bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Investigating the Role of Labelling and Packaging on Medication Error
Authors:   , Bailey Carrie 
Published: November 2021

<p>Medication administration error contributes to deaths and injury in hospitals, especially in the area of anaesthesia. Labelling and packaging contribute to medication error. The current study examined the role of labelling and packaging in medication error and compared medically trained and medically naive participants. Using eye-tracking equipment, Study 1A investigated the distribution of fixations across 32 pre-existing medication labels and packages. Both groups of participants fixated less on the dose and top of medications than on the name and ‘other’ features. Both medical experience and packaging type influenced on which label areas participants fixated. Medical participants fixated on dose more than control participants; there were no other differences between groups. In Study 1B participants viewed a target medication, they were then asked whether it was present in an array. The target was present in 50% of arrays. Distractors varied in similarity to the target. Signal detection theory analysis of discriminability through d’ revealed that medical participants were significantly better than control participants at discriminating whether or not the target was in the array. Bias analyses through C revealed that there was no difference between the biases of the two groups. Both groups of participants adopted a liberal criterion which increased the occurrence of false alarms. Across all trials, participants were most likely to select a distractor that differed only in the dose of the medication. Divided attention can increase medication error rates, therefore Study 1C utilised the same procedure as Study 1B and added a divided attention task. During the divided attention task participants saw a string of either five or seven letters and were later asked to recall one of the letters. Both groups of participants recalled fewer letters in the seven-letter compared to five-letter condition. There was no difference in the overall performance of the two groups on the divided attention task. Both groups showed a significant reduction in discriminability under the seven- compared to five-letter divided attention condition. Medical participants had significantly higher discriminability indices than control participants. Both groups of participants adopted a liberal criterion, however control participants were more biased than medical professionals. Control participants displayed an increase in bias in the seven-letter, compared to five-letter condition; the bias of medical participants was not influenced by the divided attention task. As in Study 1B, participants were most likely to select a distractor that differed only in the dose of the medication.</p>
Electron Microscopy Imaging of Flux Pinning Defects in YBCO Superconductors
Authors:   , Puichaud Anne-Hélène 
Published: November 2021

<p>High-temperature superconductors are of great interest because they can transport electrical current without loss. For real-world applications, the amount of current, known as the critical current Ic, that can be carried by superconducting wires is the key figure of merit. Large Ic values are necessary to off-set the higher cost of these wires. The factors that improve Ic (microstructure/performance relationship) in the state-of-the-art coated conductor wires based on YBa₂Cu₃O₇ (YBCO) are not fully understood. However, microstructural defects that immobilise (or pin) tubes of magnetic flux (known as vortices) inside the coated conductors are known to play a role in improving Ic. In this thesis, the vortex-defect interaction in YBCO superconductors was investigated with high-end transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques using two approaches. First, the effect of dysprosium (Dy) addition and oxygenation temperature on the microstructure and critical current were investigated in detail. Changing only the oxygenation temperature leads to many microstructural changes in pure YBCO coated conductors. It was found that Dy addition reduces the sensitivity of the YBCO to the oxygenation temperature, in particular it lowers the microstructural disorder while maintaining the formation of nanoparticles, which both contribute to the enhancement of Ic. In the second approach, two TEM based techniques (off-axis electron holography and Lorentz microscopy) were used to study the magnetic flux vortices. Vortex imaging was attempted with a TEM operated at 300 kV on both a YBCO crystal as well as a YBCO coated conductor. Many challenges were encountered including sample preparation, inhomogeneity, and geometry, in addition to the need to perform measurements at cryogenic temperatures. Although vortices were not able to be observed in the coated conductors, tentative observation of vortices in a YBCO crystal was made using Lorentz microscopy. Improvements for future electron holography experiments on YBCO at low voltage are suggested. This work represents a pioneering step towards directly imaging vortices in YBCO using more widely available microscopes with the aim of better understanding flux pinning to ultimately boost Ic in superconducting wires.</p>
Reconnecting Life of those with dementia back to their families and the wider society
Authors:   , Kusjanto Grachia 
Published: November 2021

<p>Dementia has become one of the most feared diseases. It is feared more than cancer for those over 50 years of age. The progressive and distressing nature of the symptoms have been widely known to affect both the person with dementia as well as their families. Eventually, the family has to decide whether to take care of their loved ones themselves or send them to a professional care facility. Currently, dementia care facilities are generally disconnected from the community, confine the residents and lack stimulation. Inactive bodies and minds can result in agitation and faster progression of the disease. Through multidisciplinary literature review, first-hand observations of the patient behaviours and a review of existing case studies, this thesis explores how landscape architecture can help in creating a better life experience for those with dementia who live in a care facility. The design ideas are near Te Hopai, an existing dementia care facility in Newtown, Wellington. To overcome the stigmatised environment in the existing facility, this thesis explores the possibilities for bringing the residents out and encouraging the public into their territory, increasing social interaction. A wide group of people such as carers, families and the wider community were considered in the design. Te Hopai’s surroundings, which are currently empty spaces and car parks, have been transformed into a functional and welcoming landscape which the public can use. The landscape has also been designed to encourage residents with dementia who were previously confined inside to experience the outdoor environment. Through designing a socially active, accessible and experiential space that is easy to navigate and interact with, this thesis hope to reconnect and improve the life experience of the person with dementia as well as their community.</p>
Blackout: Theatre, Rugby and Samoan Masculine Identities
Authors:   , Mua'au Sepelini 
Published: November 2021

<p>This thesis examines key ideas concerning masculinity and Samoan identity, focusing on the external and internal pressures placed on Pacific Island athletes in New Zealand and abroad to inform the development of an original script, Blackout. In 2014, as part of an Honours script-writing course, I wrote a first draft for my first full-length play. Inspired by the work of Samoan playwright Oscar Kightley, Blackout is a play that intersects the story of four young Pacific Island boys in their last year of College with the journey of a talented young Pacific Islander in his mid-20s trying to make his way in the Professional Rugby world. This thesis is part of a practice-based research project, comprising a 60% theory-based thesis (25,000 words) and 40% practical component, developing the script through three workshop productions. The two working questions the thesis and production process centre on are, firstly how the experiences of young second generation Samoan males can be explored through a contemporary theatre text, enabling the research to develop the story and characters of the play. The second,how the development of this script can enhance an understanding of what it is to be an emerging playwright, grounding the piece in personal experiences and contributing discoveries for young Pacific Playwrights. The practical elements of the project will be evaluated through the submission of two scripts,the first draft and the final working script, the reflection of this process in the thesis including facets of a workbook and in the presentation of the final performance itself, a copy of which will be made available to all markers. What drives the project is a desire to see how the experiences of young, male, Samoans might be represented theatrically and how this might be an effective way of connecting with community. This process has opened up two further questions, being: What is the role of the writer in the rehearsal room? What are the dramaturgical challenges of developing a script in-progress?</p>
URGENSI PEMIDANAAN BAGI PELAKU PERDAGANGAN PENGARUH (TRADING IN INFLUENCE) DARI KALANGAN NON PEJABAT PUBLIK DALAM RANGKA PEMBERANTASAN TINDAK PIDANA KORUPSI
Authors: Viladelfia Joice , Octora Rahel 
Published: November 2021

Kasus trading in influence atau perdagangan pengaruh di Indonesia telah marak terjadi dengan modus yang berbeda-beda, namun pengaturan eksplisit tentang delik perdagangan pengaruh hingga saat ini belum ada. Trading in influence banyak dilakukan baik oleh penyelenggara negara maupun pihak non pejabat publik, yang memiliki akses kepada otoritas publik. Tulisan ini membahas bagaimana pengaturan tindakan perdagangan pengaruh (trading in influence) oleh non pejabat publik dihubungkan dengan berlakunya Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Korupsi (Tipikor), serta bagaimana urgensi kriminalisasi tindakan perdagangan pengaruh (trading in influence) dalam rangka optimalisasi pemberantasan Tipikor. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis-normatif, dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan konseptual Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara studi kepustakaan. Pengolahan data ini diolah dan dianalisis secara kualitatif.
Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa sistem perundang-undangan di Indonesia (dalam hal ini UU Pemberantasan Tipikor) belum mengatur secara tegas tindakan Trading in Influence, sehingga diperlukan revisi UU PTPK, untuk memasukan aturan Trading in Influence. Perumusan delik trading in influence di Indonesia sebagai bagian dari tindak pidana korupsi dinilai sangat urgen dalam rangka mengoptimalisasi pemberantasan tindak pidana korupsi.
Real-Time Monitoring of COVID-19 SOP in Public Gathering Using Deep Learning Technique
Authors: Khel Muhammad Haris Kaka , Kadir Kushsairy , Albattah Waleed , Khan Sheroz , Noor MNMM , Nasir Haidawati , Habib Shabana , Islam Muhammad , Khan Akbar 
Published: November 2021

Crowd management has attracted serious attention under the prevailing pandemic conditions of COVID-19, emphasizing that sick persons do not become a source of virus transmission. World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines include maintaining a safe distance and wearing a mask in gatherings as part of standard operating procedures (SOP), considered thus far the most effective preventive measures to protect against COVID-19. Several methods and strategies have been used to construct various face detection and social distance detection models. In this paper, a deep learning model is presented to detect people without masks and those not keeping a safe distance to contain the virus. It also counts individuals who violate the SOP. The proposed model employs the Single Shot Multi-box Detector as a feature extractor, followed by Spatial Pyramid Pooling (SPP) to integrate the extracted features to improve the model's detecting capabilities. The MobilenetV2 architecture as a framework for the classifier makes the model highly light, fast, and computationally efficient, allowing it to be employed in embedded devices to do real-time mask and social distance detection, which is the sole objective of this research. This paper's technique yields an accuracy score of 99% and reduces the loss to 0.04%. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-SPER-14 Full Text: PDF
Sensations of Air Temperature Variability and Mitigation Strategies in Urban Environments
Authors: Sampson A. P. , Weli V. E. , Nwagbara M. O. , Eludoyin O. S. 
Published: November 2021

This study examined sensations of air temperature variability and mitigation strategies in the Niger Delta, Nigeria using the cross-sectional and descriptive research designs. This study purposively selected the Capital Cities of the nine states in the study area; while the simple random sampling technique was used to select the study elements. Taro Yamane (1967) formula was employed in determining the study sample size of 400 which was apportioned to each of the cities based on proportional allocation with respected to the population of the cities, hence forming the basis for the distribution of the survey questionnaire. The results show that majority were aware of the impacts of temperature and rated the temperature in the neighborhood as high, but not aware of the comfort threshold of air temperature. Majority had never taken personal steps to mitigate high temperature and at the same time not satisfied with the level of temperature in their urban environment. Urban growth and rise in population, construction materials of urban surfaces, removal of trees/vegetation, manmade heat, air pollutants emission, congestion of buildings and time of season were found to stimulate high temperatures in the cities. Human discomfort, excessive heat, illness and diseases, soil aridity/lack of water in soil, poor air quality, increase in diseases vectors, increase in energy demand and usage, and dehydration of the body and regular thirst for water were found to be impacts and problems associated with high temperature. The prevailing strategies adopted to mitigate impacts of high temperature were only the use of electric fans (63.50%) and drinking of plenty water (92.50%). Therefore, the study recommends among others that planting and preservation of trees should be encouraged, mass awareness campaign on practices that exacerbate high temperature should be sponsored by the authorities, and regulatory agencies should strictly control urban growth and be committed to the enforcement of environmental policies. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-02-02 Full Text: PDF
Analytical Development of an Improved Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) Model for Solution Gas Drive Reservoirs
Authors: Adeyemi Temitayo Sheriff , Rufus Deborah Oluwatosin 
Published: November 2021

Attempts had been made by many authors to develop an inflow performance relationship model suitable for solution gas drive reservoirs. However, they have not been as successful as most of the developed models suffer from certain degrees of inaccuracies and this necessitates the need for an improved model as the economic analysis of an oilfield greatly depends on the ability to accurately forecast future productions. Therefore, the objective of this research is to develop an improved inflow Performance Relationship model for solution gas reservoirs by employing a purely analytical approach and also compare the performance of the developed model with that of the existing IPR models (Vogel, Wiggins, Fetkovich, and Klins and Majher). A series expansion of the pseudo-steady state solution of the equation that governs fluid flow in reservoirs of radial geometry is obtained using Taylor's method and the infinite series obtained is truncated after a reasonable number of terms to ensure high degree of accuracy while also avoiding computational complexity. Moreover, the unknown coefficients in the truncated series were determined using the available reservoir fluid data. Finally, statistical analysis was carried out to determine the degree of deviation of the new and existing IPR models from the actual IPR. This analysis shows that the improved model (with an average coefficient of determination of 0.97) outperforms the existing IPR models to which it was compared. Therefore, the improved model is recommended for situations where extreme accuracy is of utmost importance. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2021-02-02-04 Full Text: PDF
Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Menggunakan Model Problem Based Learning untuk Memfasilitasi Kemampuan Literasi Matematis Peserta Didik
Authors: Hidayat Rahmat , Murni Atma , Roza Yenita 
Published: November 2021

Penulis an ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kesulitan yang dialami guru dalam menyusun perangkat pembelajaran berdasarkan acuan kurikulum 2013 serta kurangnya kemampuan guru dalam memilih model pembelajaran yang disarankan oleh kurikulum 2013. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran matematika dengan model problem based learningyang memenuhi syarat valid dan praktis dalam memfasilitasi kemampuan literasi matematis peserta didik pada materi SPLDV. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas VIII SMP N 1 Kampar Kiri Hilir. Model yang digunakan adalah model 4D (define, design, develop, desseminate). Instrumen yang digunakan adalah instrumen validasi perangkat pembelajaran (silabus, RPP, LKPD) serta angket respon peserta didik untuk instrumen keparktisan. Hasil penulis an dan pengembangan menunjukkan bahwa perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan sudah validdan praktis.Hasil validasi silabus mencapai 94% dengan kategori sangat valid,RPP mencapai 93% dengan kategori sangat valid, LKPD mencapai 85% dengan kategori sangat valid.Artinya perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan dapat diujicobakan. Perangkat pembelajaran ini memenuhi syarat praktis pada uji coba kelompok kecil dengan rata-rata hasil angket respon peserta didik mencapai 89%%berada pada kategori sangat praktis.Artinya perangkat yang telah diujicobakan mudah digunakan dan dapat dipahami oleh peserta didik. Dengan demikian perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkansudah memenuhi syarat valid dan praktis untuk memfasilitasi kemampuan literasi matematis peserta didik.
Analisis Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas X SMA At-Taubah pada Materi SLPTV dengan Metode Pembelajaran Daring
Authors: Putri Yulia Pratami , Adirakasiwi Alpha Galih 
Published: November 2021

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis sejauh mana minat belajar siswa SMA kelas X MIPA 1 di SMA At-Taubah pada saat pandemi dengan menggunakan metode daring pada materi SPLTV. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya minat belajar siswa saat pembelajaran daring pada penelitian terdahulu. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah Metode Kualitatif Deskriptif menggunakan skala likert. Intrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berupa angket yang terdiri dari penyataan positif dan negatif dan berjumlah 20 penyataan yang bertujuan untuk mengukur minat siswa selama pembelajaran daring pada materi SPLTV. Diperoleh hasil rata-rata presentase 76,39% dengan kategori kuat, maka dapat dikatakan siswa kelas X MIPA 1 di SMA At-Taubah memiliki minat belajar matematika yang baik pada materi SPLTV dengan metode daring.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERITONITIS ASSOCIATED HYPERLACTAMIA FOR EVALUATING MORTALITY IN SECONDARY PERITONITIS
Authors: Jain Amit , Singhal Shubham , Choudhary Sanjeev Singh 
Published: November 2021

Lactate levels are normally maintained at less than 1.5 mmol/L using a delicate balance between production and clearance (by liver and kidneys). Hyperlactemia has shown correlation with higher mortality. In our study on 30 indoor patients of perforation peritonitis in SMS medical college, Jaipur – we found that higher lactate level (> 4) is associated with higher ventilator need (80%) and hence higher mortality (60%).
Keywords: Hyperlactemia.
Identification of m6A-Related lncRNAs Associated With Prognoses and Immune Responses in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Authors: Li Ding , Liang Jiaming , Cheng Cheng , Guo Wenbin , Li Shuolei , Song Wenping , Song Zhenguo , Bai Yongtao , Zhang Yongna , Wu Xuan , Zhang Wenzhou 
Published: November 2021

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains the most common type of hematopoietic malignancy in adults and has an unfavorable outcome. Herein, we aimed to construct an N6-methylandenosine (m6A)-related long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) signature to accurately predict the prognosis of patients with AML using the data downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database.Methods: The RNA-seq and clinical data were obtained from the TCGA AML cohort. First, Pearson correlation analysis was performed to identify the m6A-related lncRNAs. Next, univariate Cox regression analysis was used to determine the candidate lncRNAs with prognostic value. Then, feature selection was carried out by Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis, and seven eligible m6A-related lncRNAs were included to construct the prognostic risk signature. Kaplan–Meier and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to evaluate the predictive capacity of the risk signature both in the training and testing datasets. A nomogram was used to predict 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year overall survival (OS) of AML patients. Next, the expression levels of lncRNAs in the signature were validated in AML samples by qRT-PCR. Functional enrichment analyses were carried out to identify probable biological processes and cellular pathways. The ceRNA network was developed to explore the downstream targets and mechanisms of m6A-related lncRNAs in AML.Results: Seven m6A-related lncRNAs were identified as a prognostic signature. The low-risk group hold significantly prolonged OS. The nomogram showed excellent accuracy of the signature for predicting 1-year, 2-year and 3-year OS (AUC = 0.769, 0.820, and 0.800, respectively). Moreover, the risk scores were significantly correlated with enrichment in cancer hallmark- and malignancy-related pathways and immunotherapy response in AML patients.Conclusion: We developed and validated a novel risk signature with m6A-related lncRNAs which could predict prognosis accurately and reflect the immunotherapy response in AML patients.