bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Policing and mental ill-health: Using big data to assess the scale and severity of, and the frontline resources committed to, mental ill-health related calls-for-service
Authors: Langton Samuel , Bannister Jon , Ellison Mark , Haleem Salman , Krzemieniewska-Nandwani Karolina
Published: January 2021

Addressing public safety and welfare, inclusive of responding to incidents involving persons with mental ill-health (PMIH) has become an integral dimension of, and a significant challenge to, contemporary policing. Yet, little is known of the scale and severity of such PMIH-related policing demand, nor of the extent of frontline resource consumed in resolving such incidents. To address this shortfall, we deploy a bespoke text mining algorithm on police incident logs to estimate the proportion and severity of calls-for-service involving PMIH in a study of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. Further, and using Global Positioning System (GPS) data, we then assess the amount of time spent by frontline officers responding to these calls. Findings suggest that existing police recording practices serve to significantly underestimate the scale and severity of PMIH-related demand. The amount of time spent dealing with PMIH-related incidents is both substantial and disproportionate relative to other forms of police demand.
Values and personality traits as predictors of Catholic religiosity
Authors: Šram Zlatko , Bufford Rodger K.
Published: January 2021

The main goal of this study was to investigate the dimensions of value orientations and personality traits that underly Catholic religiosity. The survey was carried out on a convenient adult sample of members of the Croatian ethnic minority across the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in the Republic of Serbia (N = 189); 97% were members of the Roman Catholic Church. Four measures were included in the questionnaire: Religiosity, the Schwartz Value Scale, the Big Five Personality Inventory, and the Dark Triad of Personality. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to explore how value orientation and personality traits impact religiosity. Conservation (Traditional) values and Self-Transcendence values emerged as significant positive predictors, whereas Openness to Change values emerged as a significant negative predictor of religiosity. Agreeableness and Conscientiousness emerged as significant positive predictors, whereas Extraversion emerged as a significant negative predictor of religiosity. Machiavellianism and Psychopathy were also shown to be significant negative predictors of religiosity; in order, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and Conservation values accounted for 23% of the variance in Catholic Religiosity. We found that the Schwartz value orientations had a somewhat greater explanatory power than the Big Five personality traits, and that the Dark Triad of personality traits had a greater explanatory power in predicting Catholic religiosity than either the Schwartz value orientations or the Big Five personality traits. We argued that religiosity is not generally more correlated with values than with personality traits, as is often suggested. It depends primarily on the type of personality trait models involved, i.e. its psychopathological underpinning.
The Impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Use of English Vocabulary Enhancement
Authors: Lolita Yuri , Boeriswati Endry , Lustyantie Ninuk
Published: January 2021

This study aims at improving students’ comprehension on English vocabulary using computer and finding out the effectiveness, efficiency and the attractiveness of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in English learning. It was carried out at SMP Sunan Giri Gresik by using proactive action research method and intervention action model. The participants belonged to 3 different class groups. Thirty of them were from 7th grade (Amanah class) and thirty-two of them from (Hidayah class). The other 30 participants from (Inayah class). The data were collected and analyzed by using mixed method approach. Instruments used for collecting data in this study are questionnaires, documents, observation check list, interview, and achievement tests. The results showed that the treatments give affect positively for students especially treatment on cycle 2. It also can be seen by the students’ involvement actively during learning process. Computer assisted learning especially using software gave students chance to explore their English skill especially the vocabulary through interacting directly with computer by doing exercises given individually in pair or group. From the explanation above it can be concluded that English learning in junior high school can be improved with the help of computer assistance in this matter called Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) mainly to improve English vocabulary.

Keywords: Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), English vocabulary, Students’ comprehension
Peningkatan Teacher Skills melalui Supervisi Klinis dengan Pendekatan Kooperatif Learning
Authors: Anwar Sewang  , Mustafa T
Published: January 2021

Penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Sekolah.  Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah guru-guru di SMA negeri 4 Polewali yang belum menerapkan pembelajaran kooperaif dalam pembelajaran di kelas.  Subyek dalam penelitian adalah guru-guru di SMA Negeri 4 Polewali sebanyak 15 orang. Penelitian dilakukan dalam  dua siklus yang terdiri dari Perencanaan, Pelaksanaan, Pengamatan, Refleksi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Supervisi klinis dapat meningkatkan kemampuan guru   menerapkan  model pembelajaran kooperatif di SMA negeri 4 Polewali Kabupaten   Polewali Mandar semester II tahun pelajaran 2019/2020.
CONHECIMENTOS, ATITUDES E PRÁTICAS PARA O ENFRENTAMENTO DA COVID-19 REALIZADAS POR ESTUDANTES DURANTE A PANDEMIA
Authors: Taciana Melo Cruz , Patrícia Clarindo Zelykovic , Vitória Beatriz da Silva , Mirtes Queiroz de Alencar Melo , Tatiana de Paula Santana da Silva
Published: January 2021

A pandemia por COVID-19 trouxe à tona mudanças significativas em todos os setores da sociedade mundial. Devido a sua alta capacidade de infecção, mortalidade e inexistência de protocolos efetivos de tratamento, a adoção de medidas preventivas tem sido o grande foco para conter a disseminação do vírus. Nesse sentido o conhecimento das práticas corretas de prevenção torna-se um dos instrumentos mais importantes na contenção da pandemia, não apenas nos domicílios, mas em todos os serviços, setores e instituições. Dessa forma a investigação sobre os conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas para o enfrentamento da COVID-19, realizadas pelos estudantes universitários torna-se um importante ponto de análise, sendo este o objetivo do estudo. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com amostra do tipo conveniência composta por 77 estudantes do curso de Fonoaudiologia de uma faculdade particular do estado de Pernambuco. A pesquisa foi realizada de forma remota e recebeu aprovação do comitê de ética (parecer nº 4.076.216). Os dados formam analisados pela estatística descritiva. A maioria dos estudantes (84,2%) não pertenciam ao grupo de risco para COVID-19. Observou-se que a grande maioria dos estudantes tem conhecimento sobre todas as medidas de prevenção. Quanto as atitudes e práticas preventivas realizadas verificou-se que a grande maioria tem realizando as ações onde destacase o uso do álcool gel, a lavagem das mãos e o uso de máscaras. As atitudes menos realizadas foi o distanciamento e isolamento social. Conclui-se com base nos achados que apesar do bom nível de conhecimento, os estudantes apresentam uma tendência a realizar apenas algumas das atitudes e práticas destacadas como relevantes para o enfrentamento da pandemia.
The doctrine of the creation of man in the Quran and Orthodoxy: a comparative theological analysis
Authors: Эйвазов Назарий (Вайдас)
Published: January 2021

В статье предпринята попытка произвести сравнительный богословский анализ учения о сотворении человека в двух мировых религиях. Результаты этой работы в перспективе можно использовать для диалога с мусульманами и их просвещения. Актуальность избранной темы несомненна, поскольку конфронтация между мусульманским и христианским миром нарастает, и научные работы, которые могут даже в небольшой степени наладить диалог и взаимопонимание, крайне востребованы. Новизна данной работы заключается в том, что серьезных богословских трудов с системным сравнительным анализом антропологических концепций крайне мало.В данной статье для репрезентации исламского вероучения будет использован в основном текст Корана, который почитается приверженцами всех мусульманских направлений и служит основой мусульманского законодательства как религиозного, так и гражданского. Из исламских направлений в данной статье затронуты вероучения суннитского и шиитского толка, поскольку именно их приверженцы являются в наше время самыми многочисленными, а предание данных общин - наиболее древнее и авторитетное.

The article attempts to make a comparative theological analysis of the doctrine of the creation of man in two world religions. The results of this work in the future can be used for dialogue with Muslims and their enlightenment. The relevance of the chosen topic is undoubted, since the confrontation between the Muslim and Christian world is growing, and scientific work, which can even to a small extent establish dialogue and mutual understanding, is extremely in demand. The novelty of this work lies in the fact that there are very few serious theological works with a systemic comparative analysis of anthropological concepts. This article will mainly use the text of the Koran, which is revered by adherents of all Muslim directions and serves as the basis of Muslim legislation, both religious and civil, to represent Islamic dogma. Of the different Islamic sects, the A. concentrates on the creeds of the Sunni and Shiite persuasion, since it is their supporters in our time that are the most numerous, and the tradition of these communities is the most ancient and authoritative.
The phenomenology of religion of P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye and C.P. Tiele: from theology to religious studies
Authors: Самарина Татьяна Сергеевна
Published: January 2021

В статье рассматриваются концепции двух классиков религиоведения - П. Д. Шантепи де ля Соссе и К. Тиле. На примере их творчества демонстрируется процесс отделения религиоведения от теологии. Несмотря на то, что и Тиле, и Соссе были выпускниками теологических факультетов, они являлись одними из самых радикальных борцов за отделение религиоведения от теологии. И Соссе, и Тиле выступали за создание нового типа рассмотрения религии, основанного на принципах компаративного анализа и идее равенства религий. При этом в их религиоведческих проектах имплицитно содержится наследие теологического мировидения - постулируемый ими антиредукционизм как основа понимания и изучения религии. Шантепи де ля Соссе считал, что проект исследования религии должен стать своеобразным подспорьем, помогающим перевести христианские идеи на языки других культур и религий. Соссе не только ввел в историю мысли словосочетание «феноменология религии», но и наметил основные перспективы ее будущего развития: выделение религиозных феноменов, антиредукционизм, вопрос о центре религии. Тиле подчеркивал важность компаративного анализа различных религий, на основе этого метода он стремился реформировать и трансформировать старые теологические установки.

The article discusses the ideas of famous religious scholars, the founders of religious studies P. D Chantepie de la Saussaye and C. Tiele. Their work may serve as an illustration of the process of separation of religious studies from theology. Despite the fact that both Tiele and Saussaye were graduates of theological departments, they were one of the most radical advocates for the separation of religious studies from theology. Both Saussaye and Tiele advocated the creation of a new way of studying of religion based on the principles of comparative analysis and the idea of equality of religions. At the same time, their religious projects implicitly contain the legacy of the theological worldview - the anti-reductionism they postulate as the basis for understanding and studying religion. Chantepie de la Saussaye believed that the project of the studying religion should help to translate Christian ideas into the languages of other cultures and religions. Saussaye not only introduced the phrase “the phenomenology of religion” into the history of thought, but also outlined the main prospects for its future development: the isolation of religious phenomena, anti-reductionism, the question of the center of religion. Tiele stressed the importance of a comparative analysis of various religions, based on this method, he sought to reform and transform the old theological guidelines.
Об особенностях использования явления акустоупругости при контроле напряженного состояния анизотропного материала технических объектов при отрицательных температурах
Authors: Хлыбов А.А. , Углов А.Л. , Рябов Д.А.
Published: January 2021

The paper considers the features of using the modern method of acoustoelasticity for monitoring the uniaxial and biaxial stress state of acoustically anisotropic structural materials as part of technical objects operated in Arctic conditions. The features of using the method of acoustoelasticity for materials with different values of acoustoelastic coefficients, acoustic anisotropy and temperature dependence coefficients of acoustic parameters that appear in the calculation algorithms are analyzed. It has been established that the existing approaches to taking into account temperature effects in acoustoelastic calculations in a number of important cases lead to noticeable errors in determining mechanical stresses in the material of critical technical objects. In this case, taking into account the temperature corrections in a number of cases is necessary for both biaxial (planar) and uniaxial stress states. The presence of anisotropy of thermoacoustic coefficients of transverse waves for materials with anisotropy is shown experimentally. Refined calculation formulas are proposed for determining the uniaxial and biaxial stress state of an anisotropic material, taking into account the anisotropy of the thermoacoustic coefficients of transverse waves.
Кинетика процесса накопления повреждений и разрушения в зонах концентраторов при испытаниях образцов на разрыв
Authors: Махутов Н.А. , Васильев И.Е. , Чернов Д.В. , Иванов В.И. , Терентьев Е.В.
Published: January 2021

The paper considers the effect of various stress concentrators on processes of damage accumulation, initiation and propagation of crack in steel (steel 3) samples during uniaxial tensile. In the middle of the samples there was a transverse welded joint or a hole with a diameter of 5 mm. The acoustic-emission testing results showed that weight content of location impulses (Wi) in the clusters of low, middle and high energy level and criteria parameters value Wi at the stages of the samples destruction have similar pattern of change despite the various types of concentrators, stress-strain material diagrams, pattern of damage accumulation, number of registered acoustic emission (AE) events and its registration activity.
El ecosistema digital: un corpus de estudio del español [presentación del monográfico]
Authors: Fernández Martínez Pilar , Maldonado González Mª Concepción , Arthur Charles
Published: January 2021

El español es la tercera lengua más utilizada en internet. Por ello, es necesario acudir al ecosistema de internet para estudiar el español tanto en la descripción de nuestro sistema lingüístico, como en el estudio de la relación entre lenguaje y realidad. Son las grandes empresas de venta on line, y no los departamentos de lingüística de las universidades, quienes lideran los desarrollos de programas lingüísticos de procesamiento del lenguaje natural (conversión de voz a texto escrito, y de texto a voz; analizadores morfosintácticos; desambiguadores, etc.). Al mismo tiempo, los usuarios generan en las redes sociales tal cantidad de textos escritos y orales que, hoy en día, el ecosistema digital constituye el mayor corpus de estudio de los distintos usos lingüísticos, por mucho que algunas voces contrarias a ese enfoque invaliden dicho corpus, al no estar regido por la corrección normativa. Por ambas razones, se hace necesario atender al ecosistema digital para estudiar el uso real que de nuestra lengua hacemos los hablantes de español y analizar así, con fiabilidad y a partir de datos objetivos, campos tan dispares y complementarios.
Español/castellano en Wikipedia: voces y foro de discusión
Authors: Hernández Toribio María Isabel , Claes Florencia , Deltell Luis
Published: January 2021

En esta investigación realizamos un estudio con metodología cuantitativa y cualitativa de dos voces enciclopédicas y sus respectivas discusiones en la versión en español de Wikipedia. Estos dos artículos monitorizados y analizados son “idioma español” y “controversia por el nombre del idioma español”, cuyo análisis nos ha permitido mostrar el modo de trabajo colaborativo de la enciclopedia online así como el estudio de los foros de discusión que se generan en la construcción de estas entradas. Por ello, analizamos algunos aspectos de comportamiento propios de los foros virtuales y las estrategias de (des)cortesía más recurrentes en las discusiones que propicia la propia enciclopedia para su construcción. Nuestros resultados muestran cómo Wikipedia en español es un entorno de trabajo que pretende seguir avanzando en la obtención de resultados rigurosos y eficaces, arbitrando para ello una estructura endógena que actúe a modo de filtro/gestor de contenidos y formas de expresión. Comprobaremos también cómo en la discusión sobre la construcción de estas voces se muestran elementos de descortesía entre los usuarios y los editores, lo que denota una actitud que se desmarca de las normas de comportamiento de esta enciclopedia digital (los llamados “cinco pilares” de Wikipedia).
Análisis de las estrategias de encuadre discursivo en la cobertura electoral sobre Vox en los titulares de la prensa española
Authors: Mancera Rueda Ana , Villar Hernández Paz
Published: January 2021

La presente investigación se basa en el análisis de un corpus de 413 titulares que encabezaron los textos informativos de ocho diarios españoles, durante la cobertura electoral sobre Vox, en el transcurso de los comicios generales celebrados en España en abril de 2019. Siguiendo el modelo desarrollado por Gallardo Paúls (2019), que estudia las categorías pragmáticas de acuerdo con el nivel textual, el interactivo y el enunciativo, hemos podido identificar determinadas estrategias de encuadre discursivo que contribuyen a orientar cognitivamente los titulares de todos los periódicos que conforman nuestro corpus. Si bien la ilocutividad representativa fue la mayoritaria en los textos recopilados, un análisis pormenorizado revela el empleo por parte de algunos de estos medios –como ABC y La Vanguardia o El País y El Diario– de una estrategia léxica marcada (a través del empleo de metáforas, metonimias, nominalizaciones con valor irónico, etc.), capaz de suscitar preactivaciones contrarias a dicha formación política.
Recursos literarios empleados por Leila Guerriero en sus perfiles periodísticos
Authors: Del Riego Anta Marta
Published: January 2021

El perfil o profile es uno de los grandes géneros del New Journalism y del periodismo anglosajón en general. En las últimas tres décadas ha vivido un auge dentro del periodismo narrativo en español y entre las periodistas que han contribuido a ello se encuentra Leila Guerriero. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar la riqueza y originalidad de recursos literarios que emplea Guerriero en sus perfiles. Para ello, hemos realizado un análisis de contenido de sus perfiles basándonos, por un lado, en las categorías establecidas por Gérard Genette y, por otro, en el modelo de análisis de los recursos literarios del profesor Domínguez Caparrós. El resultado nos ha permitido demostrar que los perfiles de Guerriero entroncan con el New Journalism estadounidense a la vez que aportan una visión nueva y latina del mismo y una forma única y compleja de escribir periodismo narrativo que los eleva a la categoría de obra literaria.
PREDICTING VISUAL AESTHETIC PREFERENCES OF LANDSCAPES NEAR HISTORICAL SITES BY FLUENCY THEORY USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND GIS
Authors: GÜLÇİN Derya
Published: January 2021

There is an interactive relationship between humans and landscapes. Humans inherently assess landscapes by creating spontaneous preferences based on surrounding stimuli. Vision plays a key role in these preferences. Visual preferences are relevant for understanding visual aesthetic liking (VAL), which needs to be evaluated objectively. This study was carried out in Herakleia ad Latmos, comprising Lake Bafa Natural Park and the Latmos-Beşparmak Mountains. The aim of this paper is to predict people’s VAL of historical sites (HS) by applying processing fluency theory to social media data. Among fluency theory metrics, four metrics – visual simplicity, visual symmetry, visual contrast, and visual self-similarity, were used to develop an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model. Two primary questions are explored in this study: (1) How to quantify spontaneous visits of people near historical sites, and (2) how to estimate preferences of people based on distances to HS regardless of landscape types (either cultural or natural). Results show that people mostly visited three HS out of thirteen historical sites between 2004 and 2020: Kapıkırı Island (HS 1), and the ancient cities of Herakleia (HS 2) and Latmos (HS 3). According to the findings of the OLS regression model, year (t = 8.99, p <.0001), visual simplicity (t = -4.64, p ≤ 0.0001), and visual contrast (t = -2.01, p = 0.04) of the geotagged photos were all statistically significant predictors of VAL. HS 2 had the highest VAL value, followed by HS 1, and HS 3.
Experiencing the Frontier and the Frontier of Experience: Barbarian perspectives and Roman strategies to deal with new threats
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology in Iasi, Voß Hans-Ulrich
Published: January 2021

'Experiencing the Frontier and the Frontier of Experience' deals with the Roman Empire’s responses to the threats which were caused by the new geostrategic situation brought on by the crisis of the 3rd century AD, induced by the ‘barbarians’ who – often already part of Roman military structures as mercenaries and auxiliaries – became a veritable menace for the Empire. Rome adopted different strategies: they oscillated between inclusion, warfare and other means of exerting influence. The contributions to this volume explore the archaeological evidence for Roman practice and especially the varying strategies of power and influence in the central regions on the one hand, and the south-eastern parts of the European ‘Barbaricum’ on the other. They show how ‘Divide et impera’ functioned as practical policy based on alliances, as well as consequent warfare, and diplomatic initiatives, which are traceable by prestige-goods and subsidia treasures found in the Barbaricum. The comparison of Roman imports in different parts of Iron-Age Europe can help understand better a complex process of shifting power and influence in an emerging new Europe, which transformed the Empire towards medieval ‘Herrschaft’ and social structure.
Modelling Unusual Behaviour of Rainfall Using Truncated GEV Distribution in a Mixture Framework
Authors: Jagtap R.S. , Naik-Nimbalkar U.V.
Published: January 2021

A truncated generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution in a mixture framework is proposed for the analysis of abnormal rare events in heterogeneous data representing environmental phenomena. The proposed extremal mixture model produced a better understanding of the extremal rainfall behaviour in the Mula-Mutha-Bhima subbasin in India. It gave some realistic extrapolation of quantiles corresponding to a very low probability of exceedance useful in water resources planning and design of civil infrastructure. The proposed model could be useful for the class of problems characterising extreme events and heterogeneity in fields like hydrology, environment and so on.
Can erythrocytes behavior in microcirculation help the understanding the physiopathology and improve prevention and treatment for covid-19?
Authors: Farber Paulo Luiz
Published: January 2021

Low plasma estrogens, vitamin D deficiency, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, thromboembolism, and impaired microcirculation are linked to the severity of covid-19. Studies have suggested that these comorbidities also are related to erythrocyte factors linked to increased blood viscosity in microcirculation such as erythrocyte aggregation and erythrocyte deformability. Increased blood viscosity in microcirculation can lead to a decrease in oxygenation and nutrition of tissues. Therefore erythrocyte aggregation and erythrocyte deformability may be involved in covid-19 severity, leading to tissue hypoxia and a decrease of drug concentration in affected organs. If this relationship is demonstrated, erythrocytes factors can be used to monitor treatments for improve microcirculatory fluidity that may decrease covid-19 severity. Lifestyle improvement and treatments such as vitamin D and estrogens supplementation are some possible approaches to improve microcirculation and covid-19 prevention and treatment.
Atypical Antipsychotics Augmentation in Patients with Depressive Disorder and Risk of Subsequent Dementia: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Authors: Kim Jaehyun , Ha Tae Hyon , Kim Kiwon , Lee Eun-Mi , Kim Hyekyeong , Kim Doh Kwan , Won Hong-Hee , Lewis Matthew , Lee Hyewon , Myung Woojae
Published: January 2021

Background: While atypical antipsychotic medications are widely used for treating depressive disorders, their long-term effects on the risk of subsequent dementia have not been studied adequately. Objective: To investigate whether the risk of dementia differs according to the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs, and compare the effects of antipsychotic agents on dementia risk in individuals with late-life depressive disorders. Methods: A nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the National Health Insurance Service—Senior Cohort of South Korea. Atypical antipsychotic dosages were standardized using a defined daily dose, and the cumulative dosage was calculated. Participants were observed from January 2008 to December 2015. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratios. Results: The cohort included 43,788 elderly adults with depressive disorders: 9,901 participants (22.6%) were diagnosed with dementia. Findings showed that atypical antipsychotics were prescribed to 1,967 participants (4.5%). Compared with non-users, users of atypical antipsychotics experienced a significantly higher risk for dementia with an adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 1.541 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.415–1.678). A cumulative dose-response relationship was observed (test for trend, p < 0.0001). Among atypical antipsychotics, risperidone displayed the highest risk for dementia (aHR 1.767, [95% CI, 1.555–2.009]). Conclusion: In this study of elderly individuals with depressive disorders, atypical antipsychotic use was associated with a significantly higher risk of subsequent dementia. Healthcare professionals should be aware of this potential long-term risk. A limitation that should be mentioned is that we could not exclude patients with bipolar depression.
PLCG2 rs72824905 Variant Reduces the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Chen Fan , Zhang Yan , Wang Longcai , Wang Tao , Han Zhifa , Zhang Haihua , Gao Shan , Hu Yang , Liu Guiyou
Published: January 2021

We aimed to evaluate the association of PLCG2 rs72824905 variant with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) using large-scale genetic association study datasets. We selected 50,024 AD cases and 467,330 controls, and 32,367 MS cases and 36,012 controls. We found moderate heterogeneity of rs72824905 in different studies. We found significant association between rs72824905 G allele and reduced AD risk (OR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.59–0.74, p = 5.91E-14). Importantly, rs72824905 G allele could also significantly reduce the risk of MS with OR = 0.94, p = 3.63E-05. Hence, the effects of rs72824905 on AD and MS are consistent.
FWS: Analyzing, maintaining and transcompiling firewalls
Authors: Bodei Chiara , Ceragioli Lorenzo , Degano Pierpaolo , Focardi Riccardo , Galletta Letterio , Luccio Flaminia , Tempesta Mauro , Veronese Lorenzo
Published: January 2021

Firewalls are essential for managing and protecting computer networks. They permit specifying which packets are allowed to enter a network, and also how these packets are modified by IP address translation and port redirection. Configuring a firewall is notoriously hard, and one of the reasons is that it requires using low level, hard to interpret, configuration languages. Equally difficult are policy maintenance and refactoring, as well as porting a configuration from one firewall system to another.

To address these issues we introduce a pipeline that assists system administrators in checking if: (i) the intended security policy is actually implemented by a configuration; (ii) two configurations are equivalent; (iii) updates have the desired effect on the firewall behavior; (iv) there are useless or redundant rules; additionally, an administrator can (v) transcompile a configuration into an equivalent one in a different language; and (vi) maintain a configuration using a generic, declarative language that can be compiled into different target languages.

The pipeline is based on IFCL, an intermediate firewall language equipped with a formal semantics, and it is implemented in an open source tool called FWS. In particular, the first stage decompiles real firewall configurations for iptables, ipfw, pf and (a subset of) Cisco IOS into IFCL. The second one transforms an IFCL configuration into a logical predicate and uses the Z3 solver to synthesize an abstract specification that succinctly represents the firewall behavior. System administrators can use FWS to analyze the firewall by posing SQL-like queries, and update the configuration to meet the desired security requirements. Finally, the last stage allows for maintaining a configuration by acting directly on its abstract specification and then compiling it to the chosen target language. Tests on real firewall configurations show that FWS can be fruitfully used in real-world scenarios.
Sensorineural hearing loss imprint on fine motor skills: A pediatric and adolescent innovative study
Authors: Kamel Roshdy M. , Mehrem Elsayed S. , Mounir Samir M. , Essa Mohamed M. , Fergany Lamyaa A. , Elbedewy Mohamed A.
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND: Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of permanent hearing impairment and results in balance and motor deficits in children which may affect and/or delay all developmental indicators. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the consequences of sensorineural hearing loss regarding fine motor skills in children and adolescents. METHODS: Two hundred children with an age range between 7 to 18 years and diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss were selected from the Public School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in El-Minia district, Minia governorate, Egypt. The outcome was assessed by the use of Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition scale (BOT-2) to measure fine motor skills. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the scores of Fine Motor Precision and Fine Motor Integration subtests of each study subgroup and its counterpart subgroup in the control group (normative values according to the scale) which has the same age and gender characteristics where p value equals (0.0008 or less, 0.0009 or less) respectively, with a large effect size less than –0.83. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that children with sensorineural hearing loss have a defect in their fine motor skills when compared to normal children of the same gender and age groups according to Bruininks-Oseretsky scale.
Household consumption allocation and the collective household model: Children share of household resources in The Gambia
Authors: Mangan Madi
Published: January 2021

This paper applies the collective household model to allocate household resources among household members. With a Collective Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (CQUAIDS) estimated by a Feasible Generalized Nonlinear Least Squares (FGNLS) method, it studies the household demand for six categories of household goods using household income and expenditure survey data from The Gambia, directed to studying the allocation of resources among young and adult members of households in The Gambia. It establishes the sharing rule for children and adult members of the household and shows the effect of demographic, distributive factor, price and income elasticities on the shares of household resources. The results establish that a higher share of resources goes for children while the sharing rule varies for different household types. Also, the findings show significant effects of demographic, distributive factor, price and income on the allocation of the household resources of consumption goods by the household.
Misuse of statistics: Time to speak out
Authors: Pullinger John
Published: January 2021

Statistics are the currency of debate and the basis for sound decisions. If they are misused the currency of debate is devalued and the basis for decision making is undermined. Without confidence in statistics, decision makers are flying blind when they make their choices and citizens are in the dark in seeking to hold those decision makers to account. Misuse of statistics undermines trust and by doing so it undermines democracy. This paper explores the safeguards available to protect against misuse of statistics. It describes the nature of the threats and how they are changing before assessing the responses. It concludes that there is unfinished business to be taken forward.
Computer Vision applied to improve interaction and communication of people with motor disabilities: A systematic mapping
Authors: de Oliveira Schultz Ascari Rúbia Eliza , Silva Luciano , Pereira Roberto
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND:

The use of computers as a communication tool by people with disabilities can serve as an alternative effective to promote social interactions and the more inclusive and active participation of people in society.

OBJECTIVE:

This paper presents a systematic mapping of the literature that provides a survey of scientific contributions where Computer Vision is applied to enable users with motor and speech impairments to access computers easily, allowing them to exert their communicative abilities.

METHODS:

The mapping was conducted employing searches that identified 221 potentially eligible scientific articles published between 2009 and 2019, indexed by ACM, IEEE, Science Direct, and Springer databases.

RESULTS:

From the retrieved papers, 33 were selected and categorized into themes of this research interest: Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Machine Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Recreation, and surveys. Most of the chosen studies use sets of predefined gestures, low-cost cameras, and tracking a specific body region for gestural interaction.

CONCLUSION:

The results offer an overview of the Computer Vision techniques used in applied research on Assistive Technology for people with motor and speech disabilities, pointing out opportunities and challenges in this research domain.
Exploring the risk-taking tendency among migrant workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of ontological security
Authors: Yang Qiang , Huo Jiale , Xi Yue
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the social environment of most laborers around the world and has profoundly affected people’s ontological security and behavior choices. Among them, the migrant workers are one of the groups most affected by the pandemic. OBJECTIVE: This study explored the mechanism of the impact of the scarcity of ontological security caused by the pandemic on the risk-taking tendency of migrant workers in China through two studies. METHODS: This study adopts two experimental method, with 514 participants in the first study and 357 participants in the second study. RESULTS: The results show that the pandemic-induced scarcity perception of ontological security promotes their risk-taking tendency, and the migrant workers’ cognitive reflection ability, sense of unfairness and expected benefits play a significant mediating role in this process. The scarcity perception of ontological security promotes migrant workers’ risk-taking tendency by reducing the cognitive reflection ability, triggering the sense of unfairness and overstating expected benefits. CONCLUSIONS: The conclusion of this study can help migrant workers, enterprises and government to avoid potential workplace and social bad behavior.
Five Easy Steps to Preparing Effective Reasons for Dairy Cattle Judging Contests I.
Authors: Giesy Russ , Umphrey James
Published: January 2021

This document is 4HDAJ01 of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published in May, 1997; reviewed June 2002.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h214
Five Easy Steps to Preparing Effective Reasons for Dairy Cattle Judging Contests II.
Authors: Giesy Russ , Umphrey James
Published: January 2021

This document is 4HDAJ02 of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published in May, 1997; reviewed June 2002.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h215
Community Pride Proposal
Authors: Jordan Joy
Published: January 2021

This document is 4HCSO10 of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Reviewed June 2002.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h219
Sweetclover Production and Use in Florida
Authors: Chambliss Carrol G.
Published: January 2021

This document is SS-AGR-189, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published February 2003.

SS-AGR-189/AG191: Sweetclover Production and Use in Florida (ufl.edu)
What is Agricultural Biotechnology?
Authors: Gallo-Meagher Maria , Fulford Stephen G.
Published: January 2021

Biotechnology, specifically genetic engineering, is the manipulation of an organism's DNA in order to direct that organism to perform a specific and useful task. This is usually accomplished by transferring a section of DNA, or gene, from one organism to another. In agriculture, plant biotechnology is used for crop improvement. This document is SS-AGR-191, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published May 2003.
Average Nutrient Content and Bulk Price of Byproduct Feeds Commonly Available to Florida Cattle Producers
Authors: Arthington John D.
Published: January 2021

This document is AN142, one of a series of the Animal Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date April 29, 2003.
Biodiversity
Authors: Natural Resources Center For
Published: January 2021

Biodiversity or biological diversity is a relatively new term in ecology. It became popular in the 1980s and is not yet properly understood by all non-ecologists. Biodiversity refers to the variety and richness among living organisms and the ecological systems and processes of which they are a part. There are three levels of biodiversity: habitat or ecosystem diversity, genetic diversity, and species diversity. This publication was produced by the Center for Natural Resources at the University of Florida. CNR 4 is part of a Program Summary Series. First published: September 2000. Minor revision: March 2003. 

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cr004
Florida's Invaders: Exotic Pests
Authors: Natural Resources Center For
Published: January 2021

Florida's natural ecosystems are increasingly coming under attack by invading exotic species which displace native species, thereby degrading the diversity of floral and faunal resources. This publication was produced by the Center for Natural Resources at the University of Florida. CNR 8 is part of a Program Summary Series. Firstpublished: September 2000. Minor revision: March 2003.
Environmental Education
Authors: Resources Center for Natural , Culen Jerry , Monroe Martha
Published: January 2021

Environmental education (EE) is a discipline that helps create a citizenry that is knowledgeable, motivated and committed to taking appropriate action concerning environmental issues. Programs in EE should help individuals understand their interdependence with the environment, local ecosystems and other natural resources. Programs should foster awareness of critical environmental problems and issues, as well as opportunities to develop those skills needed to make informed decisions to protect and improve the environment. These programs include both youth and adult education efforts.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cr012
What You Need to Apply for Disaster Rehabilitation Assistance
Authors: Fegan Regina , Olexa Michael T.
Published: January 2021

After a disaster, you may need to seek financial assistance to restore your home or farm. There are many sources of assistance, but you will be required to provide certain information. The lists in this publication can help you assemble the necessary information before you meet with any agents.  This document, IFAS publication DH0438, was published June 1998, revised May 2003. It is part of The Disaster Handbook, a component of the Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Education Module.

DH206/DH206: What You Need to Apply for Disaster Rehabilitation Assistance (ufl.edu)
Native Wildflowers: Container Production of Joe-Pye Weed From Seed
Authors: Norcini Jeffrey G. , Aldrich James H. , Allbritton Gale
Published: January 2021

In this publication, we describe a production protocol that results in Joe-Pye weed plants that are only 18 to 24inches tall when they are ready to ship. This document is ENH876, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date May 2003.

ENH876/EP132: Native Wildflowers: Container Production of Joe-Pye Weed from Seed (ufl.edu)
A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management — Lake Morphometry
Authors: LAKEWATCH Florida
Published: January 2021

This document, CIR 104, is the fourth of a series of information circulars dedicated to familiarizing citizens with the language and techniques used by those involved in water management within the state of Florida. First printed in April 2001. This is the second edition, published in September 2001. 

Cir104/FA081: A Beginner's Guide to Water Management?Lake Morphometry (ufl.edu)
Preparing Your Own Fish Feeds
Authors: Royes Juli-Anne B. , Chapman Frank A.
Published: January 2021

This paper presents examples of: 1) Experimental and practical fish feed blends or formulas which are nutrient balanced and adaptable to particular conditions; 2) The formulation and preparation of a semi-purified ornamental African cichlid fish diet that can be used in the laboratory or when small quantities of feed are needed; 3) The preparation of a gelatin-based diet that is often used to administer medicines or other chemicals.  Background information on nutrition, feedstuffs and feed formulations are presented with emphasis primarily on the feeding of ornamental “aquarium” fishes. First published Feburary 2003.

Cir 97/FA097: Preparing Your Own Fish Feeds (ufl.edu)
Summary of 2002 Ridge and Indian River-South Florida Citrus Caretaker Surveys
Authors: Muraro Ronald P.
Published: January 2021

This is EDIS document FE 349, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published March 2003.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe349
Comparative Costs of Growing Citrus in Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) for the 2000-01 Season
Authors: Muraro Ronald P. , Spreen Thomas H. , Pozzan Marcos
Published: January 2021

The states of Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) combined account for approximately 85 percent of the world's production of orange juice. Sao Paulo produces 45 percent of the total world production of orange juice and Florida produces about 40 percent. A 2000-01 comparison of the orange industry inFlorida and Sao Paulo is shown in Table 1 of this fact sheet. This is EDIS document FE364, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published February 2003.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe364
Commodity Outlook 2003: The U.S. Economy
Authors: Van Blokland Peter J.
Published: January 2021

According to Karl Poehl, "Americans are always worried about economic trends, suggesting that it is something of a national neurosis” (Poehl, 2002). This brief article attempts to address that neurosis.  This is EDIS document FE370, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published February 2003.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe370
Commodity Outlook 2003: U.S. Agronomic Crop Market
Authors: Hewitt Tim
Published: January 2021

The 2003 outlook for agronomic crops has been highlighted by changes resulting from the 2002 U.S. Farm Bill: smaller supplies and increased prices. Also, many changes have been implemented in commodity programs. This is EDIS document FE372, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published February 2003.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe372
Economic Impacts of Drought on the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry
Authors: Hodges Alan W. , Haydu John J.
Published: January 2021

Written by Alan W. Hodges, PhD, and John J. Haydu, PhD. University of Florida, Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences Food & Resource Economics Department, Gainesville. Revised May 19, 2003.

FE385/FE385: Economic Impacts of Drought on the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry (ufl.edu)
2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Introduction
Authors: Polopolus Leo C. , Olexa Michael T. , Roka Fritz , Fountain Carol
Published: January 2021

This handbook is intended to provide a convenient reference to the major provisions of the several state and federal regulations that affect farm employers and employees. It reflects state and federal laws as of July 1, 2002, only as they apply to farm workers and not to workers considered non-agricultural. Its purpose is simply to focus employers and employees on the fundamental provisions of the laws which govern their relationships. This is EDIS document FE390, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published July 2003. This information is included in Circular 1200, Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers.

FE390/FE390: 2017 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Introduction (ufl.edu)