bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Composition on Characteristics of Powder Coating Sludge (PCS)-Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer
Authors: Yeunyongkul Pracha , Kantawong Pawin , Munsin Ronnachart , Jarupoom Parkpoom , Siriprapa Pasinee 
Published: June 2022

The aim of this research is to experimentally study the application of powder coating sludge (PCS) and metakaolin as geopolymer. The PCS is a lot of waste which is released after the powder coating production process. While metakaolin comprises SiO2 and Al2O3 which can be used to produce geopolymer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine a suitable geopolymer mix ratio, using PCS as part of the mixture. This research also investigated the effect of metakaolin/PCS ratio, sodium hydroxide (NaOH)/sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) ratio, curing time, NaOH concentration and solid/liquid ratio on compressive strength of geopolymer. The coefficient of thermal conductivity was tested by using a suitable composition. Kaolin in this experiment was calcined at 700 °C for 2 h. Alkaline activators for molding were NaOH and Na2SiO3. Samples were hardened in an electric oven at 80 °C for 4 h before being removed from the moulds and cured at room temperature within 7, 14 and 28 days. Metakaolin/PCS ratios of 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 and 60:40, and solid/liquid ratios of 0.8 and 0.6 were performed. Concentration of NaOH were 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 molars and NaOH/Na2SiO3 ratios were 1:1.5, 1:2 and 1:2.5, respectively. The experiments were conducted in triplicate. Results of 3 PCS tests showed that the highest composition of Al2O3 and SiO2 were 3.37 and 1.99 % w/w, respectively. The sample which is based on 60 % metakaolin and 40 % PCS, 10 molars NaOH, NaOH/ Na2SiO3 of 1:1.25, solid/liquid of 0.6 and curing time of 28 days had a maximum compressive strength of 81 kg/cm2, while the coefficient of thermal conductivity was 0.1766 W/(mk). Therefore, it can be concluded that the PCS has the potential to partially replace metakaolin as geopolymers material.
HIGHLIGHTS

Geopolymer comprises alumina (Al2O3) and silica (SiO2) and the advantages of geopolymer production are environmentally friendly and reduce energy consumption

The appropriate metakaolin/PCS ratio and concentration of activators provide the highest compressive strength

The geopolymer of this study has low thermal conductivity coefficient therefore it is a good insulation material
A Recursive Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Energy Consumption in Cloud Computing
Authors: Pushpavathi Usha Kirana Sonangeri , D’Mello Demian Antony 
Published: June 2022

The Cloud Computing (CC) has vast amount of data centers that consists of many computing nodes and consumes a huge amount of electrical energy. Hence the researchers found that the high service-level agreements (SLAs) violations and Energy Consumption (EC) are the major challenging issues in CC. The various traditional approaches reduced the EC, but ignored the SLA violation during the selection of Virtual Machine (VM) from overloaded hosts. In order to effectively deal with these issues, this paper proposed the Recursive Ant Colony Optimization (RACO) in 2 different workloads. The main aim of the RACO is to minimize the high EC and SLA violations by the movement of best ant, which is random and identified the distance between their movements. The algorithm consists of 3 major steps includes tracking and updating the pheromone and finally city selection. The proposed method simulated on Cloud Sim to validate the efficiency and stability of the proposed RACO and their performance compared to that of other existing techniques. The results showed that RACO reduced the EC by 40 - 42 % (approx.) which is less than the traditional ACO algorithm in Planet Lab data.
HIGHLIGHTS

Reduced EC and SLA Violation of Data Center are done via RACO
VM Allocations are done by IQR and utilises micro, small, medium and extra-large instances
Pheromone Tracking, updating and city selection are the endeavours of RACO
RACO reduced EC by 40 - 42 % and SLA Violation
Idealized simulations of Mei-yu rainfall in Taiwan under uniform southwesterly flow using a cloud-resolving model
Authors: Wang Chung-Chieh , Chuang Pi-Yu , Chen Shi-Ting , Lee Dong-In , Tsuboki Kazuhisa 
Published: June 2022

Abstract. In this study, idealized cloud-resolving simulations are performed for horizontally uniform and steady southwesterly flow at fixed direction–speed
combinations to investigate rainfall characteristics and the role of the complex topography in Taiwan during the Mei-yu season without the
influence of a front or other disturbances. Eight directions (180 to 285∘, every 15∘) and eight speeds (5 to 22.5 m s−1,
every 2.5 m s−1) are considered, and near-surface relative humidity is also altered (from 55 %–100 %) in a subset of these
tests to further examine the effects of moisture content, yielding a total 109 experiments each having a integration length of 50 h. Three
rainfall regimes that correspond to different ranges of the wet Froude number (Frw) are identified from the idealized
simulations (with a grid size of 2 km). The low-Frw regime (Frw ≤ ∼ 0.3) is where the island circulation
from thermodynamic effects is the main driver of rainfall in local afternoon. The lower the wind speed and Frw are, the more widespread the rainfall is, as well as its
amount. On the other hand, the high-Frw regime (Frw ≥ ∼ 0.4) occurs when the flow of at least
12.5 m s−1 impinges on Taiwan terrain at a large angle (not parallel). This favors the flow-over scenario, and topographic rainfall
production becomes dominant through mechanical uplift of unstable air. In this scenario, the faster and wetter the flow is, the heavier the rainfall on
the windward slopes is, and maximum amounts typically occur at wind directions from 240–255∘. Between the two regimes above, a third, mixed
regime also exists. The idealized results are discussed for their applicability to the real atmosphere.
Length of hospital stay in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair compared to open Mesh repair in patients with inguinal hernia: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Abid Haider , Khan Salma 
Published: June 2022

Introduction: One of the challenges faced by surgeons during repair of inguinal hernias is to adopt an approach with minimum complications of infection, chronic pain, and recurrence of hernia. Along with traditional techniques, modern methods of Laparoscopic Repair and Open Mesh Repair have been introduced and need further evaluation.
Objective: To compare the mean length of hospital stay in laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair versus open Mesh repair in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair with Mesh.
Methods: A total of 334 patients of male gender with Inguinal hernias of any side and ASA score I and II were included in the study. History of Immunosuppression, concomitant other types of abdominal hernias, and recurrent hernias, were excluded. 167 patients were in Group A or laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair group while 167 patients were in Group B or open Mesh repair. Data regarding length of hospital stay from both groups was recorded on especially designed proforma. Data were analyzed by SPSS 22 for descriptive and comparative statistics, keeping p≤0.05 as significant.
Results: Age range in this study was from 18 to 50 years. In group A, the mean age was 40.173 ± 6.19 years and mean duration of procedure was 37.658 ± 6.36 minutes; in group B, the mean age was 38.443 ± 5.10 years and mean duration of procedure was 61.748 ± 11.65 minutes. Majority of patients belonged to ASA-I in both groups. Moreover, majority of patients had right sided hernia in both groups. Mean length of hospital stay was 31.760 ± 11.25 hours in group A and 58.922 ± 11.98 hours in group B (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Laparoscopic approach for hernia repair had better outcome than open Mesh repair in terms of shorter duration of hospital stay.
Keywords: Inguinal hernia, Laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair, Open Mesh repair, Length of hospital stay.
فتنة الجلالية في مكة المكرمة (شعبان1041-محرم 1042ه/ مارس1632-أغسطس1632م)
Authors: Ibrahim Alamro Amro 
Published: June 2022

تأتي هذه الدراسة لتسلط الضوء على إحدى الوقائع المهمة في تاريخ مكة المكرمة خصوصاً، والحجاز عموماً؛ ففي سنة (1041هـ/1632م) قدم إلى مكة المكرمة مجموعة من العساكر الجلالية، قادمين من بلاد اليمن في طريقهم إلى مصر؛ بسبب اضطراب الأوضاع السياسية والاقتصادية آنذاك، وبعد وصولهم إلى قرب مكة المكرمة طلبوا من أميرها زيد بن محسن السماح لهم بالدخول إليها، إلا أنه رفض ذلك خوفاً منهم، فنسقت العساكر الجلالية مع الشريف نامي بن عبد المطلب فدخلوها عنوةً بعد معركة غير متكافئة مع الذين حاولوا التصدي والمواجهة لهم، وسيطروا على مكة المكرمة، وانتخبوا الشريف نامي بن عبد المطلب أميراً عليها بمشاركة الشريف إدريس بن عبد العزيز، ثم تمدَّدوا بعد ذلك باتجاه مدينة جدة فسيطروا عليها، وانسحب الشريف زيد بن محسن واتجه إلى المدينة المنورة، وبدأ من هناك بمراسلة حكَّام مصر العثمانية لمساعدته في مواجهة خطر هؤلاء العساكر الجلالية، وتخليص البلد الحرام وبلاد الحجاز من قبضتهم، فاستجابت حكومة مصر العثمانية لطلبه وجهَّزت حملة عسكرية للتوجه إلى الحجاز والقضاء عليهم، وإعادة الحكم للشريف محسن مرة أخرى، واستطاعت هذه الحملة القضاء عليهم.
وقد نتج عن هذه الحادثة التاريخية أن استبيحت مكة المكرمة، وسفكت الدماء، وهُددَّ أمن وسلامة الحجاج والمعتمرين، فضلاً عن انعدام الأمن في البلد الحرام وما حوله عموماً.
Comparison between the Claudin-3 and the Ratio of Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol as Markers for Psoriasis in a Sample of Iraqi Patients
Authors: Al-Shamma Ghassan A. , Ahmed Yasser N. , Hassen Abdullah Salih 
Published: June 2022

The index score of psoriasis severity (PASI) cannot always be of value as a marker in non- plaque psoriasis. Alternative biomarkers have been used for the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease. Among these markers are the transmembrane protein Claudin-3 and the Monocyte to High- density lipoprotein cholesterol Ratio (MHR). Objective: The present work was carried on to evaluate the prognostic and diagnostic ability of the two biomarkers for psoriasis, Claudin-3 and MHR, relate them to the PASI score in psoriatic patients, and find the correlation between the two markers. Subjects and methods: forty patients with psoriasis (25 males and 15 females) of 7.3 ±3.7 years disease duration, and 30 healthy control subjects of 19 males and 11 females were enrolled in the study from March to July 2021.	The following tests were done for each patient and control subjects: Complete blood count (CBC) by VCS Technology Hemoglobinometry, Claudin-3 by ELISA technique, and serum lipids by enzymatic spectrophotometric methods. Results: Both markers (Claudin-3 and MHR) showed significantly higher values in the patient’s group than their controls in a manner proportional to the severity of the disease. As diagnostic markers, the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis for both of them gave acceptable sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion: Claudin-3 and MHR can be used alternatively as adjuvant diagnostic and prognostic markers to PASI score for psoriasis. Keywords: Psoriasis, PASI score, Claudin-3, Monocyte-HDLc ratio.
La instalación de la crisis ambiental global en el discurso de la seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos. Desde la Guerra Fría hasta la segunda década del Siglo XXI
Authors: Estenssoro Fernando , Vásquez Juan Pablo , Carrasco Alejandro 
Published: June 2022

Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación sobre la presencia e instalación del tema de la crisis ambiental global en el discurso institucional relativo a la seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos y demuestra cómo, desde muy temprano, se entendió el tema de la degradación ambiental como una amenaza a la seguridad de la superpotencia. El estudio abarcó un periodo que va desde la Guerra Fría hasta la segunda década del siglo XXI. Se basó en una aproximación histórica que revisó fuentes (documentos oficiales, artículos, libros y estudios especializados de la época, prensa) provenientes del establishment político, instituciones de la seguridad y defensa, comunidad de inteligencia, así como de sectores de la academia y Think Tanks especializados. El relato temporal diacrónico se organizó en cuatro acápites que cubren la Guerra Fría, la inmediata pos Guerra Fría y la primera y segunda década del siglo XXI.
El presente artículo es parte de los resultados del Proyecto Fondecyt N°1190481, América Latina en la geopolítica ambiental pos-guerra fría de los Estados Unidos. Antecedentes históricos y proyecciones (1989-2017).
Effect of chewing Azadirachta indica (neem) and Ocimum sanctum (tulsi) leaves on salivary acidogenicity
Authors: Jain Arvind , Jain Deepika , Jain Sohil , Jaiswal Sumit , Goyal Ravi Kumar 
Published: June 2022

Background: Ocimum sanctum (tulsi) and Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves has been suggested as an antibacterial mouthwash for youngsters. Despite the fact that these herbal plants are having anti-cariogenic property, there are no research on their ability to reverse the cariogenic impacts of other diets.Aim: The purpose of this study was to see if chewing of O. sanctum and A. indica leaves following a cariogenic stimulus caused salivary pH reversal.Methods and Materials: Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Category A using A. indica plant leaves or Category B using O. sanctum leaves. Salivary samples were obtained at 5 minute, 30 minute, and 60 minute intervals after chewing out the herb leaves and completely expectorating to assess the salivary pH. A digital pH metre (HI 2211 pH/ORP Meter, Rhode Island, USA) was used to measure salivary pH, which was adjusted with standard sample solution of pH 4.0 and 7.0.Results: The salivary pH of both category A and category B children fell significantly after eating chocolate at 5 and 30 minutes and gradually restored to initial level after about 60 minutes.
Evaluation of salivary alkaline phosphatase levels in tobacco users to determine its role as a biomarker in oral potentially malignant disorders
Authors: Jain Arvind , Jain Deepika , Jain Sohil , Jaiswal Sumit , Goyal Ravi Kumar 
Published: June 2022

Background: Saliva, a widely obtainable oral fluid, has gained acceptability as a screening medium in numerous health disorders in recent years. It has the capacity to discern initial epithelial alterations in tobacco abusers and people with OPMD since it is in direct contact with the lesion. Although few reports have been conducted on the use of concentration of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) enzyme in serum as well as saliva of OSCC patients as a biomarker, more research is needed in OPMD.Aims and Objectives: The study's major goals were to measure S-ALP levels in smokers, nonsmokers, and people with OPMD. and to compare S ALP levels in smokers, nonsmokers, and people with OPMD.Materials and Methods: The 84 participants in the study ranged in age from 18 to 75 years old, and they were divided into four groups:Category One – People who don't smoke or chew tobacco and don't have any lesions on intraoral inspection (n = 24).
Knowledge & attitude of parents towards pediatric dental treatment for their child in COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Joshi Suyash , Ninawe Nupur , Kalaskar Ritesh , Bahadure Rakesh , Bahetwar Surendrakumar 
Published: June 2022

Aim: - The aim of this study was to evaluate the Knowledge & Attitude of parents towards Pediatric dental treatment for their child in view of covid-19 pandemic in India. Setting and design: A Cross sectional study. Materials and methods: A online cross-sectional study containing a structured self-administered questionnaire was designed in English language consisting of total 16 close ended multiple choice questions that were divided based on the demographic data, knowledge and attitude of participating parents. Results: A structured questionnaire was sent to 247 parents of age group between 20-50 years. An observed result was compare accordingly with gender and age group. When we looked for knowledge based questions it was observed that young parents were found to be more aware regarding children affecting more covid-19 pandemic than compared to older age parents and this difference is highly significant (p=<0.005). 61.3% female and 43.9% male parents preferred dental treatment for their child and variation in the responses were found when asked regarding hospital based dental treatment with (p= 0.024 & 0.032) respectively. Conclusion: - Most of the parents kept themselves updated about information regarding covid-19 vaccination, protocols and preventive measure for their children.
Relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy of education to national education policy 2020
Authors: Zaki Saman 
Published: June 2022

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to turn India into a ‘vibrant knowledge-driven society’ by designing a ‘India-Centric’ education ecosystem capable of disseminating high-quality education to all in a sustainable way. In this pursuit, it is necessary to review the educational philosophy of great Indian philosophers. The paper presents the relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s educational philosophy to NEP 2020. In this vein, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi informed to Indian people about Aurobindo’s vision of national education on which NEP 2020 is founded during his monthly radio broadcast on Mann ki Baat , on 29th November 2020. From this perspective the present paper explored, examined, and explicated the Aurobindo’s educational philosophy regarding NEP 2020 themes.
Efficacy and Safety of Albumin-bound Paclitaxel Versus Solvent-based Paclitaxel in Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Zhu Fengchang , Liu Chengyin , Zhang Huaji , Bai Liping 
Published: June 2022

Objective:
A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of albumin-bound paclitaxel (Nab-PTX) versus solvent-based paclitaxel (Sb-PTX) for breast cancer.

Methods:
In this systematic review and network meta-analysis, we searched databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane-Library, for randomized controlled trials on the safety and efficacy of Nab-PTX and Sb-PTX for breast cancer. Pathologic complete response (pCR), objective response rate (ORR), and adverse events (AEs) were collated and analyzed using the meta-package in the R language.

Results:
A total of 13 studies (comprising 4252 patients) met the inclusion criteria, in which 9 studies adopted neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 4 adopted d conventional chemotherapy for breast cancer. Trails with neoadjuvant chemotherapy revealed that Nab-PTX resulted in a significantly higher pCR (0.280 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.218-0.341]) and a higher ORR (0.822 [95% CI: 0.719-0.924]) versus Sb-PTX (0.163 [95% CI: 0.098-0.227], 0.770 [95% CI: 0.681-0.859]). In conventional chemotherapy, Sb-PTX and Nab-PTX showed a similar ORR (0.343 [95% CI: 0.204-0.483] vs. 0.438 [95% CI: 0.317-0.559] [odds ratio=1.53, 95% CI: 0.88-2.67]. In terms of AEs, the incidence of all grade-peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) and grade≥3 PSN for Sb-PTX was 0.392 (95% CI: 0.243-0.541) and 0.020 (95% CI: 0.009-0.031), and for Nab-PTX was 0.591 (95% CI: 0.452-0.729) and 0.087 (95% CI: 0.046-0.031).

Conclusion:
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy using Nab-PTX significantly enhanced the pCR and ORR of breast cancer patients, while conventional chemotherapy showed no significant pCR and ORR benefits. Given the significantly increased incidence of PSN, neoadjuvant chemotherapy using Nab-PTX requires caution in its clinical application.
Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Remaja Tentang Protokol Kesehatan Pada Masa New Normal Di SMK PGRI 3 Denpasar
Authors: Sagitarini Putu Noviana 
Published: June 2022

Background: The application of health protocols to break the chain of spread of COVID-19, especially in adolescents, is very important. The application of health protocols to adolescents is influenced by various factors, one of which is the knowledge of adolescents about health protocols
Purpose: This study aims to describe the level of knowledge of adolescents about health protocols during a pandemic at SMK PGRI 3 Denpasar.
Methods: This type of research is descriptive with a cross sectional design. The number of samples as many as 191 students, sampling by means of probability sampling with simple random sampling, statistical tests using SPSS. The instrument in this study used a questionnaire distributed online via google form. Analysis of the data in a descriptive way to obtain a variable frequency distribution.
Results: From the results of the study, it was found that 56% had good knowledge, 41.9% had sufficient knowledge, and 2.1% had poor knowledge.
Conclusion: The level of adolescent knowledge about health protocols during the new normal period at SMK PGRI 3 Denpasar is good.
Systemic mechanisms for improving the quality of professional growth models for heads of educational organizations
Authors: Maron Arkadiy 
Published: June 2022

The article is devoted to consideration of mechanisms for improving professional growth and enhancing the effectiveness of educational organizations leaders, among which are certification, monitoring effectiveness of educational organizations leaders, system of in-service training aimed at solving professional problems and needs of this contingent, including a set of effective models. The necessity of introducing the target model for certification of leaders, the goals and objectives of monitoring and its potential in ensuring the quality and efficiency of management personnel are substantiated. The role and possibilities of in-service training system in improving the &quot;innovative potential&quot; an educational organization leaders are analyzed. Specific examples of models for the development of leaders&apos; qualifications (including a personalized model, cascade or facet models, a horizontal learning model) are given.
Teesta Hydro-Electricity Projects and Livelihood Security in the Sikkim Himalaya: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Karma Loday Tamang  , Subhakanta Mohapatra  
Published: June 2022

Energy is crucial for any nation's economic growth and development, as well as poverty eradication and livelihood security. However, hydropower projects require significant expanses of land for construction and also affects people's lives and social structures. Sikkim is a growing economy that is pursuing modernization through economic growth. In Sikkim, the forest department administers 82.31% of the land, while agricultural accounts for 11.1% of the overall geographical area, with agriculture employing 65% of the population. People's livelihoods are adversely affected when agricultural and forest land is diverted for project-related activities. This paper studies the post-project livelihood situations of the affected people of Teesta hydro power project. Field study has been carried out in six affected villages. Total of 334 sample household has been surveyed through pre-structured questionnaire. To assess the levels of various livelihood capital assets, all the five capitals i.e., natural, physical, financial, human and social capitals has been studied at household level by grouping the calculated data into three class intervals (i.e., high, medium and low). Index has been prepared to evaluate livelihood security and the livelihood diversification (Simpson Diversification Index) of the affected villages.