bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Diffusion of News through Social Media with Reference to the Kiss of Love Movement on Facebook
Authors: P Rupa 
Published: June 2018

Web 2.0 is an interactive medium that has paved the way for the democratization of news. News is no longer the domain of the elite who disseminate it to the masses via mass media. In the age of Web 2.0, where social media rules the roost, every individual is a content generator and a purveyor of information. News is now more viral than ever. Facebook with over a hundred million users in India is the most popular social networking site in India. People use Facebook to connect, like, share and comment on everything from politics to culture to religion and so on. They also use it to disseminate news that they connect with on a personal level; along with their opinions on the same. This way, they become creators and transmitters of information.The Kiss of Love movement is a non-violent protest against moral policing which began when a Facebook page called 'Kiss of love' asked the youth across Kerala to participate in a protest against moral policing on 2nd November, 2014, at Marine Drive, Cochin. The controversial movement has snowballed into a mass movement which has spread into other states. A campaign of this magnitude has been made possible due to viral diffusion of news, information and comments on Facebook. This study uses quantitative and qualitative tools to study the diffusion of news with regard to the Kiss of Love movement through Facebook in an attempt to shed more light on the diffusion process of information through social media.
Sub-regional Maritime Security Challenges: A Cooperative Approach
Authors: Rao Udai 
Published: June 2018

The Indian Ocean Region has today emerged as the most important region of strategic concern. With India and China trying to establish their clout over this region and using it to propel themselves to the title of a Superpower. Indian Ocean becomes an interesting site for maritime security studies. This article attempts to trace the different areas of concern for all the stakeholders involved in the management of this sub-regional maritime security challenge. Maritime cooperation and security would ensure secure and safe seas which in turn would allow resurgence of our economies in a mutually beneficial manner. The sub-regional grouping with Maldives and Sri Lanka has to transcend beyond the South Asia sphere, encompassing Seychelles and Mauritius and would be a ‘Bottom Up Approach’ to shaping the maritime strategic environment in the Indian ocean.
The Trajectory of Tribal Development Practice: The Case of Muthuvan Community in Kerala
Authors: Pradeep Kumar K S 
Published: June 2018

Tribal development in Kerala has now reached a perplexing situation due to the failure of the state in ensuring the inclusive well-being of the members of tribal communities. This is also true with regard to sustaining their age-old ways of life and living circumstances. A comprehensive analysis of the tribal living conditions in the state is essential to get a clear idea of the ‘developmental issues and concerns’ and to arrive at clear ways of resolving them. Several tribal communities or a majority of their hamlets have already shifted or are in the process of shifting to the new living circumstances. Not being a smooth shift, involves serious struggles for survival with drastic shifts being demanded in the modes livelihood, patterns of living, belief systems etc. This has brought the traditional ways of tribal existence in the state under serious challenge with old models of coexistence and environment-based living nearly put to an end. Amidst this state of affairs, it is truly a fascinating scene to watch that in a few hamlets of certain tribal communities, such as Muthuvans in Idukki district and its adjoining areas in Kerala, the elements of traditional life still survive despite their intermixture with the mainstream population. The paper draws from field observations and attempts to understand the trajectory of tribal existences in Kerala State. The move from tradition to the present day modernity is closely analysed here, with or without the academic rigour, in order to present the reader with some dairy notes that could be useful to comprehend the magnitude of the change and the ensuing struggles.
Shyness / Social Phobia
Authors: D'Souza Lancy 
Published: June 2018

This study reports the influence of shyness on self-concept and academic achievement in high school children. In the present study Crozier's (1995) shyness scale, Singh's (1986) self-concept scale and academic achievement of the students were employed to find out the influence of shyness. 240 high school students served as subjects. Results revealed that as the shyness level increased self-concept of
the students decreased linearly. Shyness is found to affect academic achievement negatively and significantly. Also, remedial measures for shyness/social phobia and further management have been discussed.
Key Words: Shyness, Social Phobia, Self concept, Academic Scores & High school students.
Wedding Tourism and India
Authors: Suklabaidya Paramita 
Published: June 2018

Wedding Tourism — a seemingly new form of Tourism is causing a lot of excitement in the tourism industry. In some cases it is also referred to as "Marriage Tourism" or "Destination Wedding". Whatever maybe the way one addresses this phenomenon, it is for sure that we cannot ignore this new trend in the tourism sector.
According to the bridal magazine, Conde Nast Bridal Group's survey, globally wedding tourism has seen a growth of 400% in the past 10 years. Globalisation and a growing interest in each other's culture is probably one of the primary reasons for this trend. The people world over are attracted to say their "I Do" in some unique way or at an exotic location. Europe based couples are known to fly overseas to destinations like Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Cyprus in order to marry. No wonder these destinations rank among the favourites.
India as a country is one of the beneficiaries of this new trend. Both NRIs and foreigners are choosing an Indian wedding, with all its traditional rituals and interesting locales. The already booming Indian wedding industry, with a revenue of Rs.50, 000 /- crore per annum and
a growth rate of 25% per year is looking for ways to tie up with leading hotels and travel agents to woo this growing tourist segment. Although, in India, it is difficult to come across the exact statistics and figures regarding this tourism sector, nevertheless we cannot ignore this segment.
This paper is an attempt to understand this concept of wedding tourism. The paper also examines the possible reasons for its growing popularity and its role in creating other business avenues for the travel and hospitality and allied industries, such as wedding resorts and others. The scope of wedding tourism in India is also explored.
Application of GIS in the Tourism Designing a Frame Work for Kerala Tourism
Authors: C K Venugopal 
Published: June 2018

Applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) are still in its infancy in the Kerala Tourism perspective. THE FUTURE OF KEALA Tourism lies in implementing a GIS based solution for its applications. Some basic features like itinerary planner and destination location finder have been implemented in the official website of Kerala Tourism. The full potential of GIS is yet to be realised. In order to compete in the international market this areas needs to be strengthened. This study gives in insight into the possible implementation of a GIS based solution in the master plan of Kerala Tourism. Also the possible outputs which such a system can generate are also examined.
Assessing the Impact of Service Level When Customer Needs Are Uncertain: An Empirical Investigation of Hospital Step-Down Units
Authors: Chan Carri W. , Green Linda V. , Lekwijit Suparerk , Lu Lijian , Escobar Gabriel 
Published: June 2018

Many service systems have servers with different capabilities and customers with varying needs. One common way this occurs is when servers are hierarchical in their skills or in the level of service they can provide. Much of the literature studying such systems relies on an understanding of the relative costs and benefits associated with serving different customer types by the different levels of service. In this work, we focus on estimating these costs and benefits in a complex healthcare setting where the major differentiation among server types is the intensity of service provided. Step-down units (SDUs) were initially introduced in hospitals to provide an intermediate level of care for semicritically ill patients who are not sick enough to require intensive care but not stable enough to be treated in the general medical/surgical ward. One complicating factor is that the needs of customers is sometimes uncertain—specifically, it is difficult to know a priori which level of care a particular patient needs. Using data from 10 hospitals from a single hospital network, we take a data-driven approach to classify patients based on severity and empirically estimate the clinical and operational outcomes associated with routing these patients to the SDU. Our findings suggest that an SDU may be a cost-effective way to treat patients when used for patients who are post-ICU (intensive care unit). However, the impact of SDU care is more nuanced for patients admitted from the emergency department and may result in increased mortality risk and hospital length of stay for patients who should be treated in the ICU. Our results imply that more study is needed when using SDU care this way. This paper was accepted by Serguei Netessine, operations management.
Corruption in Civil Litigation System: An Approach to Judicial Reform in Bangladesh
Authors: Alim Abdul 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
It is well known that judiciary is one of the most important organs of any State. The quality of justice of a country is mostly based on the strong, independent and fair judiciary. By ensuring justice judiciary plays the key role in development progress of a country. But in Bangladesh it is an irony of fate that in the judiciary there is too much corruption, nepotism, inordinate delay and many other serious problems are deeply entered. As a result the judiciary is failed to provide the ultimate justice for general people. If anyone looks over the existing civil litigation system can easily find out many problems and lickings. In the present civil litigation system the Court never follows the speedy process at all and in case of service of summons, framing of issues, discovery, and execution process there are huge problem. Again, various types of corruption from among the judicial officers, lawyers and clients are clearly seen in Court premises. To prevent these types of dreadful conditions State required very urgent effective steps. Now this is an age of digitalization and through the use of digital means State can improve the existing civil litigation system.
On 𝓠-regular semigroups
Authors: Feng Xinyang 
Published: June 2018

AbstractIn this paper, we give some characterizations of 𝓠-regular semigroups and show that the class of 𝓠-regular semigroups is closed under the direct product and homomorphic images. Furthermore, we characterize the 𝓠-subdirect products of this class of semigroups and study theE-unitary 𝓠-regular covers for 𝓠-regular semigroups, in particular for those whose maximum group homomorphic image is a given group. As an application of these results, we claim that the similar results onV-regular semigroups also hold.
Direct quotations in Nigerian investigative public hearings
Authors: Unuabonah Foluke O. 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
This paper examines the forms, frequency and pragmatic functions of direct quotations in Nigerian investigative public hearings on the Federal Capital Territory administration. The quotations are taken from 40 purposively selected investigative public hearings which are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively from a discourse-pragmatic approach to quotations as well as from the perspective of metapragmatic act theory. The quotations involve both written and spoken quotations, self- and other-quotations, as well as actual and hypothetical quotations. Direct quotations are used in the hearings by quoters to frame their discourse, support their claims, indicate different stances, depict victimhood, serve as reminders, correct misunderstandings, and model discourse. The forms, distribution and functions of these quotations indicate how speakers in the hearings frame their discourse in order to help hearers interpret their talk appropriately.
Competencia del ovocito bovino obtenido por ovum pick-up valorado mediante el azul brillante de cresilo
Authors: Ayala G. Luis , Samaniego C. Jorge , Nieto E. Pedro , Rodas C. Ramiro , Dutan S. Jorge , Calle Or. Guido , Murillo A. Yury , Vazquez M. Juan , Argudo G. Daniel , Perea G. Fernando 
Published: June 2018

El objetivo del presente estudio fue valorar la prueba del azul brillante de cresilo (BCB) como método indirecto para seleccionar ovocitos competentes para la producción in vitro de embriones (PIV). Los complejos cúmulos-ovocitos (COC) fueron obtenidos de dos vaquillas criollas sometidas a dos tratamientos: T1 = COC recuperados por OPU (ovum pick-up) previa estimulación con FSH-LH; T2 = COC recuperados sin previa estimulación de la donante (testigo). Las dos vaquillas fueron alternadas en los dos tratamientos y se hicieron cinco repeticiones. Los COC recuperados fueron clasificados en tipos A, B, C y D. Luego se aplicó la prueba del BCB a cada uno de los tipos de COC para determinar si son BCB+ o BCB-. T1 permitió recuperar 5.2 más COC que T2 (p<0.05). Al aplicar la prueba del BCB se determinó que todos los ovocitos tipo A de T1 y T2 fueron BCB+; es decir, terminaron su crecimiento y se encontraban listos para iniciar el proceso de maduración in vitro; sin embargo, solo alrededor del 50% de los COC tipo B, C y D de T1 y T2 fueron BCB+. Se concluye que la selección de COC basado en las características morfológica es un método confiable únicamente para los de tipo A, y tiene un 50% de error para los COC de tipo B, C y D y, por lo tanto, la aplicación de la prueba del BCB permite mejorar esta selección de forma no invasiva.
Family Experiences of Pediatric Inpatient Care in Alberta, Canada: Results From the Child HCAHPS Survey
Authors: Kemp Kyle A. , Ahmed Sadia , Quan Hude , Johnson David , Santana Maria J. 
Published: June 2018

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Patient experience surveys provide feedback regarding the perceived quality of health care services. Unfortunately, many surveys have tended to be focused on an adult population, resulting in a lack of validated instruments for pediatric populations. In 2015, Alberta Health Services implemented the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child HCAHPS) survey. Our objectives in the current study were to describe the use of the Child HCAHPS survey in Alberta, Canada, and to present preliminary results.

METHODS:
Parents and/or guardians completed a modified version of the Child HCAHPS survey via telephone within 6 weeks of their child’s discharge from 1 of 14 hospitals (2 stand-alone pediatric and 12 adult). For each of the survey composites and stand-alone items, the mean “top box” score is reported, reflecting the most positive response option. Overall results were reported, as were comparisons in top box scores between stand-alone pediatric and adult facilities.

RESULTS:
From October 2015 to March 2017, 3389 surveys were completed. Overall, mean top box scores ranged from 41.5% (“preventing mistakes and helping you report concerns”) to 95.8% (“keeping you informed about your child’s care in the emergency department”). Stand-alone pediatric hospitals tended to outperform the adult ones, particularly in global ratings of care, parental involvement in decision-making, and communication between parents and providers.

CONCLUSIONS:
With our findings, we indicate areas in which pediatric inpatient care is being delivered well, as well as targeted areas for quality improvement. Our results may be highlighted in future comparisons among others who have adopted the Child HCAHPS.
Estimation of activity the methane seepage from the Black Sea floor using MODIS images and geosciences data
Authors: Melnichenko T. A. 
Published: June 2018

The publication presents the results of a certain stage of the study: the features of methane gas seepage characteristics in the transition zone of shelf-continental slope in the region of the Dnieper Paleodelts in the northwestern part of the Black Sea are identified, taking into account the data set: information of satellite images and of geological-geophysical (acoustic) data. About 2000 of the MODIS satellite images (product MOD021KM) are acquired in stages over one year period. The image processing was carried out in the GIS environment. It was established that the volume of methane gas seepage on the investigated site is fixed on satellite images and is most pronounced during increased seismotectonic activity (activation of earthquakes in the Black Sea region) - this is due to the tectonic structure of the study area, which is in the regional plan on the edge of the Eastern European platform, and in the local area, is the Dnepr paleo-delta in the zone of decomposition, which is an additional factor for gas outlets here. On satellite images small clouds are observed in cloudy weather or absence of clouds on the background of continuous clouds. This is due to the physical properties of methane, which is (according to geochemical studies) about 99% of the released gas. Methane rising from the bottom of the sea to the surface, and then to the troposphere is much colder than the surface water and warmer than the atmosphere layer, which provokes the formation of condensate over the site with methane gas seepage, and when the weather conditions change, forming a rainy cloud with a sharp drop in temperature, the volume of methane gas of seepage up are much warmer than clouds, forming a cloudy area on a background of continuous clouds. This phenomenon is recorded in various spectral (thermal and infrared) bands in satellite images (NASA – MODIS, NOAA, etc.), methane rising to the lower layers of the atmosphere intensively absorbs thermal radiation of the Earth in the infrared spectral region at a wavelength of 7.66 µm. It enables to determine the methane gas seepage in satellite images for future studies of gas outlets from the bottom of the sea, taking into account the geological information and additional hydrological and weather data. The conducted monitoring of the satellite images showed that during the period of increased seismic activity in this region (in particular under the influence of the zone Vranch), it directly affects the tectonic situation in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and increases the emissions of methane gases from the bottom of the sea, which are then recorded on the MODIS sensor.
Перспективність використання нанотехнологій для підвищення працездатності сільськогосподарської техніки
Authors: Chaikovs’kyi B.P. , Shalko A.B. , Yaroshovych I.G. , Kyryliv V.I. , Maksymiv O.V. , Kurnat I.M. 
Published: June 2018

Показано визначальне значення наноідустрії в соціально-економічних пріоритетах індустріальних держав на сучасному етапі економічного розвитку для переважаючого випуску наукомісної високотехнологічної продукції. В рамках сучасних уявлень – це інтегрований комплекс, який включає обладнання, матеріали, програмні засоби, систему знань, а також технологічну, метрологічну, інформаційну, організаційно-економічну культуру і кваліфікований кадровий потенціал, який забезпечує виробництво наукомісткої продукції , яка базується на використанні нових, особливих властивостей матеріалів і систем у нанометровому діапазоні. Інтелектуальна база наносистем – це, безумовно, система знань і умінь, носієм якої є кваліфікований персонал. Основною формою інвестицій в кваліфікований персонал є якісна та сучасна освіта. Поряд з постановкою чисто економічної задачі – підвищення ефективності виробництва на основі випереджуючого розвитку високотехнологічних галузей, необхідно вирішувати і ще одну соціальну задачу – забезпечення необхідного інтелектуального рівня персоналу через розвиток наукових досліджень і надання освітніх послуг. Підкреслено важливу роль агропромислового комплексу в формуванні бюджету та економічної стабільності України. Гранична ступінь зношування вузлів технологічного обладнання (основних фондів) обумовлює додаткові витрати на ремонт обладнання та втрати сільськогосподарської продукції. Вказано на важливість поряд з агротехнічними заходами підвищення надійності технологічного обладнання. Виділено особливу роль зносотривкості основних деталей та вузлів. Обґрунтовано та показано доцільність підвищення надійності та довговічності технологічного обладнання та його окремих важко навантажених деталей та вузлів використанням зміцнюючих технологій, зокрема таких, які формують на поверхнях деталей машин і механізмів нанокристалічні структури. Проведено лабораторні дослідження зносотривкості зразків із сталі 65Г з поверхневою наноструктурою в умовах сухого тертя на машині тертя МІ-1М за схемою кільце-вкладка стосовно експлуатаційних умов роботи дисків сошників сівалок. Показано доцільність використання поверхневого наноструктурного зміцнення шляхом використання технології механоімпульсної обробки для підвищення зносотривкості. На прикладі дисків сошників сівалок показано ефективність використання поверхневого зміцнення шляхом формування нанокристалічної структури для підвищення їх працездатності. Вказану технологію можна використовувати для зміцнення інших деталей сільськогосподарських машин, харчової, переробної промисловості та в інших галузях промисловості.
Безвідходна біотехнологія отримання симбіотика і метабіотика на основі Вifidobacterium longum – Я 3 та Propionibacterium shermanii – 4
Authors: Krupytska L. , Kaprelyants L. , Kylymenchuk O. , Velichko T. 
Published: June 2018

Для усунення дисбіотичних порушень мікробіоти шлунково-кишкового тракту людини використовують препарти пробіотики. Однак в останні роки накопичуються дані про зниження ефективності класичних пробіотиків, особливо на фоні антибіотикотерапії, тому популярності набуває перспективна група пробіотиків метаболітного типу. Метабіотики містять продукти метаболізму чи структупні компоненти пробіотичних мікроорганізмів. Метою експериментальної роботи стала розробка технології безвідходного виробництва, використовуючи культуральну рідину пробіотичних мікроорганізмів як сировину для створення безклітинного пробіотика. Об’єкти дослідження – культури мікроорганізмів музею кафедри біохімії, мікробіології і фізиології харчування ОНАХТ Вifidobacterium longum – Я 3, Propionibacterium shermanii – 4, культуральна рідина зазначених пробіотичних штамів. Предмет дослідження – структурні елементи метаболічної активності пробіотичних мікроорганізмів, органолептичні,фізико-хімічні і мікробіологічні показники. Після сумісного культивування B. longum – Я 3 + P. Shermanii – PS 4 на лактозному середовищі з додаванням соєвої сироватки за температури (34 ± 1) °С протягом 24 год з титром не менше 1 1010 КУО/см3, отримували супернатант культуральної рідини шляхом центрифугування при 8000 об/хв протягом 20 хв і подальшого фільтрування через бактеріальні фільтри в асептичних умовах. Біфідогенний стимулятор росту очищували від залішків мікробної біомаси за допомогою вакуум-фільтраціі із застосуванням бактеріальних фільтрів (Millipore, 0,22 мкм). Його визначення проводили за методом газово-рідинної хроматографії з використання газового хроматографа GC-16А «Shimadzu», Японія з можливістю програмування температури до 330 °С, полум’яно-іонізаційним детектором і програмним забезпеченням «GC solution». Визначено вміст 1,4-дигидроксі-2-нафтоїнової кислоти у супернатанті консорціуму Вifidobacterium longum – Я 3, Propionibacterium shermanii – 4 у кількості 4,1 мг/л. Розроблено принципопі технологічні схеми безвідходного виробництва біологіно активних добавок на основі класичного та метаболітного пробіотика.