bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Application of Machine Learning Method for Calculating the Instability Voltage of Nano- Beam Actuator in the Presence of Electrostatic Force and Considering vdW and Casimir Forces
Authors: Mobki Hamed , Mihandoost Sara , Aliasghary Mortaza , Ouakad Hassen M. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Considering the significant importance of investigating of pull-in instability and determining the pull-in voltage in nano-sensors and nano-actuators, in this article, the determination of the pull-in voltage of these structures is discussed based on the machine learning method. MLP neural network and SVR methods, which have good ability to estimate data and regression, are considered for this purpose. In this regard, the number of 500 data have been considered for training of these approaches. For the training process, the pull-in voltage has been set as the target and the physical and geometric characteristics of nanostructures are considered as inputs. The exact value of pull-in voltage for training has been determined using the SSLM together with Galerkin methods; where is a reliable procedure to determine of pull-in voltage. The type of employed MLP is feed forward back propagation and its utilized learning process is the Levenberg Marquardt. The number of layers and neurons for each layer have been checked by practicing different configurations, the most optimal mode includes two hidden layers and the number of 10 and 8 neurons in the first and second hidden layers. Also, SVR with RBF kernel has been also used. By comparing the performance of two methods, it was found that MLP has a relatively good ability to estimate the pull-in voltage. Also, the capability of neural networks in determining the pull-in voltage has been examined according to the results presented in the previous reference, and the characteristics of these structures were not considered in the training process of the machine learning method. The obtained results show the very good capability of the neural network in determining the pull-in voltage of nanostructures in previous study as well.
Trends in outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults with experience of domestic and sexual violence and abuse: A scoping review.
Authors: Carlisle Sophie , Bunce Annie , Prina Matthew , Cook Elizabeth , Barbosa Estela , McManus Sally , Feder Gene , Lewis Natalia 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Objectives: In the UK, a range of support services and interventions are available to people who have experienced or perpetrated domestic and sexual violence and abuse (DSVA). However, it is currently not clear which outcomes and outcome measures are used to assess their effectiveness. The objective of this review is to summarise, map and identify trends in outcome measures in evaluations and reports of DSVA services and interventions in the UK.
Design: Scoping review
Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Social Policy and Practice, ASSIA, IBSS, Sociological abstracts and SSCI electronic databases were searched from inception until 21st June 2022. Grey literature sources were identified and searched.
Eligibility: We included randomised controlled trials, non-randomised comparative studies, pre-post studies and service evaluations, with at least one outcome relating to the effectiveness of the support intervention or service for people who have experienced and/or perpetrated DSVA. Outcomes had to be assessed at baseline and at least one more time-point, or compared to a comparison group.
Charting methods: Outcome measures were extracted, iteratively thematically grouped into categories, domains and subdomains, and trends were explored.
Results: 80 studies reporting 87 interventions or services were included. A total of 426 outcome measures were extracted, of which 200 were used more than once. The most commonly reported subdomain was DSVA perpetration, and cessation of abuse according to the Severity of Abuse Grid was the most common individual outcome. Analysis of temporal trends showed that the number of studies and outcomes used has increased since the 1990s.
Conclusions: Our findings highlight inconsistencies between studies in outcome measurement. The increase in the number of studies and variety of measures suggests that as evaluation of these services and interventions matures, there is an increased need for a core of common, reliable metrics to aid comparability.
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Origin of breath isoprene in humans is revealed via multi-omic investigations
Authors: Sukul Pritam , Richter Anna , Junghanss Christian , Schubert Jochen K , Miekisch Wolfram 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Isoprene is amongst the most abundant volatile metabolites produced by plants and animals. Human exhaled isoprene is related to various pathophysiology but the origin was yet uncertain. Among 2000 individuals screened within consecutive mass-spectrometric studies, five healthy adults without breath isoprene were identified. Whole exome sequencing in these individuals revealed a shared homozygous (< 1% prevalent) IDI2 stop-gain mutation preventing conversion of isopentenyl diphosphate to dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) in cholesterol metabolism. Targeted sequencing depicted that the IDI2 variant is heterozygous in isoprene deficient blood-relatives and absent in unrelated isoprene normal adults. Wildtype IDI1 and cholesterol metabolism related serological parameters were normal in everyone. IDI2 determines isoprene production as DMAPP is the only source of isoprene and unlike plants, humans lack isoprene synthase and its homologue. Human IDI2 is only expressed in skeletal-myocyte peroxisomes and instant spikes in isoprene exhalation during muscle activity confirm the origin from muscular lipolytic cholesterol metabolism. Well-defined endogenous origin translated isoprene as a clinically interpretable breath biomarker.
A Big Data framework for actionable information to manage drinking water quality
Authors: Kyritsakas Grigorios , Boxall Joseph B. , Speight Vanessa L. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractWater utilities collect vast amounts of data, but they are stored and utilised in silos. Machine learning (ML) techniques offer the potential to gain deeper insight from such data. We set out a Big Data framework that for the first time enables a structured approach to systematically progress through data storage, integration, analysis, and visualisation, with applications shown for drinking water quality. A novel process for the selection of the appropriate ML method, driven by the insight required and the available data, is presented. Case studies for a water utility supplying 5.5 million people validate the framework and provide examples of its use to derive actionable information from data to help ensure the delivery of safe drinking water.
Influence of vegetation change on water consumption in watersheds
Authors: Fawen Li , Xinya Jiao 
Published: April 2023

AbstractEvapotranspiration is one of the hot issues of ecological hydrology. However, few studies have analysed the impact of vegetation changes on water consumption from the perspective of natural and artificial vegetation. Taking the Ziya River Basin as an example, the daily meteorological data from 2001 to 2015 were used to calculate the water consumption of vegetation based on the Penman–Monteith model. The results showed that the vegetation coverage increased. The total water consumption increased from 2001 (2.60 × 1,010 m3) to 2005 (2.65 × 1,010 m3) and decreased from 2005 (2.65 × 1,010 m3) to 2015 (2.40 × 1,010 m3). The water consumption per unit area in descending order was mixed forests (660 mm, annual average), croplands (640 mm), closed shrublands (581 mm), deciduous broadleaf forests (528 mm), grasslands (514 mm), savannas (459 mm), and woody savannas (454 mm). Finally, the regression equation between vegetation coverage change and water consumption was y = 0.377x + 84.516, which showed that there was a proportional relationship. Therefore, attention should be given to balancing local water allocation during vegetation restoration. The results can provide a reference for vegetation restoration policies
AVALIAÇÃO DO CICLO DE VIDA APLICADA A EDIFICAÇÕES EM CONTÊINERES: REVISÃO CRÍTICA E CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A PADRONIZAÇÃO DAS PESQUISAS
Authors: Pinho Giusilene Costa de Souza , Calmon João Luiz , Justino Bárbara Maria de Paula 
Published: April 2023

O sistema construtivo contêiner tornou-se atrativo para a construção civil ao fazer a reciclagem e reutilização de um produto, mas a sua tão propagada sustentabilidade, ainda está por ser comprovada, pois deve contemplar os aspectos ambientais, econômicos e sociais de todo o seu ciclo de vida. Uma das ferramentas consolidadas que abrange todas essas questões é a Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida (ACV). Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão crítica da literatura sobre Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida de edificações construídas com contêineres, identificar as melhores práticas e deficiências, tendo como referência as normas ISO e propor recomendações para futuros estudos nessa área. A metodologia empregada para a revisão sistemática foi a Knowledge Development Process – Constructivist (Proknow-C). Como resultado, o trabalho traz à luz recomendações para melhores práticas de ACV aplicadas a edificações em contêiner. Por exemplo, a unidade funcional (UF) adotada deve ser explicitada detalhadamente, porque os módulos avaliados apresentam diferentes padronizações. Várias lacunas foram evidenciadas, como a necessidade de ampliação dos estudos referentes a outros impactos ambientais, além do uso de energia e emissão de CO2 na atmosfera. Por fim, a revisão crítica realizada, identificou uma série de pontos que necessitam de maior clareza ou serem explicitados. Dessa forma, fica latente a necessidade de se padronizar os estudos, para uma melhor prática de ACV. Com a adoção de um protocolo único, será possível obter resultados mais robustos e que possam ser facilmente comparados com outras pesquisas.
AVALIAÇÃO TÉCNICA DE MEDIDA DE MANEJO SUSTENTÁVEL DA ÁGUA PLUVIAL COM ORIFÍCIO REGULADOR DE VAZÃO
Authors: Moura João Marcos Bosi Mendonça de , Steffen Bruna Luiza 
Published: April 2023

Técnicas compensatórias (TCs) são medidas de manejo sustentável da água pluvial capazes de reservar temporariamente a água pluvial para fins de redução do risco de inundação brusca. A maior parte dos métodos de concepção de TCs não considera o uso de orifícios reguladores de vazão, porque pressupõem infiltração total da água no solo. Nesse contexto, o estudo avaliou o impacto hidráulico e hidrológico de uma TC com orifício regulador de vazão implantada em lote urbano no município de Blumenau, Santa Catarina. Um módulo experimental permitiu estimar a vazão do orifício regulador com diâmetro nominal de 50 mm e comprimento de 1.50 metros. A aplicação do método de Puls possibilitou avaliar o amortecimento da onda de cheia promovido pela TC. O experimento apontou que o coeficiente de descarga do orifício regulador de vazão foi de 0.60 ± 0.01, sendo 10% menor que o valor reportado na literatura. Estimou-se que a vazão máxima alcançada pelo orifício foi de 1.5 l/s. A TC reduziu a vazão máxima de contribuição do lote de 16.8 l/s para 2.0 l/s. A análise demonstrou a importância da verificação da vazão do orifício regulador para que as TCs contribuam efetivamente com o manejo sustentável da água pluvial.
The Broader Economic Value of Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Authors: Mulligan Karen , Kim Jaehong , Tysinger Bryan , Blim Jill , Emerson Geoffrey , Ferrone Philip J. , Kim Judy E. , Seabury Seth , Hahn Paul 
Published: April 2023

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<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To simulate economic outcomes for individuals with diabetic macular edema (DME) and estimate the economic value of direct and indirect benefits associated with DME treatment. </p>
<p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our study pairs individual and cohort analyses to demonstrate the value of treatment for DME. We used a microsimulation model to simulate self-reported vision (SRV) and economic outcomes for individuals with DME. Four scenarios derived from clinical trial data were simulated and compared for a lifetime horizon: untreated, anti-VEGF therapy, laser, and steroid. To quantify the relative magnitude of costs and benefits of DME treatment in the U.S., we used a cohort-level analysis based on real world treatment parameters derived from published data. </p>
<p><strong>Results: </strong>In the model, excellent/good SRV roughly corresponded to 20/40 or better visual acuity. A representative 51-year old treated for DME would spend 30-35% additional years with excellent/good SRV and 29-32% fewer years with fair/poor SRV relative to being untreated. A treated individual would experience 4-5% greater life expectancy and 9-13% more quality-adjusted life years. Indirect benefits from treatment included 6-9% more years working, 12-19% greater lifetime earnings, and 8-16% fewer years with disability. For the U.S. DME cohort (1.1. million people), total direct benefit was $63.0 billion over 20 years, and total indirect benefit was $4.8 billion. Net value (benefit minus cost) of treatment ranged from $28.1 billion to $52.8 billion.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusions: </strong> Treatment for DME provides economic value to patients and society through improved vision, life expectancy, and quality of life and indirectly through improved employment and disability outcomes.</p>
Cognitive Flexibility Levels and Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Preservice Teachers
Authors: Kazu Hilal , Pullu Serkan 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between preservice teachers’ cognitive flexibility levels and their teaching self-efficacy perceptions. Convenience sampling was used for the sample group of the study conducted according to the correlational survey model. The sample group consisted of 4th-year students who were studying in the departments of ‘Computer and Instructional Technologies Education’, ‘Classroom Teaching’, ‘Art Teaching’, ‘Mathematics Teaching’, ‘Turkish Teaching’, ‘Social Studies Teaching’, ‘Preschool Teaching’, and ‘Science Education’, under the body of Faculty of Education, Fırat University during the 2019–2020 academic year. The “Cognitive Flexibility Scale”, which was developed by Martin and Rubin (1995) and adapted into Turkish by Çelikkaleli (2014), and “Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale,” which was developed by Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001) and adapted into Turkish by Çapa, Çakıroğlu and Sarıkaya (2005), were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analysed using a computer-aided statistical program. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to meet the normality assumption of the data. Since the data met the assumption of normality, independent samples t-test was used to compare student views according to the variable of gender. Analysis of variance was used to make comparison based on the variables of department, grade point average and expectation to pass PPSE (Public Personnel Selection Examination). Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used to determine the correlation between the scales. As a result of the study, both the cognitive flexibility levels and the levels of teaching self-efficacy perception were found to be high in preservice teachers. While the cognitive flexibility level of female preservice teachers was higher than male preservice teachers, the cognitive flexibility levels and teaching self-efficacy perceptions were higher than others in preservice teachers having a high grade point average and a high expectation to pass PPSE. Finally, it was determined that levels of cognitive flexibility and teaching self-efficacy perception affected one another positively and significantly.
Mothers’ Voices on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Leaning Towards Sustainable Inclusive Education in Maragusan, Philippines
Authors: Catubigan Robie V. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The birth of a child is the beginning of a woman’s motherhood. It is genuinely illuminated in her raising and rearing responsibilities. This study explores the understanding and experiences of Mansaka mothers about autism before and after diagnosis. This qualitative phenomenological inquiry employed face-to-face semi-structured interviews with five Mansaka mothers in the countryside of Maragusan having a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Colaizzi’s method was applied to analyze the data through transcribing, coding, and theming. The result of the study revealed that mothers have personal observations about their children’s behavior and share their rearing issues, retrospection, and standpoint of their children’s condition before diagnosis. It was highlighted in the result that parents had different reactions, realizations, and responses about their children’s condition after the diagnosis. The implication of the study infers development of sustainable inclusive practices and reviews of policy.
Removal of Zinc Ions from Aqueous Solutions with the Use of Lignin and Biomass Part II
Authors: Miros-Kudra P. , Sobczak P. , Gzyra-Jagieła K. , Ciepliński M. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
In response to the trend toward sustainable management of by-products from the pulp and paper industry as well as plant waste, practical and economical methods are being developed to use them in a way that does not pose a threat to the environment. The main aim of the research was to study the possibility of using lignin and plant biomass as biosorbents for the removal of zinc ions from aqueous solutions. The secondary aim was to build an optimal multilayer system made of biosorbents selected during the research in order to obtain the highest sorption efficiency and to determine the best conditions of the sorption process. The effectiveness of zinc ion sorption was assessed using an appropriate combination of sorbents such as lignin, oat bran, rice husk, chitosan, pectin, sodium alginate, pine bark, coconut fiber and activated carbon, selected on the basis of literature data and the preliminary results of tests carried out using FTIR and AAS. The main component of the sorption system was lignin separated from black liquor. Results indicate that the best Zn sorption system was based on coconut fiber, lignin, and pine bark, for which the maximum sorption efficiency was 95%. The research also showed that the increase in the process temperature, the mass of biosorbents used and the alkaline pH are the factors that increase the efficiency of the sorption. It can be concluded that lignin and plant biomass can be used as ecological sorbents of zinc ions from water solutions. They are safe for the environment, produced from renewable sources, and are by-products or waste materials, which is part of the sustainable development and circular economy currently promoted in the EU.
Implications Regarding the Logistical Integration of Exoskeleton-Type Robotic Systems
Authors: Minculete Gheorghe , Virca Ioan , Giurgiu Tiberiu 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The technological developments of the 2nd decade of the 21st century reveal the development of systems that facilitate economic operations within the economic and military supply chains to immediately meet the needs of consumption and use. Therefore, one of the technological systems with an important impact on the efficiency of carrying out specific operations in such systems is represented by the exoskeleton robotic system. This material approaches in a correlative manner the importance and role of exoskeleton-type robotic devices starting from the increased demands of the Future Soldier both on the operational line and in terms of adequate logistic support for its sustainment and self-sustainment. Therefore, even in the military logistics of the constitution combat forces of tactical and/or joint level, exoskeleton-type devices are used by military and civilian workers especially for carrying out activities appropriate to the loading and unloading of materials, in order to quickly respond to the requests for the timely granting of the complex logistical support both during the day, as well as at night. Moreover, this exoskeleton-type system can be easily used by logistics execution personnel who may also work in different areas of logistic support such as maintenance, movement and transportation, or medical support.
Ixtlamatilistli wan tepahtilistli ipan Ixhuatlán tlen Madero, Veracruz
Authors: Nava Vite Rafael , Nava Hernández Yoltzi 
Published: April 2023

Ika ni tlahkuilolistli tihnekih tihnextiseh kenihki masewalmeh mopahtiah ika xiwipahtli kemah kipiyah kokolistli ipan inintlakayo tlen tlasehsehkayotl wan tlatotonihkayotl. Nohkia, kihnextia kenihki tepahtiyanih tlen chanchiwah ipan chinankomeh nawas wan ñuhus tlen Ixhuatlán tlen Madero, Veracruz, tlen wextekapan tlalli, keniki kinchikoittah wan kintepotztokah pampa kinkokoliah. Ixhuatlán tlen Madero, Veracruz, eli se municipio tlen kipiya miakeh tlahtolmeh, pampa nikan itztokeh ipan chinankomeh nawatinih, tepehuas, totonakos wan otomimeh. Miak ohtinih tlen kipiya san tlawel owih se nehnemis pampa san kipiya tepisilli. Ni tlahkuilolistli motlatzkilia ipan se tekitl tlen mochihki ipan 2010 wan tlanki ipan 2012, ni tekitl mochihki ipan chinankomeh Guayabo, Cacahuatengo wan Ahuacapa ome, tlen Ixhuatlán tlen Madero, Veracruz. Keman titekipanokeh ipan ni chinankomeh, timokamawihkeh ika tepahtiyanih wan ipan ni tlahkuilolistli tihnextiah tlatzintokilli tle tihchihkeh.

Este artículo tiene por objetivo hacer visible las diversas prácticas curativas que tienen como base el uso de plantas medicinales que pueden curar las enfermedades causadas por un desequilibrio de la composición frío-caliente del cuerpo. Asimismo, hace evidente una situación de persecución que han vivido los médicos tradicionales de comunidades nahuas y otomíes del municipio de Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz, ubicadas en la Huasteca baja de Veracruz.
Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz es un municipio con una rica diversidad lingüística y cultural ya que en dicho municipio comparten el territorio los grupos lingüísticos nahuas, lhimasipij (tepehuas), totonacas y ñuhus (otomíes). En esta región se viven condiciones de alta marginación y la mayoría de los caminos que dan acceso a las comunidades son de terracería y de dificil acceso.
El presente artículo se sustenta en un trabajo de campo llevado a cabo del 2010 al 2012 en las comunidades nahuas de El Guayabo, Cacahuatengo y Ahuacapa Segundo de Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz. En la actividad de campo se entrevistaron a varios médicos tradicionales que permiten visibilizar las condiciones de atención a la salud de la población nahua.