bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Global Pattern and Trends in Penile Cancer Incidence: Population-Based Study
Authors: Fu Leiwen , Tian Tian , Yao Kai , Chen Xiang-Feng , Luo Ganfeng , Gao Yanxiao , Lin Yi-Fan , Wang Bingyi , Sun Yinghui , Zheng Weiran , Li Peiyang , Zhan Yuewei , Fairley Christopher K , Grulich Andrew , Zou Huachun
Published: July 2022

Background

Penile cancer is a relatively rare genital malignancy whose incidence and mortality are rising in many countries.

Objective

This study aims to assess the recent incidence and mortality patterns and incidence trends of penile cancer.

Methods

The age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASIR and ASMR, respectively) of penile cancer in 2020 were estimated from the Global Cancer Registries (GLOBOCAN) database. Incidence trends of penile cancer from 1973 to 2012 were assessed in 44 populations from 43 countries using the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents plus (CI5plus) and the Nordic Cancer Registries (NORDCAN) databases. Average annual percentage change was calculated to quantify trends in ASIR using joinpoint regression.

Results

Globally, the estimated ASIR and ASMR of penile cancer were 0.80 (per 100,000) and 0.29 (per 100,000) in 2020, equating to 36,068 new cases and 13,211 deaths in 2020, respectively. There was no significant correlation between the ASIR (P=.05) or ASMR (P=.90) and Human Development Index. In addition, 15 countries saw increasing ASIR for penile cancer, 13 of which were from Europe (United Kingdom, Lithuania, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, and the Czech), and 2 from Asia (China and Israel).

Conclusions

Although the developing countries still bear the higher incidence and mortality of penile cancer, the incidence is on the rise in most European countries. To mitigate the disease burden resulting from penile cancer, measures to lower the risk for penile cancers, including improving penile hygiene and male human papillomavirus vaccination, may be warranted.
Effects of Novel, Whole-body Movement–Based Interventions on Locomotor Skills in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Face-to-face and Telehealth Modes of Intervention Delivery
Authors: Delepine Emily C , Takillapati Sruthi , Amonkar Nidhi , Su Wan-Chun , Cleffi Corina , Bhat Anjana , Srinivasan Sudha
Published: July 2022

Background

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder limiting a child’s motor performance to a level half their chronological age. Due to COVID-19, there has been growing research on the use of telehealth-based interventions in the care of children with ASD.

Objective

Based on previous research from our lab, this study assessed the effects of 2 novel, whole-body movement interventions (creative movement and general movement) compared to a standard-of-care, seated play intervention using a randomized controlled trial design. Interventions were delivered either face-to-face (F2F) or via telehealth (TH) across all groups.

Methods

In total, 45 children with ASD (aged 5-14 years) participated in a 10-week study. Children were matched on age and level of functioning and then randomly assigned to the Play (creative movement), Move (general movement), or Standard-of-care control (seated play) group (n=15 per group) to receive 8 weeks of intervention F2F or via TH. The interventions were provided twice a week for 8 weeks, with each session lasting for around 1 to 1.5 hours. The locomotor subtest of the Test of Gross Motor Development was administered at pretest and posttest to assess the form and accuracy of locomotor skills (running, galloping, hopping, leaping, horizontal jump, sliding, and skipping).

Results

Improvements were seen in overall standard scores in the Play (pretest: mean 6.53, SE 0.97; posttest: mean 8.60, SE 0.97; P<.05) and Move groups (pretest: mean 6.07, SE 0.96; posttest: mean 8.07, SE 0.92; P<.05) but not in the Create group (pretest: mean 6.13, SE 0.88; posttest: mean 6.80, SE 0.87; P.05). Specifically, 75% of children seen via TH and 57.1% of children seen F2F improved in the Play group, and 89% of children seen via TH and 50% of children seen F2F improved in the Move group.

Conclusions

Our pilot data suggest that TH is a viable option for movement intervention delivery and can be used to promote locomotor skills in children with ASD. Broadly, movement-based interventions must be included in the plan of care for children with ASD, given their significant challenges with movement performance.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Recruitment and Retention in a Remote Trial of Gatekeeper Training for Military Veterans
Authors: Teo Alan Robert , Call Aaron Alexander , Hooker Elizabeth R , Fong Clarissa , Karras Elizabeth , Dobscha Steven K
Published: July 2022

Background

SAVE (Signs; Ask; Validate; Encourage) is a brief gatekeeper training designed to teach lay individuals how to identify and assist military veterans at risk for suicide. SAVE can be delivered asynchronously using a web-based video format, but no studies of the effectiveness of SAVE exist.

Objective

The aim of this project was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of recruitment and retention in a remote trial of SAVE.

Methods

We conducted a social media campaign using sponsored Facebook posts (ads) to recruit veterans, including those outside the Veterans Affairs network of care, and their loved ones. Participants (N=214) were randomized to SAVE or a sham video training unrelated to suicide prevention and followed for 6 months. We also conducted qualitative interviews with a subgroup (n=15) and used a mixed methods framework to integrate findings.

Results

At baseline, most participants were a family member or friend of a veteran (146/214, 68.2%), and 47.7% (102/214) knew at least one veteran or service member who had died by suicide. Across both study arms, 73.8% (158/214) responded to at least 3 of 6 follow-up surveys and 72.4% (155/214) completed follow-up at 6 months. Themes from interviews indicated the following three barriers to study participation: generic posts, copy (ad text) referring to “research,” and Facebook as a platform. There were 5 facilitators to participation: audience segmentation focused on veterans’ family members and friends, an urgent call to action to help a veteran, prior exposure to suicide, emphasizing the benefits of receiving training, and using a university as the campaign messenger.

Conclusions

A social media campaign was a feasible and acceptable approach to recruiting and retaining participants—especially the loved ones of veterans with prior exposure to suicide—for a fully remote trial of SAVE gatekeeper training. Several campaign strategies may be applied to further promote remote study participation in this population.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04565951; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04565951

Conflicts of Interest

None declared.
Comparing Pre- to Post-COVID-19 Health Disparities Between Black and White Female Connecticut Medicaid Beneficiaries in Behavioral Health Utilization
Authors: Coman Emil , Agresta Thomas , Frazier Willie , Powell Wizdom
Published: July 2022

Background

Broad health disparities (HDs) persist in Connecticut and the United States between minority and White patients, especially in access to and the utilization of behavioral telehealth services.

Objective

We aimed to determine the geographic distribution of HDs in Connecticut between Black female and White female adults in Medicaid behavioral telehealth utilization in 2019 and 2020.

Methods

We used the following spatial Connecticut data: (1) behavioral health utilization from Medicaid claims, from the Connecticut Department of Social Services, for the third quarters of 2019 and 2020; (2) mental health and drug and alcohol treatment facilities and ZCTA (ZIP Code Tabulation Area)-level descriptors from PolicyMap; and (3) Connecticut ZIP-to-ZCTA crosswalk data. Data were joined spatially, merged, and analyzed using spatial autoregressive models in Stata 17 (with outcome, predictors, and errors spatial lags). We computed ZCTA-level HDs comparing Black and White adult female Medicaid beneficiaries’ rates of face-to-face and telehealth behavioral services utilization. Spatial regressions were used to test spatial effects, which are extensions of classic regressions, that add neighbors’ effects to covariates.

Results

Distances to nearest treatment facility vary quite widely in Connecticut by ZCTAs, from 0.06 mile to 13.4 miles—3.5 miles on average. The overall White female versus Black female HDs in behavioral health care utilization were impacted by the distance to the nearest facility, such that ZCTAs farther away from the nearest facility display larger Black versus White HDs—nearly statistically significant effect in 2019 and significant effect in 2020. In 2020, in ZCTAs situated farther away from treatment facilities, both White female and Black female Medicaid patients had higher telebehavioral health utilization (spatial effects +1.3% points and +2.0% points, respectively, for 1 more mile farther away). The differential Black versus White female HDs in telebehavioral health care utilization were not impacted by distance to nearest facility, according to the total effect (direct and indirect through neighboring ZCTAs; P=.26).

Conclusions

Quantitative analyses indicate broad differences in Medicaid enrollment and the utilization of behavioral health services among Black and White female Medicaid recipients in Connecticut and that these differences were rather stable between 2019 and 2020. It appears that the expansion of telebehavioral health services in 2020 enhanced the access to treatment among residents who were located furthest away from providing facilities.

Conflicts of Interest

None declared.
Cost-Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screening Using Low-Dose Computed Tomography Based on Start Age and Interval in China: Modeling Study (Preprint)
Authors: Zhao Zixuan , Du Lingbin , Li Yuanyuan , Wang Le , Wang Youqing , Yang Yi , Dong Hengjin
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. The effectiveness of screening for lung cancer has been reported to reduce lung cancer–specific and overall mortality, although the cost-effectiveness, optimal start age, and screening interval remain unclear.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening among heavy smokers in China by incorporating start age and screening interval.

METHODS

A Markov state-transition model was used to assess the cost-effectiveness of a lung cancer screening program in China. The evaluated screening strategies were based on a screening start age of 50-74 years and a screening interval of once or annually. Transition probabilities were obtained from the literature and validated, while cost parameters were derived from databases of local medical insurance bureaus. A societal perspective was adopted. The outputs of the model included costs, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and lung cancer–specific mortality, with future costs and outcomes discounted by 5%. A currency exchange rate of 1 CNY=0.1557 USD is applicable. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated for different screening strategies relative to nonscreening.

RESULTS

The proposed model suggested that screening led to a gain of 0.001-0.042 QALYs per person as compared with the findings in the nonscreening cohort. Meanwhile, one-time and annual screenings were associated with reductions in lung cancer–related mortality of 0.004%-1.171% and 6.189%-15.819%, respectively. The ICER ranged from 119,974.08 to 614,167.75 CNY per QALY gained relative to nonscreening. Using the World Health Organization threshold of 212,676 CNY per QALY gained, annual screening from a start age of 55 years and one-time screening from the age of 65 years can be considered as cost-effective in China. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted.

CONCLUSIONS

This economic evaluation revealed that a population-based lung cancer screening program in China for heavy smokers using low-dose computed tomography was cost-effective for annual screening of smokers aged 55-74 years and one-time screening of those aged 65-74 years. Moreover, annual lung cancer screening should be promoted in China to realize the benefits of a guideline-recommended screening program.
Understanding how existing anti-vaccination sources addressed COVID-19 vaccines: A content analysis of archived websites (Preprint)
Authors: Kaplan Samantha , Von Isenburg Megan , Waldrop Lucy
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent development of vaccines offered the rare opportunity to study anti-vaccination behavior as it formed.

OBJECTIVE

Assess how anti-vaccination website content addressed COVID-19 vaccines

METHODS

Using a collection of 25 anti-vaccination websites curated by the IvyPlus Web Collection Program prior to the pandemic and crawled every 6 months via Archive-IT, we conducted a content analysis to see how these websites acknowledged or ignored COVID-19 vaccines. Websites were assessed for financial behaviors, mention of COVID vaccines, references to personal freedom, safety concerns, and skepticism of science.

RESULTS

The majority of websites addressed COVID-19 vaccines in a negative fashion, with more websites making appeals to personal freedom or expressing skepticism of science than questioning safety. Many of the anti-vaccination websites we evaluated actively sought donations and members. The content analysis also offered the opportunity to test the viability of archived websites for use in scholarly research. The archived versions of the websites had significant shortcomings and required supplementation with the live websites.

CONCLUSIONS

In summary, we found anti-vaccination websites existing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic largely adapted their messaging to address COVID-19 vaccines. Our study also demonstrated the timely and significant need for more robust web archiving capabilities.
Spatiotemporal trends in the global burden of cervical cancer attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2019. (Preprint)
Authors: Yuan Ruixia , Ren Fang , Xie Yingying , Li Kaixing , Tong Zhuang
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Research on the burden of cervical cancer attributable to smoking is lacking.

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) to estimate the global burden of cervical cancer attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2019 and describe changes in this burden over time.

METHODS

We estimated spatiotemporal trends in the burden and mortality of cervical cancer attributable to smoking at the global, regional, and national levels. The data were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) website. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) were used to facilitate comparisons in the burden at different levels. The estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was used to assess trends in the ASR of mortality (ASMR) and ASR of DALYs (ASDR). Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlations between the sociodemographic index (SDI) and ASRs.

RESULTS

From 1990 to 2019, the burden showed a decrease trend around the world, and EAPCs of ASMR and ASDR were -2.11 (95%CI: -2.16, -2.06) and -2.22 (95%CI: - 2.26, -2.18), respectively. In all 204 countries, 10 countries showed upward trends, 14 countries showed stable trends. Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between the SDI and the ASRs of cervical cancer attributable to smoking.

CONCLUSIONS

An increase in the absolute number of cervical cancer cases attributable to smoking and a decrease in the time trend of the burden of cervical cancer attributable to smoking were observed in the whole population, and differences in these variables were also observed between countries and regions. More attention should be paid to cervical cancer prevention and screening in smoking women, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Development of the Simplified-Chinese Version of DISCERN: Translation, Adaptation, and Validation (Preprint)
Authors: Shan Yi , Xing Zhaoquan , Dong Zhaogang , Ji Meng , Wang Ding , Cao Xiangting
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

There is a wide variation in the quality of information available to patients who seek information on the treatment of the diseases afflicting them. To help patients find clear and accessible information, many scales have been designed to evaluate the quality of health information. These instruments are primarily in English. Few of them have been translated and adapted into simplified-Chinese tools for health information assessment in China.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to translate and adapt DISCERN into the first simplified-Chinese version and to validate the psychometric properties of this newly-developed scale for judging the quality of patient-oriented health information on treatment choices in China.

METHODS

First we translated DICERN into simplified-Chinese using rigorous guidelines for translation and validation studies. We tested translation equivalence and measured the content validity index. Then we presented the simplified-Chinese instrument to 2 health educators and asked them to use it to assess the quality of 15 lung cancer-related materials. Subsequently, we invited another 3 health educators to rate 1 lung cancer-related brochure. Finally, we calculated Cohen’s kappa coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha to determine the reliability of the new instrument.

RESULTS

We decided on the final version of the simplified-Chinese DISCERN (C-DISCERN) after resolving all problems in translation, adaptation, and content validation. The C-DISCERN was valid and reliable: (1) the content validity index was .98 (47/48) in clarity and .94 (45/48) in relevance; (2) Cohen’s kappa coefficient for interrater agreement was .53 (p<.05); and (3) Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency was .93 (confidence interval=95%) for the whole translated scale.

CONCLUSIONS

The C-DISCERN is the first simplified-Chinese version of the DISCERN instrument. Its validity and reliability has been attested for assessing the quality of patient-targeted information for treatment choices.
Top-Funded Companies Offering Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Market Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Salamanca-Sanabria Alicia , Castro Oscar , Alattas Aishah , Teepe Gisbert W , Leidenberger Konstantin , Fleisch Elgar , Tudor Car Loraine , Mueller-Riemenschneider Falk , Kowatsch Tobias
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Digital innovations in the mental health care field provide an opportunity to mitigate the global burden of mental disorders such as depression by facilitating timely, accessible, scalable, and affordable interventions. However, there is little evidence on how much these interventions rely on novel automated approaches, such as conversational agents (CAS), just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs), or low-burden sensing technologies.

OBJECTIVE

Our objectives were: (i) to identify the top-funded companies offering digital health interventions for the prevention and treatment of depression (DHID), (ii) to review DHIDs’ scientific evidence, (iii) to identify which psychotherapy approaches are being used, and (iv) to examine the degree to which these DHIDs include novel automated approaches such as CAs, JITAIs, and low-burden sensing technologies.

METHODS

A systematic search was conducted using two venture capital databases (Crunchbase and Pitchbook) to identify the top 30 funded companies offering DHIDs. In addition, studies related to the DHIDs were identified via scientific databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, and APA Psych-info) and hand-searching (companies’ websites).

RESULTS

The top-30 funded companies offering DHIDs received total funding of 2’592 billion USD up to February 2022. A total of 83 studies were identified by fewer than half of the companies (n=14; 46.6%), of which only 8 (n= 26.6%) employed a randomized controlled trial design. Cognitive-behavioural therapy is the most commonly used psychotherapy approach (n=25, 83.3%), whereas behavioural activation and/or interpersonal therapy (the most effective interventions for depression) were used by only 8 companies (26.6%). Regarding novel technologies, only a few companies incorporated the use of CAs (n=8, 26.6%), or low-burden sensing technologies such as biofeedback-based breathing training with heart rate measurements (n=3, 10%), and only one used a biomarker for depression based on voice features (3.33%).

CONCLUSIONS

Findings suggest that the amount of funding is not related to the evidence. There is a strong variation in the quantity of evidence provided and an overall need for more rigorous effectiveness trials. Few DHIDs use automated approaches such as CAs and JITAIs, limiting their scalability and delivery of actionable support at the most opportune moments.

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КОМПОЗИТНЫЕ ОПОРЫ «СТРЕЛА» − СОВРЕМЕННАЯ АЛЬТЕРНАТИВА ТРАДИЦИОННЫМ МАЧТАМ СОТОВОЙ СВЯЗИ
Authors: Горский В.Е.
Published: July 2022

Композитные опоры производства НПК "Базальт Групп" становятся выгодной альтернативой стальным телекоммуникационным мачтам.
СЕТИ 5G: РАСПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СИГНАЛОВ СИНХРОНИЗАЦИИ НА ОПТИЧЕСКОМ ТРАНСПОРТНОМ УРОВНЕ Часть1. Общие требования по синхронизации для сетей мобильной связи 5G
Authors: Коган С.
Published: July 2022

Синхронизация на сетях сотовой связи позволяет гарантировать, что устройства могут беспрепятственно подключаться к базовой станции и обеспечивать плавную передачу обслуживания при передвижении пользователя из одной соты в другую. В цикле статей анализируются общие требования к синхронизации сетей мобильной связи 5G ( часть 1 ), подробно рассматривается порядок распределения сигналов синхронизации по тактовой частоте (часть 2) и по фазе/времени (часть 3) поверх оптического транспортного уровня OTN/DWDM-сети мобильной связи 5G.
ВВЕДЕНИЕ В ВЕЧНОСТЬ, ИЛИ ИНЖЕНЕРЫ ВСЕЛЕННОЙ (Отрывки из книги)
Authors: Голышко А.
Published: July 2022

В № 6 за 2021 год нашего журнала был напечатан отрывок из неопубликованной книги, автором которой является известный в отраслевом сообществе московский телекоммуникационный аналитик Александр Голышко. Публикация получила положительные отклики читателей и редакция решила предложить на суд публики еще один отрывок из той же книги.
Identification of Forged Profiles in Online Social Networks Using Machine Learning and NLP
Authors: Narisetty Praneeth
Published: July 2022

Abstract: Many people today use social networking sites as a part of their everyday lives. They create their own profiles on the social network platforms every day, and they interact with others regardless of their location and time. In addition to providing users with advantages, social networking sites also present security concerns to them and their information to them. We need to classify the social network profiles of the users to figure out who is encouraging threats on social networks. From the classification, we can figure out which profiles are genuine and which are fake. As far as detecting fake profiles on social networks is concerned, we currently have different classification methods. However, we must improve the accuracy of detecting fake profiles in social networks. We propose the use of a machine learning algorithm and Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique in this paper so as to increase the detection rate of fake profiles. This can be achieved using Support Vector Machines (SVM) and Naïve Bayes algorithms.
A Laboratory Study of Mechanical Properties of Pervious Concrete as A Pavement Material by Partial Replacement of GGBS in Cement with Addition of Cellulose Fibers
Authors: Behera Pramod Kumar
Published: July 2022

Abstract: Among all the transportation systems roadways is most typically used transportation system. but in present scenario roads faces plenty of issues like potholes, cracks and plenty of other distresses. Not even these however water is additionally the main enemy to the pavement that causes deformations and changes the feel of subgrade soil leading to giant variation in performance. The total impervious Surface amendment (ISC) for Asian nation between 2000 and 2010 is 2274.62 km2 . This is one of the foremost significant issues thanks to speedy urbanization wherever there's a tremendous increase in construction of black topped and differing kinds of impervious pavements. This has associate adverse result on the setting because the storm water becomes stagnant over the surface of the pavement thanks to inadequate emptying conditions. The necessity for reducing stagnation and therefore the surface runoff has given the origination of pervious pavements surface. pervious concrete pavement may be a special style of its kind with high consistence with no or borderline fines which permit water to percolate through it and therefore the water that is accumulated over the surface ought to be collected and might be used for numerous purposes and basic wants. The present work studied the mechanical properties, sturdiness and permeability of pervious concrete of combine 1:3 mixture cement magnitude relation. The management combine is altered by partially replacing 30% of cement with Ground Granulated Blast furnace slag (GGBS), enclosed cellulose fibres of fifty of weight of the building material material and combination of each in one combine and compared the results obtained. The properties like compressive strength, porousness, indirect strength, flexural strength, are assessed by acting tests. it absolutely was discovered that there's a rise in Compressive Strength, Split strength, Flexure Strength and reduce within the permeability within the altered pervious concrete mixes when put next to the pervious concrete with no additives
Greenscore Vehicle Identification Using CNN (Convolutional Neural Network)
Authors: Gupta Anuj
Published: July 2022

Abstract:. Humans are the superior creature on the earth, they have invented the new technologies and inventions a one of the greatest inventions is vehicles (2vechicle, 4 vehicle , heavy loads vehicles , commercial vehicles) which saves time , money and muscle work. The most important things we want is less pollution and less accident on road. Humans have made ease of life but as the population is increasing day by day the more dependent on vehicles the pollution caused by the vehicles effects the environment as well as living creature life , the pollution caused by the vehicles such as carbon monoxide(CO sulfur dioxide(SO2) and hydrocarbons affects nature and living life the government have many precautions and polices to control such as PUC certificate, even odd vehicles, electric vehicles subsite. But mainly buyer mainly focused on speed,torque,safety and milage while buying but they also forget to check Greenscore for vehicles which is also essential while buying .which tells about which vehicles is greenest and meanest ranking. This research is all about the identification and selection of vehicle(cars) using machine learning As a result, we employed a CNN network with multiple layers, including different type layers, ReLU, pooling layers, dense layers, and so on. We also use batch normalization and dropout layers to prevent the model from becoming overfit. To improve the accuracy of the outcome, we applied augmentation techniques. The effect of employing Max polling in CNN for feature mapping and reducing overfitting is shown below. With a 5 CNN hidden layer model, while working with different dataset we have achieved 93 percent training accuracy and 86 percent testing accuracy with one dataset while another we have achieved 99 percent training accuracy and 95 percent testing accuracy but having the same model and no. of epochs . The model's output will aid in prediction and selection of greenscore cars .
Room Occupancy Prediction Using ML
Authors: Trupthi Dr. M
Published: July 2022

Abstract: Now-a-days buildings are growing rapidly and uses large amount of energy. Most of the energy gets wasted on HVAC systems. Occupancy (presence and number of occupants) is one of the most important factors impacting energy efficiency of HVAC systems. Hence, knowing occupancy information is vital for demand driven HVAC controls, that directly impacts on energy-related building control systems. So, occupancy information without privacy issues (like using cameras) gained importance. Recent works are done on this problem. Existing solutions proposed are yes or no classification, estimating for low count etc using sensors data. Using yes or no classification, the energy consumption may not be saved to a great extent. In this work, we have trained a model which classifies the state of room based on number of occupants (empty, low, fair, high). For this we are using data collected by different sensors (co2, humidity, temperature). We are using classification algorithms to train the model. This information could be used to solve energy related problems in buildings
Experimental Study on Removing Wrinkle Defect
Authors: Ramteke Mr. Sunny S.
Published: July 2022

Abstract: Manufacturing is the process of turning raw materials or parts into finished goods through the use of tools, human labor, machinery, and chemical processing. In Aerospace industry, the most commonly used manufacturing process is sheet metal forming processes that helps in manufacturing the parts for tons of known and unknown purposes. Sheet metal forming process is done on a press and the parts are formed in between two die. It involves reshaping a metal while it is still in its solid state. Example of sheet metal forming process are bending, stretch forming, deep drawing, etc. But in aerospace industry, their exists some parts which occurs wrinkling defect while forming process, which is because of uncontrolled material flow into the die radius and no holding for the blank during forming , needs to be rectified. It is one of the major defects in sheet metal forming processes. It may become a serious obstacle to implementing the forming process and assembling the parts, and severe wrinkling may leads to break the part
Gender Determination Using Nasofacial Anthropometry in the Iranian Population
Authors: Ebrahimi Babak , Ghaffari Neda , Alizamir Tahereh , Rahimi Jaberi Khojaste , Nazmara Zohreh
Published: July 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study is to predict the gender among Iranian population by determining the facial and nasal indices.

Methods: Four hundred healthy individuals including 200 males and 200 females (age range of 20-25 years) with normal craniofacial configuration took part in the present study. Facial and nasal variables including facial length (FL), facial width (FW), facial index (FI), nasal length (NL), nasal height (NH), nasal width (NW), and nasal index (NI) measured and SPSS 22.0 software was used for statistical analysis.

Results: The mean age was 22.16±2.44 years. The mean FL, FW, FI, NL, NW, and NI were 11.53±0.592 cm, 12.54±1.41 cm, 92.67±6.24 cm, 6.02±0.53 cm, 2.78±0.25 cm, and 90.79±8.22 cm, respectively. There were significant differences in the mean value of all nasofacial parameters (P<0.05). The most prominent face and nose types were hyperleptoprosopic (46%) and platyrrhine (57.75%) among Iranian population. The highest sensitivity and specificity to predict the gender dimorphism were related to FL and FW (.990 and 0.97) and (.970 and 0.94), respectively.

Conclusion:  Nasofacial parameters such as FL and FW that are able to sexual dimorphism with high sensitivity and specificity can be helpful in forensic medicine. Also, the nasofacial parameters are useful in in reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeries.
Technologies of Territorial Sustainable Development: Phytoremediation as an Innovative Method for Recovery of Depressed Territories
Authors: Demin Alexander V. , Rybalchenko Ilya V. , Milkina Irina V. , Jandarova Julia A.
Published: July 2022

The authors analyze the issues of territorial sustainable development in terms of solving the problems of pollution of land plots allocated for housing construction and assessing the possibility of using innovative methods of soil sanitation in depressed areas formed as a result of urban spatial integration that do not have investment attractiveness. The article clarifies and describes the most significant difficulties associated with the growth of settlements in the process of integrating the territories of New Moscow and makes proposals to eliminate the impact of pollution on socio-economic development. The authors propose modern management techniques to eliminate environmental problems in the integrated territory. The article reveals the content of the concept of phytoremediation as an innovative method of pollution control available in municipalities. The results of a scientific experiment on the extraction of heavy metals in depressed areas are described using the example of the Salaryevo waste landfill. The economic advisability of using this method in comparison with outdated ones is disclosed. The proposed innovative management solutions will be useful to specialists of state and municipal services throughout the Russian Federation. In addition, the authors propose for the first time a conceptual approach to consider waste storage sites as socio-ecological systems. This allows for reasonable application of management methods and approaches of system management to them.
British and American Reception of The Red Laugh by Leonid Andreev
Authors: Markova Ekaterina A.
Published: July 2022

The article deals with the English-language reception of The Red Laugh , one of the most well-known of Leonid Andreev’s texts both in Russia and abroad. As the examples of this reception, a number of newspaper and magazine publications, memoirs, translators’ prefaces, and works of fiction are analyzed. There exist several waves of interest in Andreev’s story. They could be explained either by the appearance of new translations or by significant historic events of the time (the Russian Revolution, World Wars I and II). Andreev’s critics in Britain and America place his story in a variety of contexts - historical, social, cultural, and literary. Some literary parallels are quite expected and seem to come from Russian sources (parallels with Gorky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev), others are completely original and ‘indigenous’ to Britain and America (commentators of Andreev’s text see its resemblance with the horror and “weird” fiction of Poe, Hawthorne, Henry James, as well as with some works of war fiction, such as The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane). A wide spectrum of characteristics is given to the author of The Red Laugh ; he is perceived as a realist, expressionist, an author of horror and weird fiction, a symbolist, and a decadent.
French Translations and Lifetime Publications of Nikolai Goumilev: А Dialogue with the French reader. Part One
Authors: Yakubovskaya Ksenia A.
Published: July 2022

This article examines in detail the circumstances of the creation of all Gumilev’s French texts known today. The research focuses on Russian-French literary relations at the beginning of the 20th century, the chronological order of Gumilev’s Russian poems and their French versions, the textual features and particularities of the translations attributed to Gumilev and the history of their publication. Particular attention is paid to Gumilev’s desire to enter the circle of French writers, thanks to his acquaintance with René Ghil, and then to determine the perception of his work in France through his acquaintance, correspondence and subsequent cooperation with Jean Chuzeville. The article presents an analysis of the selection principle of poems, both those translated for the “Anthology” and those featured in Gumilev’s notebooks, as well as the approach to the translation of poems in verse or prose. In conclusion, possible explanations of why Nikolai Gumilev combined his (alleged) self-translations in a notebook just before his return from France to Russia are given.
Lafcadio Hearn: Between Literature and Journalism
Authors: Salnikova Anastasija N.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the early period of the work of the Anglo-American writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904). It mainly includes American articles in periodicals. The topic is poorly studied in the domestic research field, as well as Hearn’s works in general, which leads to scientific novelty. The study was carried out with the help of intertextual and motive analysis of newspaper articles in identifying common plots of the writer’s work and references to other authors. It is noted that although Hearn became famous thanks to his stories and legends collected in Japan, he was formed as a writer in America. The article examines the features of Hearn’s style as a journalist: author’s masks (detective, comical narrator, whistleblower), playful communications with the reader, the presence of Gothic elements, references to literary works of favorite authors, common vocabulary, and combination of real facts with fiction. Hearn’s role as a forerunner of whistle-blowing journalism and new journalism is noted, and a series of articles on the tannery murder are examined. There is a movement from sensational and shocking articles to more calm meditative observations, from external to internal. Journalistic experience, as the study showed, significantly influenced Hearn’s literary activity (brevity of form, mixing documentary and fiction, elements of a detective story, subjective position of the narrator).
Síndrome de vasoconstricción cerebral reversible inducido por maniobra de Valsalva: Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Ruano Pilar Enriquez , Ariza-Varón Michael , Enriquez Ruano Maira Nataly , Navarro Cristian Eduardo
Published: July 2022

El síndrome de vasoconstricción cerebral reversible es una entidad clínico-radiológica caracterizada por la presentación de cefalea severa de inicio hiperagudo tipo "trueno", con o sin signos y síntomas neurológicos adicionales en relación a una vasoconstricción arterial cerebral segmentaria que resuelve espontáneamente a los 3 meses. Por la superposición de las manifestaciones clínicas con otras entidades nosológicas, y por los múltiples factores etiológicos asociados, el diagnóstico se convierte en un reto; es imperativo realizarlo de forma temprana para la instauración de un tratamiento adecuado y la prevención de complicaciones. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente en quien se documentó como etiología la realización repetitiva de la maniobra de Valsalva sin otro factor concomitante, se exponen las intervenciones realizadas y se hace una revisión narrativa del tema con énfasis en el diagnóstico diferencial.
The Occupation of East Baitul Maqdis in the 1967’s Six Days Arab-Israeli War: Re-examining the British’s Reaction and Policy
Authors: Zakariah Muhamad Hasrul
Published: July 2022

This article re-examines the British’s policy and reaction towards the occupation of the East Baitul Maqdis during the Six Days Arab-Israeli War in 1967. As a result of the conflict, the Israelis regime annexed the eastern part of the City which was under the Jordanian’s control since 1948. Subsequently, Tel Aviv launched the process of ‘Israelization’ of the unified Baitul Maqdis by expropriating the Arab’s land and imposing the Israelis culture via education and administration means. Hence, this study will analyse the way London reacted towards the Israelis policy and action by comparing the official proclaimed policy such as the statement voiced by the Foreign Secretary at the parliament and at the United Nations with the actual reactions projected. The question on British’s actual stand is significant and interesting since Britain played an important role after the war such as drafting the UN Resolution 242 which temporarily ended the conflict. The analysis is relied upon mostly the declassified archival documents from the National Archive of the United Kingdom. In the finding, the article concluded that the British was inconsistent between its official policy and the actual reaction: consequently, this brings into question the veracity of equilibrium and impartiality principle of the British government during the Arab- Israeli War of 1967.
Sumbangan Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi dalam Perkembangan Intelektual Islam di Malaysia: Beberapa Perkembangan Mutakhir
Authors: Narmi Akalily , (Corresponding Author) Mohd. Zariat Abdul Rani , Kamarudin Kamariah , Hajimaming@Toklubok Pabiyah
Published: July 2022

In the study of civilization, the intellectual achievement of a nation becomes an important aspect that is given great attention. The civilization of a nation is usually formed from interaction with other nations, especially through the influence of intellectual achievement. In this context, this study focuses on the influence of Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi in Malaysia. Al-Dihlawi was a Muslim Indian-born scholar in the 18th century AD who made great contributions in the Islamic scientific tradition to this day. Existing research corpus on his contribution in Malaysia is found to comprise of studies which tend to be very specific in their focus, scope and period. This tendency invites for a more comprehensive study, especially which takes into account recent developments. This study, therefore, aims to chronologically discuss the influence of al-Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, including their most recent developments. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, specifically using library research and interviews. The study finds that there are some recent developments in relation to the influence of Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, particularly in the field of Malay literature. This refers to the application of Taklif according to al-Dihlawi‘s explication in Persuratan Baru (officially translated as “Genuine Literature”), a notion by Mohd. Affandi Hassan which has been applied as a framework for analysing Malay literary texts. This application has formed a distinct academic corpus on al-Dihlawi’s thought in Malay literature.
Didácticas en la educación superior: una mirada desde los ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje
Authors: Escobar Jurado Sara Isabel , Egea Arciniegas Tatiana Gissel , Leal Bolaño Nelson Luis
Published: July 2022

Este libro es el resultado de la investigación “Didácticas en la educación superior: una mirada desde los ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje”, la cual buscó indagar, cuestio-nar y discutir sobre las diferentes concepciones de la didáctica y su influencia en la práctica pedagógica del docente en ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje, además de desentrañar las estrategias didácticas que puedan ser significativas en los procesos de aprendizaje en la modalidad de educación virtual.Desde la didáctica contemporánea es primordial revisar la perspectiva para los entornos virtuales como área que presenta particularidades epistemológicas ya que busca generar una relación entre los sujetos del e-sistema didáctico estudiante-estudiante - docente-estudiante y de estos con el e-contenido. La pertinencia de este estudio radicó en caracterizar los usos de la didáctica en las prácticas docentes en ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje.
“El gran guacamayo”, el Río Grande de la Magdalena: Un viaje retórico sobre el Río Grande de la Magdalena, la leyenda del Dorado, El Mohan y los caminos del agua
Authors: Gutiérrez Ramírez Maximiliano
Published: July 2022

Este ensayo induce a que el lector emprenda un viaje retórico sobre el río Grande de la Magdalena, es una invitación a recorrer, develar, e ir un poco más allá de la versión occidental que comúnmente se conoce del río; versiones eurocéntricas, notas e historias de viaje, que aunque presentan ciertas similitudes, se distancian un poco de las historias de agua vividas y contadas por campesinos y nativos; las cuales hacen parte de este libro. El autor emplea la metáfora “El Gran Guacamayo” uniendo en forma alegórica dos expresiones autóctonas: guaca (algo grandioso y fuera de lo común) y mayu (río), las cuales dan a conocer que el río nace desde sus primeros tramos o concepciones toponímicas, adquiere fuerza y sentido en el significado real y autóctono que le brindan los moradores que lo asumen como el significado real y autóctono que le brindan los moradores que lo asumen como el centro de todo. El texto se compone de tres grandes capítulos: el primero hace una pequeña introducción sobre el río, luego continúa su trayecto con el análisis de crónicas occidentales e historias de agua, siguiendo los caminos del agua se centra en la búsqueda del famoso “Dorado” para así dar a conocer la postura del autor sobre uno de los mayores problemas e interrogantes relacionados con la leyenda del Dorado: ¿En realidad existió una ciudad oculta bañada en oro? El segundo capítulo, referencia la importancia que tuvo el río en el proceso de poblamiento y consolidación del territorio de la Nueva Granada y la conformación de caminos reales. Por último, el tercer capítulo propicia un giro para llegar a la conclusión y cierre de este ensayo, corroborando una de las premisas expuestas en la introducción que afirma al agua como centro de la cosmovisión tanto de campesinos como indígenas. En este capítulo se aborda la cultura Pijao, encontrando similitudes en los mitos ordenadores que rigen la ensoñación de grupos indígenas que viven cerca de la región del Alto Magdalena.
COMPOSING with PIEZO
Authors: daniela fantechi
Published: July 2022

"Composing with piezo" is the title of my doctoral research which concerns the composition of instrumental music implemented with a specific use of piezoelectric microphones. During the research process, I explored a peculiar use of this technology not only to disclose and amplify the instrumental sound but also to produce otherwise unheard sounds, through a reinterpretation of some instrumental gestures, such as glissando, tapping, scraping, etc, produced by playing with the microphone directly on the instrument. Mainly because of the non-linear quality of unprocessed piezoelectric microphones, which thus present limits and different degrees of controllability and predictability - their introduction in my compositional work changed the relationships with the instrumental sound matter, bringing to question different aspects of my compositional approach. Therefore, during the whole research process, I looked for frameworks, theories, and examples, to understand and bring focus to my evolving compositional practice.
Sábato, Hilda. Repúblicas del Nuevo Mundo: el experimento político latinoamericano del siglo XIX. (Buenos Aires: Taurus, 2021)
Authors: Contreras Gallegos Luis Fernando
Published: July 2022

El siglo XIX puede ser considerado como el umbral histórico en el que comenzaron a tomar forma los procesos políticos, institucionales y sociales que dieron cuerpo a la modernidad Occidental. Las rupturas que se vivieron en dicho proceso histórico no solo afectaron al viejo continente, pues las revoluciones migraron y tuvieron repercusiones en todo el mundo. Más aún, sería imposible decir que los origenes de este siglo convulso son exclusivamente europeos. Las revueltas, las revoluciones y los descontentos sociales e intelectuales emanaron de diferentes latitudes continentales. La independencia de los Estados Unidos, la Revolución Haitiana y Revolución Francesa dan fe de la compleja geografía a partir de la cual se comenzó a fisurar el Antiguo Régimen. De la misma manera, es importante subrayar que los estímulos ocasionados por estas crisis no se asentaron de la misma manera en todos los territorios. Las situaciones particulares y de contexto de cada espacio determinaron la forma de las transformaciones, de los actores y de los conflictos. A pesar de que sí pueden ubicarse patrones generales y globales de cambio, no es pertinente pretender que estos se vivieron de la misma manera en todos lados.

            En ese sentido, el libro de Hilda Sabato, Repúblicas del Nuevo Mundo, es un excelente aporte a las discusiones académicas sobre las transformaciones y las novedades que implicó el siglo XIX. A la autora le preocupa específicamente los experimentos políticos que comenzaron a tener lugar en America tras el colapso de la Monarquía Hispánica y la adopción de distintas formas de autogobierno republicano. Sin embargo, como ella menciona, su interés es dimensionar estas experimentaciones en un contexto de transformaciones políticas globales.