provide insights into the impact of AC attributes on AQ, and would be of interest to decision makers, policy-makers, investors, and senior management.
Monocular Tunnel Vision Produced by Oxaliplatin
Authors:   Chief Physician of the Oncology Department, Schiappacasse Guido V
Published: August 2023

This case report presents a 60-year-old male with metastatic colon cancer. After the first administration of FOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab, the patient presented sudden
Experience of intussusception at a tertiary care hospital: A prospective study
Authors:   Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, India, Y Raghu Nandan
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Intussusception of the bowel is defined as the telescoping of a proximal segment of the gastrointestinal tract within the lumen of the adjacent segment.
Acute intussusception of Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 15-year-old boy: Clinical, imaging and laparoscopy aspects
Authors:   University of Caen-Normandy, UFR Health, Caen, France, Leonidas Nyandwi
Published: August 2023

Acute intussusception on Meckels diverticulum (MD) is a rare cause of abdominal pain requiring emergency surgery. The aim of this study, is to provide an adequate level of clinical knowledge
The study progress of relationship between upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and artificial intelligence-aided diagnosis in early gastric cancer
Authors:   Air Force Military Medical University, Zhang Ying
Published: August 2023

Gastric cancer was the third most deadly cancer in the world. However, the 5-year survival rate of patients, who was diagnosed with early gastric cancer
Dysphagia as a presentation of neurosyphilis: The great imitator
Authors:   University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA, Chela Harleen
Published: August 2023

Infectious esophagitis, including candida and HSV, often presents in the backdrop of systemic illness and an immunocompromised state
Analysis of factors influencing poverty in special region of Yogyakarta
Authors: Ayuandina Fauzia Githa , El Hasanah Lak lak Nazhat
Published: August 2023

This study examined how the poverty rate in Yogyakarta Special Region was affected simultaneously and partly by infrastructure, investments, economic growth, and district or city minimum salaries. In addition to time series data from 2014 to 2020, it used panel data with cross-sectional data from five districts or cities in the province of Yogyakarta Special Region. The Fixed Effect Model was the model employed in this investigation. The findings indicate that all independent variables, namely infrastructure, investment, economic growth, and district- or city-level minimum wages, affect the poverty rate simultaneously in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The partial test results indicate that the infrastructure and investment variables have a positive but insignificant effect because they have yet to reach the periphery. In contrast, the economic growth variable has a significant impact.
“The Boy of Tocutt” and the Demonic Covenant in Seventeenth-Century New England Demonology
Authors: Walsh Brendan C.
Published: August 2023

The New England demonic possession narrative, “A Confession of a Boy at Tocutt,” remains conspicuously absent from the rich scholarship on diabolic affliction in seventeenth-century North America. Appearing in Cotton Mather’s 1689Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions, this narrative details the torments of one settler, known only as “The Boy of Tocutt,” in Branford Connecticut (ca. 1645–1666). While incomplete, this account is marked by a unique emphasis on the demonic pact and offers a valuable insight into the development of this demonological concept in New England. Through a close reading of “A Confession of a Boy at Tocutt” in the context of Protestant demonic covenant theology, this article establishes the demonological and narrative function of the pact in New England diabolical literature. In doing so, it reconciles this possession narrative with succeeding cases and establishes the versality of the demonic pact in New England demonology.
An Unfinished Chapter: The Impact of Belgians’ Social Representations of Colonialism on their Present-Day Attitudes Towards Congolese People Living in Belgium
Authors: Lastrego Simona , Magonet Zoé , Licata Laurent
Published: August 2023

Various national and international political associations have claimed that present-day racism towards people of African descent living in formerly colonizing European countries is caused by these countries’ colonial past and their governments’ failure to adequately address this historical legacy. However, no empirical study has yet examined the relation between social representations of colonialism (SRC) and attitudes towards Afro-descendants among majority group members. To investigate this phenomenon, we carried out two cross-sectional studies, which both confirmed that SRC are associated with attitudes towards the Congolese and with support for compensations. Study 1 (N = 407) investigated, among Belgian participants, the association of the two dimensions of SRC – Exploitation and Development – with present-day intergroup attitudes and support for compensations (material and symbolic) for colonialism. Representing the colonial past in terms of Exploitation was associated with more positive attitudes and more intentions to compensate for colonialism, whereas representing it in terms of Development had the opposite effect. Some of these effects were moderated by national identification. Study 2 (N = 203) used the same design but also included a modern racism scale. Results of Study 1 were generally replicated, and effects of SRC on modern racism were obtained: SRC in terms of Exploitation was associated with less modern racism, and SRC in terms of Development was associated with more modern racism. Results are discussed in terms of post-colonial intergroup relations.
Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Status Gizi Balita
Authors: Santiwi Agus , Juliana Diena , Nisma Nisma
Published: August 2023

Pendahuluan : Masa tumbuh kembang balita merupakan periode penting yang berlangsung cepat dan tidak akan terulang. Pada periode ini terjadi pertumbuhan fisik, perkembangan motorik, bahasa, emosi dan sosial, sehingga balita memerlukan gizi yang cukup dan seimbang agar mencapai tumbuh kembang yang optimal. Tujuan : untuk mengetahui status gizi balita dan faktor yang berhubungan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Jungkat. Metode :  Penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional dengan populasi penelitian adalah ibu yang memiliki balita yang berkunjung ke posyandu di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Jungkat. Adapun teknik pengambilan sample menggunakan stratified random sampling dengan jumlah sampel 72 balita dengan analisis bivariate menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil : penelitian ini menemukan hasil bahwa balita gizi buruk sebesar 12,5 persen, faktor yang berhubungan dengan status gizi adalah sosial ekonomi meliputi tingkat pendidikan ibu (p=0,007;OR=0,11), pekerjaan ibu (p=0,025;OR=0,025), pendapatan keluarga (p=0,023;OR=7,000) dan pemberian ASI eksklusif (p=0,026;OR=0,18), jarak kelahiran anak (p=0,029;OR=5,31), jumlah anak (p=0,004;OR=0,072). Kesimpulan: terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara faktor sosial ekonomi, ASI eksklusif, jarak kelahiran anak, jumlah  balita dengan status gizi balita.
Congenital epulis in a female newborn
Authors: Khawaja Mustafa , Asfour Adel , Asfour Adel
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Congenital epulis, also known as Neumann’s tumor, is a benign soft-tissue lesion with an unclear cause. Congenital epulis manifests as a pink lump with a smooth surface in the mucosa of the maxillary or mandibular alveolar ridges. The lesion is more common in women and occurs more commonly in the maxillary alveolus than in the mandibular alveolus. Multiple theories have been proposed regarding the causes of congenital epulis; however, the etiology is still ambiguous.

Case Report: A 1-day-old female neonate was delivered via normal spontaneous vaginal delivery and referred to our hospital as an oral mass for surgical evaluation and intervention. It was discovered on a detailed prenatal ultrasound. Postnatal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed, the mass was characterized, laser excision was performed, and a histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. The patient underwent postoperative follow-up and was normal.

Conclusion: Congenital epulis is a rare, neonatal, congenital, and benign tumor. It requires removal by either surgical resection or laser excision owing to problems in feeding and respiration. Clinicians should always perform routine oral examinations for all newborns for the early diagnosis of this gingival tumor before it interferes with oral function.
A Climate Action Blueprint
Authors: Blanchette Logan
Published: August 2023

Each year the Margaret Chase Smith Library sponsors an essay contest for high school seniors. The essay prompt for 2023 asked students to consider what the proper role of government should be in responding to the issues surrounding climate change.
INFORMATION SPACE IN THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF UKRAINE: HOW INFORMATION OCCUPIES REALITY
Authors: Shmanatov Mykyta
Published: August 2023

The article focuses on the information policy as well as certain aspects of the organizational policy in the territories of Ukraine, which have been temporarily occupied by Russia after its large-scale military invasion on February 24, 2022. The author traces how the occupation authorities were established and the role of the Russian leadership in this process. Based on an analysis of the priority goals and actions taken to create a new information space in the temporarily occupied territories coupled with an examination of the current state of the occupation structures formed and the activities of the Russian occupying power, the author seeks answers to the question why the local population is particularly vulnerable to information influence in the conditions of temporary occupation.

The author argues that the algorithm of the information policy in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine includes the following: creating a context and establishing control over the information space as well as forming new institutions and means for conducting the information policy necessary for the occupying power. With this algorithm in mind, the specific features of some newly created institutions, mass media, publications and other channels of disseminating propaganda in the temporarily occupied territories are analyzed to uncover the characteristic approaches to the formation of the information space, methods of influence and methods of communication with the local population. The methodological framework applied in this study, results in identifying specific features of communication by the occupation authorities, its aims and senses, including the key narratives and the main objects of criticism, which the occupation authorities appeal to. Crucially, the author establishes how in the temporarily occupied territories communication is transmitted simultaneously to the local information market in order to influence the local population and to the external Russian market to shape the desired visualization of events in the temporarily occupied territories.

The author highlights the sequence of the invaders’ activities in the temporarily occupied territories, their information influence on the local population; the groups of methods used to form the information space; the communication strategy for the local population in the temporarily occupied territories.