bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Editorial
Authors: Quiñones Huatangari Lenin
Published: September 2021

Existe diversidad de alternativas para difundir el quehacer científico: en libros, revistas, actas de congresos, seminarios, entre otros. Ante tal diversidad, los investigadores se encuentran en la disyuntiva de cuál de estos medios es el apropiado o de calidad para publicar su investigación. Esto acarreó la creación de indicadores bibliométricos de calidad, que buscan medir la excelencia de las revistas para la toma de decisiones de los académicos, respecto en cuál de ellas deben preferentemente publicar (Contreras et al., 2015). En ese contexto, emergen los índex (índices), los cuales son aquellos organismos creados para almacenar y registrar de manera selectiva documentos organizados sistemáticamente a fin de propiciar la visibilidad de los datos, facilitándose con ellos su búsqueda y recuperación, viniendo a convertirse en un eslabón más en la red de la comunicación científica (Paradigma, 2012). Pakamuros, desde su publicación en 2013 viene trabajando en equipo y de manera sostenida en el cumplimiento de indicadores de calidad en publicaciones científicas, los mismos que permite seguir indexando a la revista en diversas bases de datos. Por eso, hasta setiembre del 2021 la revista se ha indexado en Latindex en directorio y versión 2.0, ERIH PLUS, Road y Google Scholar; con ello se está obteniendo visibilidad internacional, facilita el acceso a la revista desde diversos lugares, promueve el prestigio de autores, localiza pares en otras partes del mundo y logra un mayor intercambio de producción intelectual. Es de justicia reconocer y agradecer a los académicos que han postulado sus manuscritos a la revista Pakamuros, a los que han y vienen colaborando en el proceso de revisión con predisposición, rigiéndose por las rúbricas de evaluación y adaptándose a los plazos, contribuyendo a esta tarea común que tiene la Universidad Nacional de Jaén de mejorar su revista científica.
Efecto del tipo de solvente y tamaño de partícula en la determinación de pH en compost
Authors: Delgado Jorge , Carril Victor , Marcelo Guisela , Oblitas Wendoly , Rodriguez Pepe , Incio Fernando , Romero Rolando
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la metodología para la medición del potencial de iones hidrógeno (pH) en el compost.  El diseño fue experimental, ya que a través de experimentos se pretendió llegar a la causa de un fenómeno, en ese sentido el pH, fue sometido a la influencia del volumen y tipo de extractante y el tamaño de partícula. Se encontró las relaciones de dependencia del valor del pH a partir de la variación del tamaño de partícula, el incremento de volumen del solvente, concentración y tipo de solvente. Los tamaños de partícula ensayados fueron de 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 y 2.0 mm. Los solventes empleados fueron agua, cloruro de potasio (KCl) y Cloruro de calcio dihidratado (CaCl2.2H2O) al 0.01 y 0.1molar. Se realizaron 100 mediciones de pH. Los resultados mostraron independencia cuando las condiciones de trabajo fueron 10 gramos de compost, tamaños de partícula entre 1.0 y 2.0 mm, en volúmenes de 100, 125 y 150 ml de CaCl2.2H2O de concentración 0.01 molar. Se concluye que cuando se emplea volúmenes entre 100 y 125 ml del CaCl2 0.01M, con tamaños de partícula de compost entre 1 y 2 mm, los valores del pH, tiende a ser homogéneos.
Comportamiento productivo y viabilidad económica de Solanum tuberosum var. Huayro proveniente de cultivo in vitro en dos sistemas de producción de semilla pre básica
Authors: Chappa Narda , Coronel Franz , Chavez Segundo , Garcia Ligia , Chuquizuta Tony
Published: September 2021

La papa (Solanum tuberosum) es el cuarto producto más consumido en el mundo. En países en vías de desarrollo, se viene trabajando en la adopción de tecnologías que incrementen la productividad y mejoren la rentabilidad de los pequeños productores; por lo que el acceso a semillas de alta calidad y de bajo costo, puede ser una adecuada alternativa. El objetivo fue comparar el comportamiento productivo y la viabilidad económica de dos sistemas de producción de semilla pre básica a partir de cultivo in vitro de S. tuberosum var. Huayro. Para ello, en condiciones de invernadero, se instalaron dos módulos experimentales, uno convencional y otro hidropónico, con densidades de 25 plantas/m2. Se calculó el peso y cantidad de tuberculillos por planta, además de la rentabilidad de cada tecnología. Aunque bajo el sistema convencional se obtuvo tuberculillos con mayor peso promedio (26.17 g), el sistema aeropónico tuvo mayor rendimiento (300%) y mayor rentabilidad (291%). En conclusión, el sistema aeropónico es una tecnología adecuada de producción de semilla prebásica de papa Huayro Amazonense en condiciones del distrito de Luya Viejo, Amazonas.
Percepción del estado situacional de la gestión administrativa para efectivizar la defensa del patrimonio cultural arqueológico en la región Lambayeque, año 2020
Authors: Chucchucan Antonio
Published: September 2021

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo principal identificar el nivel de percepción del estado situacional de la gestión administrativa para efectivizar la defensa del patrimonio cultural arqueológico en la región Lambayeque, 2020. El tipo de diseño de investigación fue la no experimental y descriptivo propositivo. Para ello se planteó la implementación de estrategias de gestión. La investigación tuvo como muestra a 76 trabajadores del Ministerio de Cultura, el instrumento de recolección de datos fue la encuesta destinada a los trabajadores del Ministerio de Cultura, tales como el encargado de la defensa del Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación de Lambayeque, profesionales de arqueología, trabajadores de los museos de la región, los empleados de la unidad ejecutora y el director representante del Ministerio de Cultura. Los resultados indican que la gestión de la defensa de patrimonio cultural es inadecuada en un 100%, ya que no existe el debido interés, ni el presupuesto para su gestión, por último, se llegó a validar la hipótesis de investigación en el cual la aplicación de estrategias de planificación, organización, dirección y el control, conlleva a efectivizar la defensa del patrimonio arqueológico de la región Lambayeque, 2020.
Empoderamiento de mujeres y ventas online de vestimentas con esencia Shipibas un nuevo concepto del Free Shipibo Style, el caso de la Comunidad Shipibo-Konibo, Lima
Authors: Vergara Causo Esther , Condori Palomino Arnaldo , Dueñas Linares Fredy , Valdivia Nascimento Hilda , Barco Solari Esteban , Lazo Herrera Thony Abel
Published: September 2021

La investigación se basa en las estrategias de marketing que deben emplear las mujeres Shipibo-Konibo en la venta de vestimentas con esencia Shipiba mediante las redes sociales: Facebook, Youtube, wordpress, Instagram, posicionándolas en el mercado online, en tiempos de la Covid-19. El estudio describe los impactos socioeconómicos que ha tenido la comunidad Shipiba en la implementación de estrategias de marketing para vender vestimentas oriundas de una cultura amazónica. El estudio utiliza una metodología cualitativa de diseño fenomenológico. La comunidad Shipibo-Konibo ha logrado entrar en la nueva concepción del Free Shipibo Style, una nueva tendencia de la moda actual, que ha logrado fusionarse con rasgos urbanos sin perder la esencia Shipiba. Se concluye que para ampliar el mercado es necesario la implementación de estrategias de potencialización de competencias basadas en aptitudes naturales de los miembros de las familias como unidad básica del empoderamiento.
Pronóstico de precipitaciones mensuales: Un estudio de caso en las comunidades nativas del Perú
Authors: Morales Rojas Eli , Díaz Ortiz Edwin Adolfo , Garcia Ligia , Milla Pino Manuel Emilio
Published: September 2021

El análisis de registros de precipitación permite determinar patrones de cambio actuales y retrospectivos, que usados adecuadamente determinarán el potencial de agua de lluvia. El objetivo de la investigación fue pronosticar las precipitaciones mensuales, para la evaluación de instalación de sistemas de captación de agua de lluvia en comunidades nativas de Perú. Se evaluó el comportamiento de las precipitaciones durante los años 2016-2020 con datos del SENAMHI y se determinó los pronósticos de precipitación para el año 2021 y 2022. Se utilizó el modelo aditivo de Holt-Winters para el cálculo de las predicciones.  La precipitación promedio durante los 5 años evaluados fue 1 786.24 (mm). El área promedio del techo de las viviendas fue de 47.5 m2, la cantidad de captación de agua fue de 76 361.76 litros anuales/vivienda. Las estimaciones de los pronósticos son constantes, el modelo de tendencia cuadrática arrojó que, para el año 2021 la precipitación se estima en 2 038,804 (mm) y para el año 2022 se estiman 2 217.338 (mm).
Riesgo ergonómico y satisfacción laboral en trabajadores administrativos de la Municipalidad Distrital de Luyando en el periodo 2021
Authors: Reátegui Inga Manuel , Reátegui Darlym , Reátegui Reiner , Cabrejos Jorge
Published: September 2021

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la relación entre el riesgo ergonómico y la satisfacción laboral en trabajadores administrativos de la Municipalidad Distrital de Luyando en el periodo 2021. El nivel del estudio fue correlacional de tipo transversal, la muestra estuvo conformada por el total de la población, 39 trabajadores administrativos. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó el Método RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) y la encuesta de satisfacción laboral. Los resultados mostraron correlación negativa débil entre el riesgo ergonómico y la satisfacción laboral; satisfacción laboral extrínseca (rho= -0.413; p= 0.009 < 0.05) y satisfacción laboral intrínseca (rho= -0.305; p= 0.049 < 0.05); en tal sentido se concluye que a mayor riesgo ergonómico menor será la satisfacción laboral y viceversa.
Minimización de la penalidad generada por los retrasos en la entrega de proyectos mediante un modelo de programación lineal entera
Authors: Arce Nilthon , Quiroz Walter , Gutiérrez Flabio , Tinedo Luis , Piedra José
Published: September 2021

La presente investigación tuvo por objetivo minimizar la penalidad total generada por el retraso en la entrega de proyectos operados por una máquina (retroexcavadora). Se empleó el método doble simplex de paso largo con el software GNU Octave (versión 6.2.0). Para estimar la fecha y el orden de entrega de los proyectos antes de la ejecución, se implementó un plan de trabajo para la máquina. La empresa Consultores & Ejecutores Jhothiza S.R.L. verificó los plazos de entrega ejecutando el modelo y concluyendo que la penalidad óptima fue de S/. 8100.
Christian Faith and Akan Culture in Ghana: A Review of Major Works of Sidney George Williamson
Authors: Opuni-Frimpong Kwabena
Published: September 2021

Christian growth must not only be considered in terms of the growth of numbers. The growth in the church must also be considered in the level of depth and the quality of Christian conversion within a cultural milieu. The depth of the faith has a lot to do with how the Gospel speaks directly to the minds and hearts of its hearers. Moreover, the Gospel can speak to the hearts and minds of its hearers when the indigenous world views that condition the inner lives of the people are given serious consideration. The study is a review of the major works of Sidney George Williamson on the Christian faith and Akan culture in Ghana. As an early student of the tension between the Christian faith and Akan culture and the challenges of Christian identity, Williamson draws attention to the fact that Christianity can adequately meet Akan Christian needs when it pays attention to the cultural worldview of the people it seeks to serve. The study as a qualitative one uses both primary and secondary sources. Interviews and observations were conducted in some Akan communities on the integration of Christian faith and Akan cultural worldview. The study points to the fact that the construction of theology among Akan Christians must be done from the inside to the outside and not from outside to the inside, the approach that Western missionaries adopted. The spiritual needs of Akan Christians will be adequately met when they hear the Gospel in their own cultural understandings rather than theology done in the West offered to the Akan in European worldview. The study further calls attention to the preparedness of the churches in the Akan cultural environment for paradigm shifts in the Christian faith and Akan Cultural engagements in post-missionary African Christianity.

Keywords: Akan Culture, Christian Faith, Local Theologies, Sidney George Williamson
Borderline Serous Papillary Tumor Arising in a Paraovarian Cyst: A Case Report and an Extensive Review of the Literature
Authors: Haykal Tony , Fleifel Siham , Jallad Karl , Safadi Bassem
Published: September 2021

Background: Paraovarian cysts are benign cysts that develop near the ovaries and fallopian tubes in the pelvic region. They can cause mass effects requiring excision. In rare cases, tumors may develop inside these cysts. These tumors may be benign, malignant, or borderline.
Case Report: A 26-year-old lady presented for excision of a paraovarian cyst. Pre-operative imaging showed the presence of few undulating folds at the periphery of the cyst. The patient underwent laparoscopic pelvic cystectomy without intra-operative drainage. Pathological examination of the specimen revealed a borderline serous papillary tumor protruding from the cyst wall.
Conclusion: The occurrence of a borderline tumor, also known as a tumor of low malignant potential, in a pre-existing paraovarian cyst is very rare and has only been reported few times in the literature. A thorough review of these cases showed that the most common imaging finding that raises suspicion for a borderline tumor within a paraovarian cyst is the presence of small intracystic projections within the unilocular adnexal cyst. However, since evaluating the presence of an intracystic tumor is not always possible, performing a fertility-preserving laparoscopic cystectomy without cyst content spillage, is recommended. If properly excised, the prognosis of this tumor is good, and recurrence is rare.
Health Literacy, Education, and Internal Consistency of Psychological Scales
Authors: Chen Xuewei , Schofield Elizabeth , Orom Heather , Hay Jennifer L. , Kiviniemi Marc T. , Waters Erika A.
Published: September 2021

Background:

Measurement error might lead to biased estimates, causing ineffective interventions and service delivery. Identifying measurement error of health-related instruments helps develop accurate assessment of health-related constructs.

Objective:

We compared the internal consistency of eight psychological scales used in health research in groups with adequate versus limited health literacy and in groups with higher versus lower education.

Methods:

Participants (
N
= 1,005) from a nationally representative internet panel completed eight self-report scales: (1) information avoidance, (2) cognitive causation, (3) unpredictability, (4) perceived severity, (5) time orientation, (6) internal health locus of control, (7) need for cognition, and (8) social desirability. The first four assess beliefs about diabetes and colon cancer. We used the Newest Vital Sign to categorize participants' health literacy (limited vs. adequate). We also categorized participants' education (high school or less vs. more than high school). We compared the Cronbach's alpha for each psychological scale between groups with different health literacy and education levels using the Feldt test.

Key Results:

Among all the 13 subscales, scale internal consistency was significantly lower among people with limited health literacy than those with adequate health literacy for five subscales: information avoidance for colon cancer (0.80 vs. 0.88), unpredictability of diabetes (0.84 vs. 0.88), perceived severity for diabetes (0.66 vs. 0.75), need for cognition (0.63 vs. 0.82), and social desirability (0.52 vs. 0.68). Internal consistency was significantly lower among people who had a high school education or less than among those with more than a high school education for four scales: perceived severity of diabetes (0.70 vs. 0.75), present orientation (0.60 vs. 0.66), need for cognition (0.73 vs. 0.80), and social desirability (0.61 vs. 0.70).

Conclusions:

Several psychological instruments demonstrated significantly lower internal consistency when used in a sample with limited health literacy or education. To advance health disparities research, we need to develop new scales with alternative conceptualizations of the constructs to produce a measure that is reliable among multiple populations.

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Plain Language Summary:

We compared the internal consistency of several psychological scales in groups with adequate versus limited health literacy and higher versus lower education. For several scales, internal consistency was significantly lower among (1) people with limited health literacy compared those who have adequate health literacy and/or (2) people who had a high school education or less compared to those with more than a high school education.
Teach-Back in Interpreter-Mediated Consultations: Reflections from a Case Study
Authors: Riggs Elisha , Brown Stephanie , Szwarc Josef , Nesvadba Natalija , Yelland Jane
Published: September 2021

Background:

Women with a refugee background and their families who have settled in a new country can be expected to have low health literacy, and this may be a contributing factor to poor perinatal outcomes.

Brief description of activity:

Effective communication is critical for meaningful engagement with patients. Teach-Back is an interactive tool that can assist health professionals confirm whether they are communicating effectively so they are understood and their patients can apply health information. However, evidence for its effectiveness in interpreter-mediated appointments is lacking.

Implementation:

An antenatal clinic caring for women with a refugee background provided an opportunity to explore the benefits and challenges of using Teach-Back with this population. Staff had access to informal on-site training on health literacy and Teach-Back, tried using Teach-Back in their clinical work, and were then asked to provide feedback on what it was like using Teach-Back.

Results:

This case study identified several challenges when applying Teach-Back in interpreter-mediated antenatal health care appointments associated with differing cultural nuances and cultural practices.

Lessons learned:

Building interpersonal and cross-cultural communication capabilities among health professionals is essential in advancing health literacy workforce practice to improve the health literacy of non-English speaking refugee communities. Although Teach-Back may have the potential to be a powerful tool in promoting the health literacy of these women during pregnancy, further research is required to ensure that its use promotes safe and equitable health care.

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. 2021;5(3):e256–e261.]

Plain Language Summary:

This article reports a case study of using Teach-Back in pregnancy appointments involving a midwife and an interpreter. Several challenges for using Teach-Back were identified due to differences in cross-cultural communication. Supporting clinicians and interpreters to work together to implement Teach-Back is required to improve cross-cultural communication and women's health literacy.
Prominent interior GE-filters of GE-algebras
Authors: Song Seok-Zun ,   Department of Mathematics, 	Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea, Bandaru Ravikumar , Jun Young Bae ,   Department of Mathematics, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad Campus, Telangana-502329, India,   Department of Mathematics Education, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
Published: September 2021

The concept of a prominent interior GE-filter (of type 1 and type 2) is introduced, and their properties are investigated. The relationship between a prominent GE-filter and a prominent interior GE-filter and the relationship between an interior GE-filter and a prominent interior GE-filter are discussed. Examples to show that any interior GE-filter is not a prominent interior GE-filter and any prominent GE-filter is not a prominent interior GE-filter are provided. Conditions for an interior GE-filter to be a prominent interior GE-filter are given. Also, conditions under which an internal GE-filter larger than a given internal GE filter can become a prominent internal GE-filter are considered, and an example describing it is given. The relationship between a prominent interior GE-filter and a prominent interior GE-filter of type 1 is discussed.
A systematic review of modeling and simulation approaches in designing targeted treatment technologies for Leukemia Cancer in low and middle income countries
Authors: Kiwumulo Henry Fenekansi ,   Department of Medical Physiology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Muwonge Haruna , Ibingira Charles , Kirabira John Baptist , Ssekitoleko Robert Tamale. ,   Department of Human Anatomy, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Published: September 2021

Virtual experimentation is a widely used approach for predicting systems behaviour especially in situations where resources for physical experiments are very limited. For example, targeted treatment inside the human body is particularly challenging, and as such, modeling and simulation is utilised to aid planning before a specific treatment is administered. In such approaches, precise treatment, as it is the case in radiotherapy, is used to administer a maximum dose to the infected regions while minimizing the effect on normal tissue. Complicated cancers such as leukemia present even greater challenges due to their presentation in liquid form and not being localised in one area. As such, science has led to the development of targeted drug delivery, where the infected cells can be specifically targeted anywhere in the body.

Despite the great prospects and advances of these modeling and simulation tools in the design and delivery of targeted drugs, their use by Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) researchers and clinicians is still very limited. This paper therefore reviews the modeling and simulation approaches for leukemia treatment using nanoparticles as an example for virtual experimentation. A systematic review from various databases was carried out for studies that involved cancer treatment approaches through modeling and simulation with emphasis to data collected from LMICs. Results indicated that whereas there is an increasing trend in the use of modeling and simulation approaches, their uptake in LMICs is still limited. According to the review data collected, there is a clear need to employ these tools as key approaches for the planning of targeted drug treatment approaches.
Kossi Efoui, Dieudonné Niangouna et Bill Kouélany : la figure du trickster au cœur du geste d’écriture et de sa traduction scénique
Authors: Chavelet Diane
Published: September 2021

Le mythe du Trickster a alimenté depuis 1958, avec l’ouvrage de Jung, Radin et Kérényi qui référençaient un « fripon divin » dans la littérature orale amérindienne, une histoire critique qui dépasse l’anthropologie, et a intéressé les études littéraires postcoloniales et la philosophie politique avant d’être pensé dans une approche globale de l’histoire de l’art. Dans le champ des arts dramatiques africains, la figure du trickster, expression d’un imaginaire mythique de la subversion et de la résistance politique, s’impose dans la relecture des postindépendances et la pensée de l’hybridation identitaire. Nous proposons de revisiter le personnage mythique au travers des productions textuelles et scéniques de trois dramaturges représentatifs de la génération des « enfants terribles » ciblée par Sylvie Chalaye : Kossi Efoui (Togo), Dieudonné Niangouna (Congo-Brazzaville), Bill Kouélany (Congo-Brazzaville).
La crise de la doxa esthétique ou contre les frontières dans le théâtre de José Pliya
Authors: Kamagate Bassidiki
Published: September 2021

La poétique dramatique de José Pliya déjoue les horizons d’attente du lecteur-spectateur nourri de préjugés doctrinaux à l’égard de l’art théâtral négro-africain. La contestation des idées reçues et le dévoiement des a priori esthétiques fondent le théâtre de Pliya. L’écriture dramatique de cet auteur convoque tous les possibles, notamment le refus du cloisonnement générique, le déploiement des richesses de l’intertextualité, le mélange des arts. La dramaturgie de Pliya renferme divers procédés de violation des frontières artistiques que le présent travail envisage décrypter les modes et les valeurs.
Comprehensive Modelling of ANN
Authors: Patel Meghna Babubhai , Patel Jagruti N. , Bhilota Upasana M.
Published: September 2021

An artificial neural network (ANN) is an information processing modelling of the human brain inspired by the way biological nervous systems behave. There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Each neuron has a connection point between 1,000 and 100,000. The key element of this paradigm is the novel structure of the information processing system. In the human brain, information is stored in such a way as to be distributed, and we can extract more than one piece of this information when necessary from our memory in parallel. We are not mistaken when we say that a human brain is made up of thousands of very powerful parallel processors. It is composed of a large number of highly interconnected processing elements (neurons) working in union to solve specific problems. ANN, like people, learns by example. The chapter includes characteristics of artificial neural networks, structure of ANN, elements of artificial neural networks, pros and cons of ANN.
Artificial Neural Network in Operation Management Regarding Communication Issue
Authors: Chatterjee Ayan , Sarkar Susmita , Rong Mahendra , Chatterjee Debmallya
Published: September 2021

Communication issue in operation management is important concern in the age of 21st century. In operation, communication can be described based on major three wings- Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP), Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and Transportation Problem (TP). Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is an important tool to handle these systems. In this chapter, different ANN based models are discussed in a comprehensive way. This chapter deals with how various approaches of ANN help to design the optimal communication network. This comprehensive study is important to the decision makers for the analytical consideration. Although there is a lot of development in this particular domain from a long time ago; but only the revolutionary contributed models are taken into account. Another motivation of this chapter is understanding the importance of ANN in the operation management area.
Prediction of L10 and Leq Noise Levels Due to Vehicular Traffic in Urban Area Using ANN and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Interface System (ANFIS) Approach
Authors: Patil Vilas K , Nagarale P.P.
Published: September 2021

Recently in urban areas, road traffic noise is one of the primary sources of noise pollution. Variation in noise level is impacted by the synthesis of traffic and the percentage of heavy vehicles. Presentation to high noise levels may cause serious impact on the health of an individual or community residing near the roadside. Thus, predicting the vehicular traffic noise level is important. The present study aims at the formulation of regression, an artificial neural network (ANN) and an adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system (ANFIS) model using the data of observed noise levels, traffic volume, and average speed of vehicles for the prediction of L10 and Leq. Measured noise levels are compared to the noise levels predicted by the experimental model. It is observed that the ANFIS approach is more superior when compared to output given by regression and an ANN model. Also, there exists a positive correlation between measured and predicted noise levels. The proposed ANFIS model can be utilized as a tool for traffic direction and planning of new roads in zones of similar land use pattern.
Applications of Big Data and AI in Electric Power Systems Engineering
Authors: Akinci Tahir Cetin
Published: September 2021

The production, transmission, and distribution of energy can only be made stable and continuous by detailed analysis of the data. The energy demand needs to be met by a number of optimization algorithms during the distribution of the generated energy. The pricing of the energy supplied to the users and the change for investments according to the demand hours led to the formation of energy exchanges. This use costs varies for active or reactive powers. All of these supply-demand and pricing plans can only be achieved by collecting and analyzing data at each stage. In the study, an electrical power line with real parameters was modeled and fault scenarios were created, and faults were determined by artificial intelligence methods. In this study, both the power flow of electrical power systems and the methods of meeting the demands were investigated with big data, machine learning, and artificial neural network approaches.
Forecasting and Technical Comparison of Inflation in Turkey With Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) Models and the Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Işığıçok Erkan , Öz Ramazan , Tarkun Savaş
Published: September 2021

Inflation refers to an ongoing and overall comprehensive increase in the overall level of goods and services price in the economy. Today, inflation, which is attempted to be kept under control by central banks or, in the same way, whose price stability is attempted, consists of continuous price changes that occur in all the goods and services used by the consumers. Undoubtedly, in terms of economy, in addition to the realized inflation, inflation expectations are also gaining importance. This situation requires forecasting the future rates of inflation. Therefore, reliable forecasting of the future rates of inflation in a country will determine the policies to be applied by the decision-makers in the economy. The aim of this study is to predict inflation in the next period based on the consumer price index (CPI) data with two alternative techniques and to examine the predictive performance of these two techniques comparatively. Thus, the first of the two main objectives of the study are to forecast the future rates of inflation with two alternative techniques, while the second is to compare the two techniques with respect to statistical and econometric criteria and determine which technique performs better in comparison. In this context, the 9-month inflation in April-December 2019 was forecast by Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) models and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), using the CPI data which consist of 207 data from January 2002 to March 2019 and the predictive performance of both techniques was examined comparatively. It was observed that the results obtained from both techniques were close to each other.
Artificial Neural Networks in Medicine
Authors: Walczak Steven
Published: September 2021

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have proven to be efficacious for modeling decision problems in medicine, including diagnosis, prognosis, resource allocation, and cost reduction problems. Research using ANNs to solve medical domain problems has been increasing regularly and is continuing to grow dramatically. This chapter examines recent trends and advances in ANNs and provides references to a large portion of recent research, as well as looking at the future direction of research for ANN in medicine.
Reflecting on Crime and Legal Issues in People With Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Giannouli Vaitsa
Published: September 2021

This chapter discusses research findings on intellectual disability (ID), criminal law, and the different forms of aggressive behavior such as sexual violence, homicide, theft, arson, and alcohol-drug abuse. ID is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by significantly impaired and varying intellectual-adaptive functioning. Given that a number of legal issues have been raised over the past decades regarding individuals with ID and civil as well as criminal law, particular attention will also be given to neuropsychological research regarding civil law and the most common problems for individuals with ID, such as financial capacity and capacity for medical consent. Finally, there will be a section for the most important issues regarding the trial and conviction for individuals with ID, and a presentation of a research on attitudes toward ID and legal issues. The chapter concludes with suggestions for reform of the law relating to ID and the need for further research.
Experience of Female Entrepreneurs With Disabilities in Zimbabwe
Authors: Rugoho Tafadzwa , Chindimba Agnes
Published: September 2021

The global population of people with disabilities is estimated to be around one billion which represents 15% of the population. It is further estimated that the majority of people with disabilities are found in developing countries to which the majority are women. Adding on to the challenge, 82% percent of disabled people live below the poverty line and can barely employ sustainable means of earning a living and neither can they widen livelihood options due to their circumstances. Thus, they are languishing in absolute poverty. Developing countries are lagging behind in promoting the economic rights of women with disabilities. This is mainly shown by their absence in formal employment because many developing countries do not have policies which facilitate the employment of women with disabilities. Women with disabilities in Zimbabwe are concentrated in light industry entrepreneurship. The majority are found in vending, buying, and selling of cloth and electrical items, others are involved in cross-border trading.
Annual Celebratory Days for Scientific Awareness
Authors: Solo Ashu M. G.
Published: September 2021

There is an extreme lack of understanding of science among much of the public. This has many negative repercussions with people denying climate change, believing the earth is flat, thinking that COVID-19 is a hoax, etc. To increase awareness of science and get people interested in studying science, this chapter proposes 17 new annual celebratory days for frequently-used fundamental physical constants. Also, this chapter describes six annual celebratory days previously proposed in publications by Ashu M. G. Solo for increasing awareness of science, especially greenhouse gas emissions that are increasing the severity of climate change.
The Differing Provision of Ed-Tech Demonstration and E-Learning in Europe, Asia, and America
Authors: Lewes John
Published: September 2021

This chapter explores examples of the digital divide within diverse countries and across the globe, and presumptions about the West's preparedness for online learning are questioned. The scale of the effects of the pandemic are used to highlight the juxtaposition of the great potential of online learning with the stark reality that though the West can debate the extent of their e-learning during the spread of the coronavirus while poorer nations have great swathes of disconnected and vulnerable youth without the interventions of their teachers, the fact is that there is little evidence that all the conditions of effective online learning exist throughout the world. Ed-tech demonstration of affordable internet, different approaches to learning online, availability of digital equipment, teacher incentives and training, and providing quiet places to study at home, as well as other initiatives to resolve some of these issues in Europe and the wider world are explored and questioned.
Breaking Physical Barriers With Mobile Technologies
Authors: Elverici Sibel Ergun
Published: September 2021

Considering the growing popularity of mobile technologies and therefore social media tools, the idea of this study is not to promote or romanticise a social media tool but to explore the potential of social media for educational use by presenting a specific example. The study also aims to bring a deeper understanding of how mobile applications could be used to foster language education and consider their possible potential in education. Unlike the common trend investigating English vocabulary in the field, this study does not expose students to word lists but attempts to support the curriculum that students have to follow in their formal education. In this context, this chapter suggests an example of going beyond the physical constraint of language classroom by providing learners informal opportunities to practise English outside school in various contexts by using one of the most popular tools, namely WhatsApp.
Co-Operative E-Learning for Multilingual and Multicultural Education
Authors: Bishop Jonathan , Kingdon Ray , Reddy Mike
Published: September 2021

The Classroom 2.0 initiative is one of the most fundamental reforms to the way education is performed across the European Union. Starting its life at the ‘Digital Classroom of Tomorrow' (DCOT) Project in Wales, the initiative has shown that concepts like electronic individual education programmes (eIEPs) and the electronic twinning of schools (eTwinning) can play an important role in enhancing learning outcomes for school age learners. This chapter presents a review of the impact of the original Classroom 2.0 Project – DCOT – and explores some of the technical issues essential to the project's success across Europe and how this has led to Technologies 4.0, which has taken the form of ‘Supporting Information and Education with Multimedia and E-Learning for Networked Societies' (SIEMENS) in Wales.
Reflections of the Funds Distributed Under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development (IPARD) Program on Çanakkale
Authors: Akyol İbrahim Tanju
Published: September 2021

The European Union (EU) provides financial assistance to the countries that are the current candidates and the potential candidates for the development of rural areas. These countries are supported by rural development (RD), one of the five components of the instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA). Turkey is also a candidate country to benefit from the financial assistance provided by the EU. This research aims to reveal the situation of the projects carried out with IPARD in Çanakkale province within the country. As a matter of fact, Çanakkale takes place at the lower ranks in terms of the number of projects and the number of grants. Despite its potential, the reasons for not achieving the desired results in this province are the lack of qualified consultants, insufficient access to beneficiaries, and problems in licensing of lands. This research, thus, has also put forward various solution suggestions in order to minimize these problems.
Education as a Social Policy Tool and Educational Policies of Azerbaijan for Youth
Authors: Rzayev Ali , Dönmez Kara Canan Öykü
Published: September 2021

Young people should present a future, create a human resource for the progress of societies, and protect young people against social risks. At this point, the protection of youth through public policies is one of the main areas of Azerbaijani public policies. The problems faced by young people in access to education and the problems experienced by educated young people in gaining a place in the labor market are some of the main youth problems. In this respect, it is of academic importance to examine the social policies offered by the Government of Azerbaijan for young people. The main framework of the study is the educational status of young people, the general framework of policies for young people, and social policies presented in the face of educational problems.
Personality Analysis Using Classification on Turkish Tweets
Authors: Mavis Gokalp , Toroslu Ismail Hakki , Karagoz Pinar
Published: September 2021

According to the psychology literature, there is a strong correlation between the personality traits and the linguistic behavior of people. Due to increase in computer based communication, individuals express their personalities in written forms on social media. Hence, social media became a convenient resource to analyze the relationship between the personality traits and the lingusitic behaviour. Although there is a vast amount of studies on social media, only a small number of them focus on personality prediction. In this work, we aim to model the relationship between the social media messages of individuals and Big Five Personality Traits as a supervised learning problem. We use Twitter posts and user statistics for analysis. We investigated various approaches for user profile representation, explored several supervised learning techniques, and presented comparative analysis results. Our results confirm the findings of psychology literature, and we show that computational analysis of tweets using supervised learning methods can be used to determine the personality of individuals.
Long term dual antiplatelet therapy after myocardial infarction: retrospective analysis in an outpatient population
Authors: Ratti Gennaro , Maglione Antonio , Biglietto Emilia , Monda Cinzia , Elettrico Ciro , Ratti Federica , Fulgione Cosimo , Mallardo Mario , Tammaro Paolo
Published: September 2021

Long term treatment with ticagrelor 60 mg and low-dose aspirin are indicated after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We retrospectively reviewed aggregate data of 187 patients (155 M and 38 F) (mean age 63.8±9 years) in follow up after ACS with at least one high risk condition (Multivessel disease, diabetes, GFR<60 mL/min, history of prior myocardial infarction, age >65 years) treated with ticagrelor 60 mg twice daily (after 90 mg twice daily for 12 months). The results were compared with findings (characteristics of the patients at baseline, outcomes, bleeding) of PEGASUS-TIMI 54 trial and Eu Label. The highrisk groups were represented as follows: multivessel disease 105 pts (82%), diabetes 63 pts (33%), GFR< 60 mL/min 27 pts (14%), history of prior MI 33 pts (17%), >65 year aged 85 pts (45%). Treatment was withdrawn in 7 patients: 3 cases showed atrial fibrillation and were placed on oral anticoagulant drugs, one developed intracranial bleeding, in three patients a temporary withdrawal was due to surgery (1 colon polyposis and 2 cases of bladder papilloma). Chest pain without myocardial infarction occurred in 16 patients (revascularization was required in 9 patients). Dyspnea was present in 15 patients, but was not a cause for discontinuation of therapy. Long term treatment with ticagrelor 60 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg/day showed a favourable benefit/risk profile after ACS.  In this study all patients had been given ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily for 12 months and the 60 mg twice daily dosage was started immediately thereafter, unlike PEGASUS-TIMI 54 trial in which it was prescribed within a period ranging from 1 day to 1 year after discontinuation of the 90 mg dose. This makes our results more consistent with current clinical practice. However, a careful outpatient follow-up and constant counseling are mandatory to check out compliance to therapy and adverse side effects.
Outcomes of Anti-CD19 CAR-T Treatment of Pediatric B-ALL with Bone Marrow and Extramedullary Relapse
Authors: Wan Xinyu , Yang Xiaomin , Yang Fan , Wang Tianyi , Ding Lixia , Song Lili , Miao Yan , Wang Xiang , Ma Yani , Luo Chengjuan , Tang Jingyan , Gu Longjun , Chen Jing , Tang Yanjing , Lu Jun , Li Benshang
Published: September 2021

PurposeAnti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy (19CAR-T) has achieved impressive clinical results in adult and pediatric relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). However, the application and effect of CAR-T therapy in B-ALL patients with extramedullary relapse are rarely issued even disqualified in some clinical trials. Here, we examined the efficacy of 19CAR-T in patients with both bone marrow and extramedullary involvement.Materials and MethodsCAR-T cells were generated by transfection of primary human T lymphocytes with a lentiviral vector expressing anti-CD19 single chain antibody fragments (scFvs) with the cytoplasmic domains of 4-1BB and CD3ζ, and used to infuse patients diagnosed as having r/r B-ALL with extramedullary origination. Clinical responses were evaluated by the use of bone marrow aspiration, imaging, and flow cytometry. ResultsEight patients received 19CAR-T infusion and all attained complete remission (CR). Only one patient was bridged to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although three patients relapsed after infusion, they received 19/22CAR-T infusion sequentially and attained a second remission. To date, five patients are in continuous CR and all eight patients are still alive. The mean follow-up time was 21.9 months, while the 24-month estimated event-free survival is 51.4%. Conclusion19CAR-T therapy can lead to clinical remission for extramedullary relapsed pediatric B-ALL patients. However, the problem of CD19+ relapses after CAR-T remained to be solved. For patients relapsing after CAR-T, a second CAR-T therapy creates another opportunity for remission for subsequent HSCT.
Proposta de método para a implementação da simulação de desempenho lumínico natural em uma empresa de arquitetura
Authors: Veiga Breno Tisi Mendes da , Melhado Silvio Burrattino
Published: September 2021

O método apresentado por este artigo é fundamentado a partir da integração entre tecnologia, processo, pessoas e gestão e objetiva a implementação das simulações visando o desempenho lumínico natural no fluxo de projeto de uma empresa de arquitetura. Os resultados indicam a grande capacidade das TICs em se adaptar às necessidades dos projetistas e ampliar a qualidade dos projetos.
Uso de modelos BIM em realidade virtual e aumentada: panorama de aplicações e ferramentas
Authors: Silva Gabriela Linhares da , Groetelaars Natalie Johanna
Published: September 2021

Este trabalho apresenta um panorama das possibilidades de interação de modelos BIM/HBIM em realidade virtual e aumentada, investiga diferentes formas de visualização e manipulação interativa dos modelos geométricos associados às informações semânticas, bem como aborda as ferramentas que podem ser utilizadas para o desenvolvimento dessas aplicações. Apresenta e discute o estudo prático realizado com algumas das ferramentas mapeadas, analisando o processo de vinculação do modelo BIM com as plataformas selecionadas, incluindo a obtenção de informações diretamente desse modelo.
BIM para projeto de sistemas elétricos prediais de baixa tensão
Authors: Annes Bruno Paiva , Cuperschmid Ana Regina Mizrahy , Guimarães Filho Autimio Batista
Published: September 2021

Esse artigo tem por objetivo avaliar o suporte de software BIM para desenvolvimento de projeto de sistema predial elétrico de baixa tensão. Inicialmente foi abordado o uso do BIM em sistemas prediais, discorrendo sobre as ferramentas existentes e seus recursos. Posteriormente, a partir de um modelo BIM de um edifício residencial, foi realizado o projeto elétrico utilizando o software AltoQi QiElétrico. O suporte ao projeto que esse software oferece foi discutido, destacando as funcionalidades que otimizam o projeto, oferecem apoio ao dimensionamento, automatizam processos, atendem à normas brasileiras e previnem erros, proporcionando maior eficiência ao projetista.
Plataforma Web para inspeção da segurança em canteiros de obra apoiado por VANT e dispositivos móveis
Authors: Lima Mahara Iasmine Sampaio Cardoso , Rey Rafaela Oliveira , Sá Larissa Vieira Sampaio , Costa Dayana Bastos , Melo Roseneia Rodrigues Santos de , Nogueira João Lucas Torres , Staffa Junior Luciano de Brito
Published: September 2021

O objetivo desta pesquisa é desenvolver e implementar uma plataforma web para inspeção da segurança em obras com uso de VANT e dispositivos móveis em obras. O desenvolvimento deste artefato envolveu as linguagens HTML, CSS e JavaScript e a infraestrutura do Firebase. A implementação piloto ocorreu em 14 inspeções de segurança. A plataforma web contribuiu para a melhoria do compartilhamento de informações na obra e reduziu em média 80% do tempo de inspeção com uso do VANT sem sistema e 50% do tempo necessário para a conclusão do relatório quando comparado ao protótipo deste sistema.