bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Cardiac Scan in Diagnosing Coronary-artery Disease
Authors: Butaish Zubaida , Alajmi Masheal , Elahi Arouba , Bafaraj Saeed M. 
Published: May 2020

Background:With the evaluation of focal epicardial coronary stenosis and non-obstructive atherosclerosis, the cardiac scans play a significant role in diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD). Moreover, the advancements in the imaging techniques leading to improved risk assessment and timely therapies help in early diagnosis of CAD with greater accuracy.Aims:To evaluate the role of cardiac scan in diagnosing CAD.Methods:Recruited 100 individuals without any history of CAD that refers to the assessment of suspected angina, conducted the prospective study. Electrocardiogram (ECG) findings assisted in the evaluation of left bundle branch blockage, abnormalities of ST-segment, and pathological Q waves.Results:The results depicted negative N.M findings among 38 respondents; whereas, ischemia and myocardial infarctions were diagnosed in 26% and 19% of the respondents, respectively. The majority of the males (59) were positive in contrast to 37 females with positive results. Similarly, 24 respondents were presented with mild dilated left atria (LA), 37 respondents suffered from impaired relaxation pattern of left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling; while, 40 of the respondents had normal global LV systolic function.Conclusion:The study results have concluded that non-invasive, low-risk, and cost-effective technique like ECG is an important beneficial advancement in the diagnosis of CAD.
Viability Prediction of Smart Meter Installation to Prevent Non-Technical Losses Using Naïve Bayes Classifier
Authors: Umar Hadiza , Prasad Rajesh , Fonkam Mathias 
Published: May 2020

Background:
A resolve engaged by energy regulators worldwide to curtail the liability of Non-Technical
Losses (NTLs) in power is the installation of Smart Meters to measure consumed power. However, power
regulators in developing countries are confronted with huge metering gap in an era of momentous energy theft
which has resulted in deficits in revenue, debts and ultimately power cuts.

Objective:
The objective of this research is to predict whether the customers’ who are unmetered are eligible to
be metered by identifying worthy and unworthy customers for metering given their bill payment history.

Methods:
The approach analyses the performance accuracy of some machine learning algorithms on small
datasets by exploring the classification abilities of Deep learning, Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machine and
Extreme Learning Machine using data obtained from an electricity distribution company in Nigeria.

Results:
The performance analysis shows that Naïve Bayes classifier outperformed the Deep Learning, Support
Vector Machine and Extreme Learning Machine algorithms. Experiments in deep learning have shown that the
alteration of batch sizes has an effect on the outputs.

Conclusion:
This paper presents a data-driven methodology for the prediction of consumers’ eligibility to be
metered. The research has shown the performance of deep learning, Naive Bayes, SVM and ELM on small
dataset. The research will help utility companies in developing countries with large populations and huge
metering gaps to prioritise the installation of smart meters based on consumer’s payment history.
‘Resik’ sebagai Sistem Informasi untuk Identifikasi Berkas Rekam Medis Ganda di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah X Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Authors: Nuryati Nuryati , Ningtyas Annisa Maulida , Herwanto Guntur Budi , Sulistiyo Widhi 
Published: May 2020

Latar Belakang: Di salah satu RSUD X DIY masih terdapat potensi duplikasi nomor rekam medis dan diharapkan untuk segera dilakukan identifikasi untuk menangani masalah tersebut. Diperlukan sebuah mekanisme standar yang digunakan untuk melakukan identifikasi kesamaan data rekam pasien di rumah sakit yang bertujuan untuk menghilangkan duplikasi data rekam medis. Mekanisme tersebut dituangkan dalam sebuah framework untuk mendeteksi duplikasi rekam medis yang diberi nama ”RESIK”.Tujuan: Menerapakan framework ”RESIK” di salah satu RSUD X DIY untuk mengidentifikasi terjadinya duplikasi rekam medis.Metode: Metode identifikasi duplikasi rekam medis menggunakan pairwise comparison. Kriteria yang dikomparasikan adalah 100.000 data sosial pasien yang ada pada database SIMRS di RSUD X DIY. Identifikasi potensi duplikasi menggunakan data nomor rekam medis, nama, tanggal lahir, jenis kelamin, dan alamat pasien.Hasil: Dari 100.000 data sosial pasien, ditemukan bahwa terdapat 413 berkas rekam medis yang terindikasi duplikasi (0,413%). Dari 413 berkas rekam medis, ditemukan sebanyak 407 pasien (98,547%) memiliki dua nomor rekam medis berbeda, 5 pasien (1,211%) memiliki 3 nomor rekam medis berbeda, dan 1 pasien (0,242%) memiliki empat nomor rekam medis berbeda. Kesimpulan: Framework ”RESIK” terbukti dapat mengidentifikasi adanya duplikasi nomor rekam medis di RSUD X DIY.
Emerging Actors in International Development
Authors: Lima Machado Iara Binta 
Published: May 2020

Under the leadership of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) and his successor, Dilma Rousseff (2011- ), Brazil has emerged as an important donor within the international development system. Within this context, Africa has stood out as a meaningful partner for Brazil’s development initiatives. This paper analyses the dynamics of Brazilian Cooperation for International Development (COBRADI) with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa (PALOP) between 2003 and 2014. It examines both the implementation of initiatives, pondering over the relative importance of the PALOP within Brazil’s development assistance to Africa, as well as the dynamics of solidarity and interests that shape Brazilian cooperation with Africa. The analysis of discourse and practice suggests that the PALOP clearly stand out as prominent partners to COBRADI; beyond that, it suggests that self-interest and solidarity are not excluding dynamics in Brazil’s development cooperation.
Efecto de aplicar inercia virtual en los parques eólicos: Los Cocos, Larimar I y Larimar II en República Dominicana
Authors: Aybar Mejía Miguel Euclides , Jiménez Matos Elvin Arnaldo , Burgo Carlos Ángel , Alcántara Radhy Andrés , Blanco Sánchez Moisés Ismael , Cabral Soto Ryan , Quezada Peña David , Rodriguez Ramirez Carolyn 
Published: May 2020

Con el creciente uso de energía eólica surge la necesidad de modificar los sistemas eléctricos de potencia, debido a la falta de inercia que caracteriza la generación renovable. Se plantea emular la respuesta inercial de aerogeneradores para mitigar estos efectos ocasionados por una configuración que le impide reaccionar ante fallas ocurridas en la red eléctrica. Para validación de lo propuesto se estudia la aplicación de inercia virtual en los parques eólicos Los Cocos, Larimar 1 y Larimar 2, que representan el mayor porcentaje de generación eólica de la República Dominicana. Para analizar el efecto de la configuración propuesta en la estabilidad del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional Interconectado se utilizó el software Power Factory DIgSILENT, donde se hacen simulaciones bajo distintos parámetros de carga para obtener las curvas de variación de la frecuencia eléctrica frente a distintos valores de la constante de inercia al ocurrir una falla por desconexión de una central generadora. Con el fin de aplicar la inercia virtual en los aerogeneradores se utiliza la electrónica de potencia para realizar la inyección de potencia activa a la red eléctrica cuando ocurre una falla en el sistema eléctrico. Se desarrolla un modelo dinámico con base en el control ROCOF (Rate of Change of Frequency) cuyo objetivo es inyectar potencia activa al sistema dependiendo de la variación de frecuencia. Realizando las simulaciones se comprueba que aplicando inercia virtual se obtiene una mayor estabilidad en el sistema eléctrico y menos probabilidad de un posible colapso del sistema eléctrico.
Diseño del Plan de Manejo Integral de Residuos Sólidos (PMIRS) en el sector Caño Luisa (corregimiento de La Boquilla) distrito de Cartagena de Indias – Colombia
Authors: Díaz-Vanegasa Diego , Ulloa-Mosquera Julieth , Díaz-Mendoza Claudia 
Published: May 2020

La elevada generación de residuos sólidos, su manejo inadecuado y deficiente gestión han sido preocupantes temas en materia ambiental, por los efectos que se producen sobre los ecosistemas y la salud pública. A partir de lo anterior surge la creciente necesidad de gestionar los residuos sólidos que son dispuestos de manera inadecuada por los habitantes de la comunidad aledaña al cuerpo de agua de Caño Luisa, que pertenece al sistema de caños internos que forman la Ciénaga de La Virgen o de Tesca en Cartagena, Colombia. El proyecto desarrollado tuvo como objetivo, a partir de una línea base ambiental de la zona en estudio, diseñar el Plan de Manejo Integral de Residuos Sólidos (PMIRS) en el sector Caño Luisa, corregimiento de la Boquilla; la metodología incluyó la caracterización de residuos sólidos generados y la propuesta de medidas de manejo tendientes a un mejoramiento significativo a corto, mediano y largo plazo. Como resultado se presenta un análisis de debilidades técnico-operativas (manipulación, recolección y transporte) actuales y se proponen rutas de recolección, puntos de acopio y medidas de mitigación para mejorar las condiciones. Todo el esquema se plantea a partir de una propuesta de educación ambiental y la estructuración del PMIR desde un trabajo comunitario.
Reinventing Appropriate Strategies for Curriculum Development and Implementation in Technical Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria for Global Competitiveness
Authors: OVIAWE JANE ITOHAN , Anetekhai Agnes Omokhekpe 
Published: May 2020

Technical Vocational education and Training (TVET) has been accepted the world over as a vital tool for achieving sustainable development and global competitiveness. However, TVET in Nigeria are faced with enormous issues such as inadequate funding, inadequate human resources, poor infrastructural facilities, among others which are militating against TVET as a means of achieving sustainable development and global competitiveness. Towards addressing these issues, there is need to embrace global partnership for quality TVET. Hence, this paper examines the concept of TVET, the teaching structure of TVET under the Nigerian Education system with a view to reinventing appropriate strategies for development and implementation of an effective curriculum that will bring about qualified and well trained professionals of for sustainable national development and global competitiveness.
Keywords: TVET, Curriculum Development, Public-Private Partnership, Global Competitiveness
Tradisi Doa Berantai dan Inklusi Sosial Keagamaan di Desa Kepung Kabupaten Kediri
Authors: Asyhabuddin Asyhabuddin 
Published: May 2020

This paper seeks to examine the tradition of chain prayer and religious social inclusion in Kepung Village, Kediri Regency. The idea of this paper came from the growing religious conflict. The inhabitants of Kepung village in Kediri, East Java district, have a unique method to build harmonious relations between religions amid the potential conflicts of religious diversity they have. The data were obtained by interviewing people in Kepung Village, Kediri Regency. That method is a tradition of chain prayer which is carried out as a series of village cleaning traditions every month of Sura in the Javanese calendar. This tradition fosters social religious inclusion because this tradition builds inclusive religious attitudes, inclusive religious policies, and guarantees access and active participation of religious social groups. In addition, this tradition also narrows ethnic distance because it can provide the expectations of minority religious groups, thus generating trust between religious groups.

Tulisan ini berusaha untuk mengkaji tentang tradisi doa berantai dan inklusi sosial keagamaan di Desa Kepung Kabupaten Kediri. Ide tulisan ini berasal dari semakin berkembangnya konflik keagamaan, warga desa Kepung di kabupaten Kediri Jawa Timur memiliki cara unik untuk membangun keharmonisan hubungan antar agama di tengah potensi konflik keragaman agama yang mereka miliki. Data-data diperoleh dengan wawancara kepada orang-orang di Desa Kepung Kabupaten Kediri. Cara itu adalah tradisi doa berantai yang dilakukan sebagai rangkaian dari tradisi bersih desa setiap bulan Sura dalam penanggalan Jawa. Tradisi ini memupuk inklusi sosial keagamaan karena tradisi ini membangun sikap keagamaan inklusif, kebijakan keagamaan inklusif dan menjamin akses dan partisipasi aktif kelompok minoritas keagamaan. Selain itu, tradisi ini juga mempersempit ethnic distance karena mampu memberikan ekspektasi kelompok keagamaan minoritas, sehingga memunculkan rasa percaya (trust) antar kelompok keagamaan yang ada.
La implantación de una child-friendly justice en el sistema de enjuiciamiento penal en España
Authors: Navarro Villanueva Carmen 
Published: May 2020

La child-friendly justice aboga por un sistema de justicia que garantice el respeto y la efectiva implementación de todos los derechos del niño. Los efectos que el encarcelamiento del cuidador principal del niño causa en éste suelen ser devastadores. Por esa razón, se hace necesario introducir en nuestro proceso penal aquellas medidas que puedan, al menos, minimizar los perniciosos efectos que la prisión del adulto a cargo de menores pueda ocasionar en estos últimos. Consecuentemente, este trabajo analiza las eventuales medidas a adoptar desde el inicio del proceso penal contra el cuidador principal de un niño hasta el cumplimiento, en su caso, de la pena impuesta.
menores; encarcelamiento; alternativas a la prisión; interés superior del menor.
Genetic Algorithm-Based Anisotropic Diffusion Filter and Clustering Algorithms for Thyroid Tumor Detection
Authors: Abbas W. A. 
Published: May 2020

Medical imaging is a technique that has been used for diagnosis and treatment of a large number of diseases. Therefore it has become necessary to conduct a good image processing to extract the finest desired result and information. In this study, genetic algorithm (GA)-based clustering technique (K-means and Fuzzy C Means (FCM)) were used to segment thyroid Computed Tomography (CT) images to an extraction thyroid tumor. Traditional GA, K-means and FCM algorithms were applied separately on the original images and on the enhanced image with Anisotropic Diffusion Filter (ADF). The resulting cluster centers from K-means and FCM were used as the initial population in GA for the implementation of GAK-Mean and GAFCM. Jaccard index was used to study resemblance, dissimilarity, distance between two sets of images, and effect of ADF on enhancing the CT images. The results showed that ADF increases the segmentation accuracy, where the value of Jaccard index of similarity between the ground truth image and segmented image was increased for all segmentation algorithms, in particular for FCM and GAFCM where similarity percent was up to 88%.
Invertible Operators on Soft Normed Spaces
Authors: Aboud Sabah , Abdul Hassan Buthaina 
Published: May 2020

Despite ample research on soft linear spaces, there are many other concepts that can be studied. We introduced in this paper several new concepts related to the soft operators, such as the invertible operator. We investigated some properties of this kind of operators and defined the spectrum of soft linear operator along with a number of concepts related with this definition; the concepts of eigenvalue, eigenvector, eigenspace are defined. Finally the spectrum of the soft linear operator was divided into three disjoint parts.
Evaluation of Serum Clusterin Levels in Type 2 Diabetic Men with and without Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Fayez Safa S. , Rashied Rashied. M. , Al-Alaaraji Shakir F.T. 
Published: May 2020

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate serum levels of clusterin (CLU) in type 2 diabetics with and without cardiovascular disease and to explore possible correlations with insulin resistance and related progression of cardiovascular disease in Iraqi men.
Methods: Sixty-three T2DM patients, including forty-two with cardiovascular disease (CVD), were divided into three subgroups; twenty-one with myocardial infraction (MI), twenty-one with other CVD, and twenty-one without any cardiac complication. In addition, a group of twenty-one men served as healthy controls (HCs) for comparison purposes. The four groups were analyzed for parameters that included fasting serum glucose (FSG), lipid profile, fasting serum insulin (FSI), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), cardiac Troponin-I (cTn-I), CK-MB, and some other biochemical variables.
Results: Our results showed that the serum CLU levels were higher in T2DM with MI than the other groups of patients, while the levels were significantly elevated in the entire T2DM group as compared to the control group. Serum levels of CLU showed significantly positive correlations with cTn-I and CK-MB (r= 0.658 p < 0.01and r = 0.575, p < 0.01 , respectively), whereas the correlation with HDL-C was negative. However, the other parameters exhibited weak correlations with serum CLU levels.
Conclusions: CLU participates in the event of cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance in Iraqi males with T2DM and may be used as predictor for CVD development in T2DM patients.
The Association Between IL-2 Gene (RS2069763 (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Iraqi Patients
Authors: Al-Malkey Maysaa Kadhim 
Published: May 2020

This research attempts to find the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of IL2+166 gene (rs2069763) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a sample of Iraqi patients. A total of 44 patients and 55 apparently healthy volunteers were genotyped for the SNP using polymerase chain reaction test. Three genotypes (GG, GT, and TT) corresponding to two alleles (G and T) were found to have SNP. Both study groupsâ€™ genotypes had a good agreement for the analysis of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. The results revealed increased frequencies between the observed and expected GG and TT genotypes and IL2+166 SNP T allele in T2DM patients (40.9 vs. 40.0 %; OR = 1.04; 95% CI, 0.47 - 2.31), whereas the values in the control group were 11.4 vs. 9.1 %; OR = 1.28; 95% CI, 0.35 - 4.68. Nevertheless, both variations did not reach a significant level. In the Iraqi population, the IL2+166 SNP was not associated with T2DM and, therefore, no association with its etiopathogensis was found.
Hinduism Theological Study On Albinism Phenomenon
Authors: Gama I Wayan , Prima Dewi PF Kadek Aria 
Published: May 2020

<p>This study aims to investigate: 1) the views of the <em>Pucang</em> community about albinism, 2) the inheritance pattern of albinism, 3) preventive efforts to prevent the spread of albinism, and 4) the Hinduism theology related to albinism among the <em>Pucang</em> community. The methods used in data collection were interviews, observation, documentation, and literature review. The collected data was analyzed descriptively. There are 9 cases of people with albinism in <em>Desa Adat Pucang</em>. Albino sufferers were born from parents who are close relatives. The people of <em>Desa Adat Pucang</em> believe that albino sufferers were descended from <em>Bethara Pancering Akasa</em> and assume that albino sufferers might be sacrificed as <em>caru</em>(ceremonial offering) during the <em>Panca Bali Krama</em> and <em>Eka Dasa Ludra</em> ceremonies in Besakih Temple. Preventive efforts that can be done to decrease the number of albinism cases are including: 1) avoiding close-family marriages, 2) making ‘<em>awig-awig’ </em>(rules and regulations) which contains an appeal that close-family marriages are unfortunate and, 3) genetic counseling for couples who will be married and have been married , and 4) expanding the social interaction and education of <em>Desa Adat Pucang</em> in order to broaden the insights about albinism.</p>
Effect of different artificial diets on biological parameters of female Chrysoperla carnea under laboratory conditions
Authors: Murtaza Ghulam , Ramzan Muhammad , Sultan Yaqoob , Saleem Fahad , Rafique Muhammad Arsalan , Sajid Shahmeer , Jamil Muhammad 
Published: May 2020

Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is considered as a cosmopolitan polyphagous generalist predator. Chrysoperla carnea can be used in biological control programs. The biological parameters of Chrysoperla carnea were studied to check the effect different diets under laboratory conditions. The results indicate that preoviposition, oviposition and post oviposition periods were 8.2±1.25, 30.6±1.72 and 9.4±1.02 days, respectively. The highest mortalities were occurred reared at Water+ Sugar+ Yeast+ Evion diets while no mortality was observed at H2O + Sugar +Yeast + Honey. The female longevity was 51.2 ± 2.18 days. The fecundity of female was 301.31 eggs per female with 10.36 eggs per day per single female on artificial diet, H2O + Sugar +Yeast + Honey. The study revealed that H2O + Sugar +Yeast + Honey was showed highest survival and fecundity while Water+ Sugar+ Yeast+ Evion least one.
Intracranial Ewing Sarcoma – A case report
Authors: Huang Jiahua , Ghent Finn , Levingston Robyn , Scholsem Martin 
Published: May 2020

Background:
Intracranial Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) is a rare entity with <15 cases reported in the literature. It belongs to a family of round-cell neuroectodermally derived tumors bearing many similarities to peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET). There is currently no established treatment protocol. Reported cases are treated with either surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation.

Case Description:
We describe a case of intracranial left frontal ES in a 19-year-old patient who presented with change in behavior. Diagnosis was unclear based on radiological findings on MRI and CT alone. MRI brain with contrast demonstrated a large extra-axial ovoid heterogeneously enhancing left frontal convexity mass. The patient underwent gross total resection with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation. No local or systemic recurrence was found at 12 months postoperatively.

Conclusion:
Intracranial ES/pPNET is rare tumor with nonspecific clinical presentation and radiological findings. They are locally invasive. Surgery with adjuvant chemoradiation is the mainstay treatment. Distinction of pPNET and cPNET is important for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.
Hyperextension thoracic spine fracture with complete neurological recovery after surgical fixation: A case report
Authors: Fattahi Arash , Mohajeri Seyed Mohammad Reza , Daneshi Abdolhadi , Shahivand Ardeshir 
Published: May 2020

Background:
Hyperextension thoracic spine fractures (HTSFs) typically involve the anterior ligamentous complex of the spine. These patients often present with paraplegia and warrant early surgical reduction/fixation even though few deficits resolve. Here, we present the unusual case of a 40-year-old male whose paraparetic deficit resolved following reduction/fixation of a T7-T8 HTSF.

Case Description:
A 40-year-old male presented with a thoracic computed tomography (CT) documented T7- T8 HTSF following a motor vehicle accident. His neurological examination revealed severe paraparesis, but without a sensory level (ASIA motor score 78). The chest CT angiogram scan revealed a hypodensity in the aorta, representing a small traumatic aortic dissection responsible for the patient’s right hemothorax; 450 ml of blood was removed on chest tube placement. He underwent urgent/emergent thoracic spine reduction and fixation at the T7-T8 level. Within 5 postoperative months, he recovered fully neurological function (ASIA motor score 100).

Conclusion:
We recommend urgent/emergent surgical reduction/stabilization for patients with thoracic HTSF to decrease offer the potential for neurological recovery and avoid secondary injury due to continued compression.