bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Relationship Between Poverty and COVID-19 Infection and Case-Fatality Rates in Germany during the First Wave of the Pandemic
Authors: Ettensperger Felix 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The relationship between poverty and the infection and case-fatality rates of COVID-19 has emerged as a controversial but understudied topic. In previous studies and reports from the UK and US evidence emerged that poverty-related indicators had a significant statistical effect on case and mortality rates on district level. For Germany, it has largely been assumed that poverty is an equally relevant factor influencing the transmission rates of the outbreak. This was mostly due to anecdotal evidence from local outbreaks in meat processing plants and reported incidents of infection clusters in poorer city districts. This paper addresses the lack of statistical evidence and investigates thoroughly the link between poverty-related indicators and detected infection and mortality rates of the outbreak using multivariate, multilevel regression while also considering the urban-rural divide of the country. As proxies for poverty the unemployment rate, the per capita presence of general practitioners (physicians), per capita GDP, and the rate of employees with no professional job training is evaluated in relation to the accumulated case and mortality numbers on district level taken from RKI data of June and July 2020. Interestingly, the study finds no general evidence for a poverty-related effect on mortality for German districts during the first wave in the first half of 2020. Furthermore, only employment in low qualification jobs approximated by the job training variable consistently affected case numbers in urban districts in the expected direction.
Contradicciones ineludibles.A propósito del estatuto de alteridad radical de las “hembras colonizadas”
Authors: Parra Fabiana , García Gualda Suyai 
Published: July 2021

A lo largo de su obra -singularmente atenta a las contradicciones, la complejidad y las coaliciones- María Lugones nos deja como legado el proyecto teórico político de llevar la lucha antirracista al centro de la lucha feminista; puesto que, siguiendo un análisis lógico, un feminismo que no es antirracista, es racista. La pensadora decolonial caracteriza el sistema de género colonial moderno y capitalista como excluyente del principio de no contradicción, al estar basado en dicotomías jerárquicas. En este marco de análisis, el estatuto de las hembras colonizadas es el de alteridad radical. A partir de esta tesis, Lugones examina los aportes decoloniales para la construcción de una teoría política de los feminismos latinoamericanos. En este sentido, surge como planteamiento del problema: ¿sostener la tesis decolonial implica llevar -hoy- la política contra el racismo al centro de la política feminista? A manera de hipótesis, “tomar en serio” la tesis de Lugones implica radicalizar la crítica al feminismo occidental hegemónico en su complicidad con el racismo global.
Redescubriendo la pedagogía de la esperanza de Paulo Freire
Authors: Vílchez Quesada Enrique 
Published: July 2021

This essay rediscovers an important work of the Latin American thinker Paulo Freire called Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed that he published in 1992. After having been subject to intense ideological and political persecution in his country of origin Brazil and in exile, Paulo Freire, with a full maturity granted by years and experience, redefines in the Pedagogy of Hope, the principles of his Pedagogy of the Oppressed, being a faithful witness of the praxis aimed at the emancipation of the oppressed and of the oppressor. This essay recounts, in a contemporary framework, the main reflections evoked by Freire with the hope of rehabilitating in the educational act, and its essential role as an engine of change, a disregard of the truth, which is an indispensable resource towards the search for social justice.
Correlation between haematological profile and body mass index in adults
Authors: Basarigidad Tejashwini V , Ganashree C P  
Published: July 2021

Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of fat in various tissues in the body which causes ill health in the body. The basic cause of obesity is imbalance between calories intake and calories expenditure There is increased intake of calorie rich foods and reduced physical activity due to urbanization all over the world.Body mass index is simple formula to classify obesity in adults. It is defined as person’s weight in kilograms divided by height in meter squares (m).Obesity and elevated BMI are the major causes for development of chronic diseases like stroke, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disorders.BMI is the modifiable risk factors of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular diseases. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between BMI and haematological profile among young Indian population. This study comprises 200 participants comprising 100 males and 100 females aged between 18 to 30 years. The design for this study was cross-sectional survey. Ethical approval was taken from ethical committee of BMCH, Chitradurga. Under aseptic precaution, 10 ml of venous blood sample collected from antecubital vein and then transfererd to EDTA tube. Then haematological parameters like PCV, Haemoglobin concetration, RBC, WBC count was estimated using sysmex haematology anlyser.Subjects were grouped into underweight, normal, overweight and obese subjects. Stastical significance was determined by ANOVA. Scheffe post-hoc test was used to determine significance while pearson correlation was used to determine relationship between the variables. Data was analysed using SPSS software and presented as mean± standard deviation. Values of P ≤ 0.05 were considered significant.In our study, PCV is statistically increased in overweight and obese individuals as compared to other BMI groups in both males and females. Total leucocyte count was significantly higher in overweight and obese subjects when compared to normal subjects. We found no change in Haemoglobin concentration and RBC count in all BMI groups.In our study we observed, leucocytosis and higher PCV in overweight and obese individual groups when compared to underweight and normal weight BMI groups. There is direct positive correlation between BMI and total leucocyte count. RBC count and haemoglobin concentration shows no statistical significance among all BMI groups.There is need for promotion of a healthy life style, regular exercise, healthy nutrition, stress free life in young population.
A study of the dermatoglyphic pattern in diabetic subjects in Kalaburagi district
Authors: Zeba Arshiya , Pasha Mohd Ibrahim , Sarwari Khwaja Nawazuddin , Ahmed Mohammed Mateen 
Published: July 2021

Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of epidermal ridges and their configurations on the palmar region of hand and fingers and plantar region of foot and toes. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defect in insulin secretion, action or both. Dermatoglyphic patterns are genetically determined and can be used as supportive for diagnosis of various hereditary disorders including T2DM. This study was carried out to compare palmar dermatoglyphic pattern in T2DM and control group and compare with previous studies. A hospital based case control study was conducted 100 cases of T2DM are taken from Basaweshwar hospital Gulbarga, and another 100 persons are included as control group. The palms and fingers are smeared with ink to bring out the dermatoglyphiic patterns which were subsequently studied.There was increased number of whorls and decreased number of ulnar loops in both T2DM patients compared with normal individuals. Total finger ridge count and Absolute finger ridge count is increased in both T2DM patients and there is also increased atd angle. The knowledge of dermatoglyphics in patients with T2DM and essential hypertension can be utilized to find out genetic correlation. The existence of such relation might be important for the screening programme for prevention of T2DM.
Examination of compassion levels of special education teacher candidates in terms of some socio-demographic variables
Authors: Nuri Cahit , Varol Begumsu , Direktor Cemaliye 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The scope of this study is to examine the relationship between compassion and effective teaching qualities of special education teacher candidates. The working group of the research consists of the special education teacher candidates who are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and studying in the special education department of the universities in the spring term of 2019-2020. Since it was aimed to determine the compassion levels and effective teacher qualities of special education teacher candidates in the study, the screening model was used as one of the quantitative research methods. In the study, 315 special education teacher candidates participated. “Demographic information form” and “Compassion Scale”, were applied to special education teacher candidates in the study in question. According to the results of the study, it was observed that female special education teacher candidates had higher levels of compassion compared to male special education teacher candidates. According to the age group, the compassion levels of students/teacher candidates aged 18-20 years were higher than those who are 24 years and older. In the study, it was determined that the difference between the scores obtained by the students from the Disconnection sub-scale of the compassion scale according to the family structure was statistically significant.

Keywords: Compassion, Effective Teacher Skills, Candidate Teacher, Special Education.
Factors Related to the Level of Health Literacy in Patients with Hypertension: Literature Review
Authors: Prambudia Rezkisa Dwi , Widyawati Ika Yuni , Has Eka Misbahatul Mar'ah 
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Hypertension is the leading cause of death worldwide. People with hypertension often receive health education about their health but cannot implement it. Patients with hypertension must be responsible for self-management related to the level of a person's health literacy, such as efforts that should they take so that the illness they suffer from is not getting worse. The aim of this study is to determine the factors related to the level of health literacy in hypertensive patients.Methods: Search for articles and journals conducted in the last ten years, from 2010-2020 and published on the internet using Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest, Pubmed, Google Scholar, Portal Garuda, and SINTA by using chosen keyword adjusted to the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) and Indonesian Thesaurus, namely, "factors", "health literacy", " After analysis and tabulation from some of the articles and journals, there are several factors related to the level of health literacy in hypertensive patients such as, education, age, job, income, knowledge, acculturation, self-management efficacy, HBPM (Home Blood Pressure Measurement), regular use of medicine, systolic blood pressure, health service access, health information access, and social support.Results: There are several factors related to the level of health literacy in patients with hypertension after analyzing journals or articles .. This study is expected to increase knowledge for nurses about the level of health literacy of hypertensive patients. acculturation, self-management efficacy, HBPM (Home Blood Pressure Measurement), regular use of medicine, systolic blood pressure, health service access, health information access, and social support. Discussion: There are several factors related to the level of health literacy in patients with hypertension after analyzing journals or articles .. This study is expected to increase knowledge for nurses about the level of health literacy of hypertensive patients. acculturation, self-management efficacy, HBPM (Home Blood Pressure Measurement), regular use of medicine, systolic blood pressure, health service access, health information access, and social support.Conclusion: There are several factors related to the level of health literacy in patients with hypertension after analyzing journals or articles. This study is expected to increase knowledge for nurses about the level of health literacy of hypertensive patients.
Study of co-precipitated nanomaterials magnetic MnxCo1-xFe2O4 (with x = 0.50 & 0.75) for Photocatalyst Application in MB degradation
Authors: Sarifuddin Wahid Sidik , Utari Utari , Purnama Budi 
Published: July 2021

The crystalline structure and magnetic properties of Mn<sub>1-x</sub>Co<sub>x</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (x = 0 &amp; 0.25) was studied in this report. The ferrite materials were synthesized by the chemical co-precipitation method and calcinated at 1000<sup>o</sup>C for 5 hours. The obtained materials were characterized by FTIR, XRD and VSM, and for photocatalytic activity was measured by UV-Vis spectrometer. Vibration bands at tetrahedral and octahedral site were corresponded by <strong> </strong>= 581.56 cm<sup>-1</sup> and = 465.83 cm<sup>-1</sup> and 474.51 cm<sup>-1</sup> . The obtained ferrite were confirmed by XRD as spinel structure and shown that the addition of number of Mn decreased crystallite size <em>(D)</em> and x-ray density (<em>ρ<sub>x</sub></em>), but lattice constants <em>(a)</em> increased. The crystallite size of samples with x = 0.50 was 34.85 nm, and x = 0.75 was 32.17 nm. The magnetic properties of nanoparticles shown that magnetization saturation <em>(</em><em>Ms)</em>from 42.05 emu/g to 54.16 emu/g increased with the addition of number of Mn. The coercive field (<em>H</em><sub>c</sub>)decreased from 408.27 Oe to 258.37 Oe. Photocatalytic activity was observed by UV-Vis spectrometer, where percentage of MB degradation <em>(E)</em> increase with the addition of number on Mn from 49.08% to 69.06%, either rate constant <em>(k<sub>app</sub>)</em> and half life time<em> (t<sub>1/2</sub>)</em>. Furthermore, ferrite material base Mn-Co-ferrite has good characteristic to applied for photocatalyst.
Effects Of Employee Motivation On Organizational Performance At Ethiopian Telecom South West Region Jimma
Authors: Wolde  , Negash Eminent , Asmare Aregu , Eshete Shimekit Kelkay 
Published: July 2021

The study examined the effects of employee motivation on organization performance of crews in Ethio telecom South West Region Jimma. The data were collected through self-administered questionnaire from 229 respondents and 219 were returned. Both primary and secondary sources of data were consumed in this study. The quantitative research approach was implemented and simple random sampling technics were adopted to provide equal chances for respondents. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0 using an exploratory research design and data was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. The correlation analysis indicates that there was a positive relationship between the independent variables (employee motivation) and dependent variables (organization performance). The result of the regression implies that the independent variables (employee benefit, promotion, teamwork, training and working environment) have accounted for 78.1% of variance in the dependent variable. Based on the outcome of the study, the researchers recommend that, it is better if the company focuses on employee motivation factors, mostly Promotion, employee benefit, teamwork and training so as to improve its performance.
Influence Analysis Of Forced Distribution Rating Performance Appraisal And Merit Pay To Performance Of Directorate General Of Taxes’s Employees With Job Satisfaction As Intervening Variable At Blora Tax Service Office
Authors: - Sigit Fadhil Rais , Mirwan Surya Perdhana  , Zainur Hidayah  
Published: July 2021

This study aims to analyze and determine influence of forced distribution rating performance appraisal and merit pay toward performance of Directorate General of Taxes’s employees with job satisfaction as intervening variable at Blora Tax Service Office. Technique used for this study is census then data analyzed with SmartPLS. This research’s subjects are 80 low management employees at Blora Tax Service Office. The result of this research shows that forced distribution rating performance appraisal and merit pay don’t affect directly on employee’s performance. But forced distribution rating performance appraisal and merit pay have positive and significant effect on job satisfaction while job satisfaction has positive and significant effect on performance. Then indirectly through job satisfaction, forced distribution rating performance appraisal and merit pay have positive and significant effect to employee’s performance. This result shows that job satisfaction is a suitable intervening variable for this research. Based on this research, it is suggested for future managerial policy with goal to increase performance, job satisfaction should be one of deciding factors.
Downhole Annular Barrier Solution for Sustained Casing Pressure - Trinidad Case Study
Authors: Olsen Jonathan Eugen , Hosein Wayne , Ringe Thomas , Friedli John David 
Published: July 2021

Abstract

Objectives/Scope
Downhole Annular Barrier (DAB) systems employed in intervention can correct integrity and conformance control issues during well lifecycle, extending the productive term in a safe and costeffective manner. These emergent wireline technologies come with unique challenges for logistics, quality control, and engineering, but can also provide solutions to difficult problems, with high value to spend ratio, in the non-rig intervention sector. The paper will review one such successful intervention, completed offshore Trinidad W.I., in a gas well presenting long term Sustained Casing Pressure (SCP). The desired end state of the well was A-Annulus at 0 psi SCP, which would return the well to a safe state and permit a planned infrastructure project to move ahead.

Methods, Procedures, Process
Operational objective was isolation of the casing annulus pressure from the source by injecting epoxy into the annular space at depth, forming a 360-degree pressure barrier. The project can be broken down into three main sections. The paper and presentation will address each section with its specific challenges, learnings, and outcomes: Onshore Epoxy and Tool Preparation Each Downhole Annular Barrier job employs a custom recipe epoxy suited to the planned logistics timing and expected bottomhole conditions. Quality control of the epoxy recipe and mixing process as well as temperature control of the batch after mixing is key to the sealing properties of the final epoxy plug. • An Epoxy Lab and Mixing Station was dismantled, air freighted, and reconstituted in Trinidad near to the field operations port. Special insulated offshore CCU were built to transport and contain filled epoxy canisters while maintaining low temperature requirements (near to 0 deg C for up to 30 days). • Build and System Integration Testing (SIT) of the downhole system (anchoring, stroking, hydraulic testing, perforation, and injection) with the electric line system (conveyance, telemetry, power). Offshore Job Execution The DAB system employed is designed to complete multiple operations in a single trip into the well, including perforating and high-pressure epoxy injection, with precise position control and monitoring. This is made possible with the multi-function modular tool. The operation was dynamic by design and contingencies were implemented based on the well response. Multiple epoxy annular plugs were placed into the A Annulus at depth, with high pressure injection.

Results, Observations, Conclusions
Well Response and Assessment Utilizing advanced annular surface monitoring technology and PvT analysis, precise assessment of the annulus pressure build was recorded throughout the operation. Once the project criteria were met, the operation was successfully concluded.
Experimental Study of Crushed Granular Materials by the Notion of Fractal Dimension in 2D and 3D.
Authors: BOUZEBOUDJA Houria , MELBOUCI Bachir , BOUZEBOUDJA Aldjia 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
The micro-texture of the aggregates of a pavement layer has a direct influence on their resistance. Whatever the position of these aggregates in a pavement structure, they must withstand, during construction or during life, the stresses of attrition and impact. In this study, a series of mechanical tests (Proctor, Los-Angeles and Micro-Deval) are carried out on grains of local materials (limestone and shale), the degree of crushing of the grains has been quantified using the concept of fractal dimension. The fractal dimension was calculated for the different grains constituting the samples before and after each test, with the use of two two-dimensional 2D methods (Masses Method at the scale of a sample and the Box Counting Method at the scale of a grain) and a three-dimensional 3D method (Blanket on a grain scale) which is based on the use of the difference between erosion and dilation. We seek to determine from these methods the correlation between the two fractal dimensions, namely 2D and 3D and study the influence of different parameters on the mechanical characteristics of the materials chosen: the shape and size of the grains, the presence or absence of water, the stress intensity as well as the nature of the material. The results obtained show that the three-dimensional method has a positive effect on the description of the 3D microstructure of the surface of the grains subjected to the various mechanical tests.
Product Demand Forecasting in Ecommerce Based on Nonlinear Autoregressive Neural Network
Authors: Wu Peijian , Chen Yulu 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
With the rapid growth of the e-commerce business scale, to meet customers' demand for efficient order processing, it is of great significance to establish an order management mechanism capable of responding quickly by accurately predicting product demand. This study used real e-commerce order demand data and established a nonlinear autoregressive neural network (NAR) model after pre-processing methods including down-sampling and data set partition to effectively forecast the demand of products in the next 13 weeks. Compared with the Prophet time series prediction framework, NAR had better generalization ability, and the prediction time was reduced by 18.54%. Finally, we summarized two methods' characteristics and gave instructions on applying our model in the real scene. After being deployed in the actual demand management, the trained artificial neural network provides a scientific reference for the data-driven e-commerce decision-making process and brings new advantages over other companies, achieving the rational allocation of resources.