bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparative study of Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Mild and Severe Reflux Esophagitis
Authors: Macarie Melania , Bataga Simona Maria , Pantea Monica , Opaschi Razvan , Mocan Simona , Macarie Ioan 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation between risk factors and erosive esophagitis development.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study on a consecutive series of 19.672 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy between 01.01.2011-31.12.2017. A total of 3005 patients, diagnosed with erosive esophagitis, were included in the present study and stratified according to Los Angeles classification.

Results: During the studied period we found 3005 patients with erosive esophagitis, sex ratio male to female was 1.3/1, the most common forms of esophagitis being grade A and B: 74.54% patients with esophagitis grade A, 14.80% patients with grade B; 5.29% patients were with grade C and 5.35% patients with esophagitis grade D. In severe esophagitis the male predominance was more prevalent (249 males, 71 female), with a sex ratio 3.50/1. The correlation of male gender with severe esophagitis was highly statistically significant (p < 0.0001, OR 2.97; 95% CI 2.25-3.91). Hiatal hernia was diagnosed in 1171 patients, the presence of large hiatal hernias, being an important predictor, with statistical significance (p < 0.0001, OR 3.41; 95% CI 2.22-5.21), for severe esophagitis development. Incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection was 11.51%, in the entire study group, with no statistical significant difference between patients with mild or severe esophagitis (12.02% vs 7.18%).

Conclusion: Erosive esophagitis is a frequent disease, the most common forms being grade A and B. Male gender and the presence of hiatal hernia are the most important risk factors for erosive esophagitis development, in our study group.
The First International Western and Chinese & Thai Medicine Workshop on Pain Therapy & Management, Targu Mures, Romania. November 25 – 28, 2019
Authors: Au William 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The First International Workshop on using combined Western and Traditional Medicine for Pain Therapy was successfully held in Romania, 2018. Medical doctors from Romania, China and Thailand participated as lecturers and demonstrators to more than 40 participants. At the conclusion of the workshop, the organizers, lecturers and participants overwhelmingly endorsed the proposals to organize the second workshop and to organize a clinical trial in developing a combined protocol for innovative pain therapy.
A study on null cartan curve in Minkowski 3-space
Authors: Isah Muhammad Abubakar , Külahcı Mihriban Alyamaç 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Null cartan curves have been studied by some geometers in both Euclidean and Minkowski spaces, but some special characters of the curves are not considered. In this paper, we study weak AW (k) – type and AW (k) – type null cartan curve in Minkowski 3-space

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Exact Travelling Wave Solutions for Space-Time Fractional Klein-Gordon Equation and (2+1)-Dimensional Time-Fractional Zoomeron Equation via Auxiliary Equation Method
Authors: Topsakal Muammer , TaŞcan Filiz 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
In this paper, the new exact solutions of nonlinear conformable fractional partial differential equations(CFPDEs) are achieved by using auxiliary equation method for the nonlinear space-time fractional Klein-Gordon equation and the (2+1)-dimensional time-fractional Zoomeron equation. The technique is easily applicable which can be applied successfully to get the solutions for different types of nonlinear CFPDEs. The conformable fractional derivative(CFD) definitions are used to cope with the fractional derivatives.
Fan-Gottesman Compactification and Scattered Spaces
Authors: Elmali Ceren Sultan , Ugŭr Tamer 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Compactification is the process or result of making a topological space into a compact space. An embedding of a topological space X as a dense subset of a compact space is called a compactification of X. There are a lot of compactification methods but we study with Fan- Gottesman compactification. A topological space X is said to be scattered if every nonempty subset S of X contains at least one point which is isolated in S. Compact scattered spaces are important for analysis and topology. In this paper, we investigate the relation between the Fan-Gottesman compactification of T
3 space and scattered spaces. We show under which conditions the Fan-Gottesman compactification X
* is a scattered.
Solution of the Rational Difference Equation
xn+1=xn−131+xn−1xn−3xn−5xn−7xn−9xn−11{x_{n + 1}} = {{{x_{n - 13}}} \over {1 + {x_{n - 1}}{x_{n - 3}}{x_{n - 5}}{x_{n - 7}}{x_{n - 9}}{x_{n - 11}}}}
Authors: Simsek Dagistan , Ogul Burak , Abdullayev Fahreddin 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
In this paper, solution of the following difference equation is examined

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where the initial conditions are positive real numbers.
Multi-drug resistant mesophilic aeromonads isolated from marketed scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis) harboring resistance genes
Authors: De Silva Benthotage Chamara Jayasankha , Hossain Sabrina , Dahanayake Pasan Sepala , Lee Dae-Won , Wickramanayake Masimbule Vidanalage Kasun Sameera , Heo Gang-Joon 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance properties of 32 Aeromonas strains isolated from fresh scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis (Jay)) marketed in Korea were assessed. All the Aeromonas spp., including A. salmonicida, were mesophilic and grew very well at 37°C. The isolates were tested for susceptibility to 19 antimicrobials belonging to eight antimicrobial classes. All isolates were multi-drug resistant, which means they were resistant to five or more antimicrobials. Higher resistance rates (≥ 50%) were observed for ampicillin, piperacillin, cephalothin, imipenem, meropenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and nalidixic acid while intermediate resistance was also determined. PCR assays revealed the presence of many antimicrobial resistance genes among the isolates in varying combinations. Among them, some isolates harbored higher numbers of resistant genes, e.g., A. veronii-V1 (aac(6’)-Ib, tetE, qnrS, IntI1), A. salmonicida–SL10 (IntI1, blaCTX, aac(3’)-Ib, aac(6’)-Ib, qnrS), A. hydrophila–H13 (IntI1, blaTEM, qnrS, aac(6’)-Ib, strA-strB). However, neither the blaSHV, blaIMP, tetB, qnrA, qnrB, and aphAI-IAB genes nor class1 integrons were detected in any of the isolates. Discrepancies between phenotypic and genetic resistance traits were observed in some isolates. With respect to outcomes, scallops are proposed as a source of multi-drug resistant Aeromonas spp. that harbor antimicrobial resistant genes.
Growth of horse mackerel populations in the western parts of the Black, Marmara, and Aegean seas
Authors: Melnikova Elena , Kuzminova Natalya 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
This study estimated the growth of horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner), populations from the western parts of the Black, Marmara, and Aegean seas. Dependencies of individual daily weight gain at age were determined. The calculations showed that in the area studied the highest absolute weight gain was 45.4 mg day−1 for fish at the age of 2.46 years from Zonguldak (Black Sea). The relative annual increase in the population biomass of T. mediterraneus inhabiting different areas of the Black, Marmara and Aegean seas was determined. It was revealed that the annual relative increase in the biomass of horse mackerel caught in the Black Sea exceeded that in the Marmara and Aegean seas. At the same time, the highest relative annual biomass increase (94.8%) was observed in populations from the Varna-Bourgas region and in the coastal waters of Sevastopol (70.9%) in the Black Sea.
Human dimensions: the fishery guards versus illegal fishermen in three regions of Central-Eastern Europe
Authors: Mickiewicz Maciej , Wołos Arkadiusz , Trella Marek 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Sixty officers of the fisheries guard from three regions in northeast Poland, an area that is rich in inland waters, were surveyed. The results obtained are presented as percentages of each possible answer to each question and as rankings on a five-point scale. Those surveyed reported that the most common motivation for serving in the guard was an interest in nature, followed by an interest in recreational fisheries and then their own material and living conditions. Those surveyed reported that the principal motivation for poaching was to earn profits and as a consequence of unemployment. Sixty percent of officers reported encountering aggression from those who were monitored. Ninety percent of officers reported receiving threats from those monitored. The officers surveyed ranked their professional experience the highest among factors that impacted the effectiveness of the activities performed by the fisheries guard and the possibility of safeguarding ichthyofauna against poaching.
Evidence of the occurrence and reproduction of vimba bream (Vimba vimba) in the Nida River system
Authors: Nowak Michał , Klaczak Artur 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Once abundant in the Nida River, vimba bream (Vimba vimba) was not detected during extensive electrofishing surveys undertaken in the late 1960s, 1990s, or early 2010s. Irrespective, a few angler records of this species suggested that a small population of vimba bream might persist in the Nida River. Finally, several records from 2015, 2016, and 2017 confirmed its presence in this river system and indicated its successful reproduction in the middle reach of the river.
Antioxidant activity and chemical constituents of Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh. (Apiaceae) from Algeria
Authors: Sekhara Ines , Benaissa Ouahiba , Amrani Amel , Giangiacomo Beretta , Benabderrahmane Wassila , Chaouch Meroua Ahmed , Zama Djamila , Benayache Samir , Benayache Fadila 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts obtained from the aerial parts of Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh. were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). 36 components have been identified in each extract. The major constituents were 1-monooleoylglycerol (20.72%), caffeic acid (15.20%), cinnamic acid (11.31%) and benzene acetic acid (10.95%). The phytochemical study led to the isolation and structural elucidation of three compounds, scopoletin, umckalin and 1-(3’,4’-dihydroxycinnamoyl) cyclopentane-2,3-diol. Moreover the ethyl acetate extract was screened for its possible in vitro antioxidant activity by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazy l(DPPH) and lipid peroxidation inhibition assays in which it displayed a noticeable activity. This study provides the first biological and chemical investigation on Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh. in Algeria.
Production Usage, and Potential Public Health Effects of Aluminum Cookware: A Review
Authors: Alabi Okunola A. , Adeoluwa Yetunde M. 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The ingestion of aluminum from food containers such as cookware, cans, utensils and wrappings and its subsequent release into the environment is a growing public health concern. Aluminum is widely used in manufacturing cookware due to its malleability, high heat conductivity, light weight, durability, availability and affordability. This paper therefore gives a review of most relevant literatures on the benefits and risks of the various types of aluminum cookware in use, the composition and the public health effects of aluminum ingestion. Studies that reported the leaching of aluminum from cookware into food and environmental effects of aluminum leaching were also reviewed. In the developing countries, aluminum cookwares are produced from scrap metals and has been reported to leach harmful substances including heavy metals such as: nickel, arsenic, copper, cadmium, lead, and aluminum into cooked food. Several factors have been reported to increase the rate of leaching of metals from aluminum cookwares. Exposure to metals from aluminum cookware and the public health effects have not been well studied, hence, our recommendation for more studies to elucidate the health effect of this practice. This review also presents measures that can limit exposure to the risks that may arise from the use of aluminum cookware.
Determination of State Variables in Textile Composite with Membrane During Complex Heat and Moisture Transport
Authors: Korycki Ryszard 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The cotton-based composite is equipped with a single/double semipermeable membrane made of polyurethane (PU) (100%), which blocks liquid transport to the surrounding environment. The complex problem analyzed involves the coupled transport of water vapor within the textile material, transport of liquid water in capillaries, as well as heat transport with vapor and liquid water. The problem can be described using the mass transport equation for water vapor, heat transport equation, and mass transport equation for liquid moisture, accompanied by the set of corresponding boundary and initial conditions. State variables are determined using a complex multistage solution procedure within the selected points for each layer. The distributions of state variables are determined for different configurations of membranes.
Revisiting Death's Difference: The Philosophical Anthropology of the U.S. Death Penalty and the Impossibility of Capital Due Process
Authors: Marcar G.P. 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Within the United States, legal challenges to the death penalty have held it to be a “cruel and unusual” punishment (contrary to the Eighth Amendment) or arbitrarily and unfairly enacted (contrary to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments). The Eighth Amendment requires that punishments not be disproportionate or purposeless. In recent rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted a piecemeal approach to this matter. In regard to particular classes of defendant, the Court has sought to rule on whether death is likely to be a proportional and purposeful punishment, as well as whether—given the condition of these defendants—such a determination can be reliably and accurately gauged. This article will suggest a different approach. Instead of asking whether, given the nature of certain categories of human defendant, the death penalty is constitutional in their case, I will begin by asking what—given the nature of the U.S. death penalty—one must believe about human beings for death to be a proportionate punishment. From this, I will argue that to believe that these penal goals are capable of fulfilment by the death penalty entails commitment to an empirically unconfirmable philosophical anthropology. On this basis, it will be further argued that the beliefs required for the U.S. death penalty's proportional and purposeful instigation (pursuant to the Eighth Amendment) are not congruent with the demands of legal due process.
EnQuad: A Publicly-Available Simulator for Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
Authors: Abdelgawad Mohamed S. , Shenouda Botrous A. , Abdullatif Sameh O. 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
In this paper, we present EnQuad Version 1.0: a high-speed and expandable simulator for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) protocols. Surpassing available simulators, EnQuad does not only simulate a QKD stack, but also does security testing and guides the researcher on which reconciliation protocol should be used in his experimental setup. On the top of that, it recommends changes for the researcher to satisfy security or a given target key-rate if any of them is not already fulfilled. Although EnQuad V1.0 is concerned with depolarizing channels and Individual Intercept-and-Resend attacks, EnQuad is featured with 24 parameters and 9 modular functions so that it could be expanded to a wide range of QKD protocols. In addition, we validated EnQuad outcomes against a comparable simulator and against theory. Furthermore, a set of 11 experiments showed that EnQuad runs 6.12× to 12.2× faster than a comparable simulator. EnQuad was implemented in MATLAB and the code is available online.
IoT Utilized Gas-Leakage Monitoring System with Adaptive Controls Applicable to Dual Fuel Powered Naval Vessels/Ships: Development & Implementation
Authors: Mallik Avijit , Ahmed Sharif , Hossain G. M. M. , Rahman M. R. 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Leakage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Liquified Natural Gas (LPG/LNG) produces hazardous and toxic impact on humans and other living creatures. The authors developed a system to monitor and control the gas leakage concentration. MQ-6 gas sensor is used for sensing the level of gas concentration in a closed volume. To monitor the consequences of environmental changes an IoT platform hosted by “Thingspeak” platform has been introduced. Both robust and cloud-forwarded controls have been applied to prevent uncontrolled leakage of those gases and auto-ignition. This type of system can be directly applied to the engine chamber/ fuel chamber of the modern marine vessels using dual fuel power cycle with LPG/LNG as secondary fuel-flamer. The results from the experiments clearly indicate satisfactory actuation speed and accuracy. The trials performed by the authors showed about 99% efficiency of signal transmission and actuation.
Emotional Intelligence as a Support for Professional Development in Engineering Education
Authors: Duşe Dan Maniu , Frangulea Pastor Aida Cristina 
Published: May 2020

AbstractEngineering education is an expanding field due to the globalization of the engineering profession. Such globalization is driven by the evolution of both the engineering sciences by themselves as well as the evolution of technology and the professional environment.Approaching emotional intelligence as a support for professional development in engineering education is analyzed as a potentiation of necessary competences and abilities for academic performance in the engineering education environment as well as for reaching a high level of engineering professional performance in a diverse social context.The article includes an analysis of the current state in the field of theory and scientific investigation of emotional intelligence as it is relevant for engineering education. Such an analysis has been developed by using the morphological matrix of ideas by associating the conceptual dimensions of emotional intelligence with human factors that are relevant for engineering education.Based on the conclusions developed by the use of this instrument there have been developed possible scientific investigation objectives that are in coordination with the proposed theme.
From Classroom to Career in Sibiu Romania – Engineering Students’ Perception on Internships and School Practices
Authors: Tăbuşcă Diana , Miricescu Dan 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
This article aims to highlight the most important ideas about internships and school practices from students’ point of view. The paper is structured in three parts. In the first section the topic based on building a career in Romania while being a student is discussed along with the employers’ expectations of having experience for getting a job and the problematic of today educational system. Further on the differences between traineeships and internships are detailed according to the Romanian framework and international sources to see exactly what do these mean and which one weights more for a company at the time of interviewing. Taking into the account what has been mentioned a survey was conducted among students from Faculty of Engineering where 100 replies were received. The questions asked highlighted how often Romanian students are being a part in such an activity, which are means of information they use to find out about the open positions and the students’ degree of satisfaction about the opportunities internships and school practices offer them, on a long-term aspect.
Conceptual Overview of an Anthropocentric Training Station for Manual Operations in Production
Authors: Pîrvu Bogdan-Constantin 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The paper presents a conceptual overview of a human-centred training station for manual operations (ATASMO). It identifies the main users of the system but also the long-tern targeted features of ATASMO. Moreover, the current implementation, its limitations and future work on ATASMO is synthetically presented.
Corporate Digital Responsibility - A New Dimension of the Human - Technology Relations
Authors: Suchacka Małgorzata 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The main goal of the study will be to pay attention to awareness of technological and digital development. Sense of responsibility unites certain groups of entrepreneurs, scientists and decision-makers. The main principles of the idea of corporate social responsibility are related to maintaining balance in business activity between three kinds of capital - economic, human and natural. Following the technological and digital development in recent years, more attention is given to socially responsible creation and implementation of innovation. Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR), which in recent months has been taking formal shape, is a new initiative within social responsibility. CDR means the awareness of duties binding the organisations active in the field of technological development and using technologies to provide services. The article refers to the dynamic development of technologies that threatens also global labour market due to automation and mass implementation of solutions based on artificial intelligence. Being aware of this dynamic process it is worth to emphasise that businesses and employees have far less time to thoroughly examine social consequences of ongoing implementations related to digitalisation.
Restructuring of the Disability Pension Scheme Following a Concept of an Integrated Public Social Insurance System in Poland
Authors: Garbiec Roman 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The disability pension system in Poland has operated largely unchanged since the 1970s. A compelling need to reform the system and adjust it to the challenges of the 21st century is an axiom in the Polish social policy. Unfortunately, restructuring of this system has never been, and is not a top priority for the Polish government. Ignoring this problem is a headwind against economic growth in Poland as the state is overburdened with significant social taxes. A need for the state to provide subsidies to cover current expenditures of the Social Insurance Trust Fund (FUS) is a permanent concern of the national economy. This paper highlights legislative errors and omissions in the Polish social insurance system, and the share of the state's budget devoted to financing of this system and benefit payments over the years 1991-2018. In the main part of the article, financial aspects of the operation of the pension system in Poland were presented. At the end of the article, a preliminary concept of a reform of the existing disability pension system was outlined, whose aim is in particular to improve its financial effectiveness and introduce uniform rules for the payment of pension benefits in Poland.
Is Ordoliberalism Democratic? – Legal Approach
Authors: Kozień Ewa , Kozień Adam 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Ordoliberalism in contemporary legal orders is frequently associated with democracy or the so-called principle of a democratic state of law. However, in source assumptions of a doctrine of ordoliberalism one can perceive quite different preferred political systems. This paper aims at analysing the assumptions of a doctrine of ordoliberalism, as well as its place and role in a democratic system of contemporary states.