bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploring questions of power: Peace officers and private security
Authors: Kole Olaotse John 
Published: October 2022

There is a need for different stakeholders to work together to help the police combat crime in Gauteng, South Africa. Private security officers are usually well positioned to help combat crime because they can witness crime in areas where they are posted or are patrolling as response officers. Private security officers protect organisations (public and private) or individuals who are their paying clients. But they can only perform their duty as ordinary citizens, not as the police would. In looking at how these officers can be more effective, this article establishes to what extent private security officers need additional legal powers, and what powers would be suitable for them in helping the police combat crime. Mixed methods were used in this study of 20 police stations and 20 private security companies in Gauteng. From top management levels in the South African Police Service (SAPS), 37 high-ranking police officers participated in the study and 30 high-ranking security officers from top management level of the private security industry (PSI). At the operational levels, 173 SAPS officers completed the questionnaires and 163 PSI officers. The findings show that the majority of respondents see no need for private security officers to be given additional powers to help the police combat crime. However, the few respondents who supported the idea think that the power to arrest, and stop and search the public, should be given to private security personnel. At the operational level, all respondents agreed that private security officers should be given additional legal powers to help the police combat crime. :
Securocrat repression and ‘Protest nation’ resistance
Authors: Bond Patrick 
Published: October 2022

Review of:
Jane Duncan, The rise of the securocrats, Johannesburg, Jacana Media, 2014 (ISBN-10: 1431410756)
Jane Duncan, Protest nation: The right to protest in South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2016 (ISBN-10: 186914323X)
Role of Health Education in Promoting Knowledge, to-wards Personal Hygiene Among Primary School Pupils in Umbada locality, Khartoum State, Sudan (2018 - 2020)
Authors: Essa Mariam Saeed Ibrahim , Yousif Magda Elhadi Ahmed , Abdalmagid M.A. 
Published: October 2022

Background: Personal hygiene is the behaviors that must be practiced in daily life, starting from morning to sleep time to protect our health.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the role of health education in promoting knowledge of personal hygiene among Primary School Pupils in Umbada locality, Khartoum State Sudan (2018 - 2020)
Materials and methods: The study design an observational interventional study was conducted where a pre and post- assessment was done. Pre-test and post-test was used to determine the practices of hygiene among primary school Pupils in some selected schools of Umbada locality al emir unit. The targeted population was primary school Pupils in Government schools only. The study populations were the pupils in the Primary public schools with a total number of 37850 Pupils (grade 5, grade 6 and grade7) distributed among 180 public primary schools in the locality. The sample size consisted of (800) pupils during the period of the study. A pre and post- questionnaire was carefully prepared, tested and directed to the pupils . It covers pupil’s age, sex, and the classroom. , source of water supply and latrine in the house there, and to obtain data regarding knowledge, attitude, and practices (as regards personal hygiene in both pre and post-intervention phases. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS Computer Program Version (19.0).
Results: The study revealed that the overall knowledge of pupils about personal hygiene was increase from 38.7% to 61.3% after intervention of health education packages.
Conclusion: Due to gaps in many items of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding personal hygiene, there is need of the proper health education intervention through framework of schools to the school children, for improvement regarding personal hygiene among them, throughout the nation. Health education has significant role in promoting knowledge of school pupils regarding personal hygiene.
Realisasi Fonem Nasal Bahasa Jepang pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Sastra Jepang
Authors: Delfariyadi Fahri , Indrayani Lia Maulia , Sidiq Inu Isnaeni 
Published: October 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan realisasi fonem nasal bahasa Jepang oleh mahasiswa jurusan Sastra Jepang semester lima Universitas Padjadjaran. Sumber data pada penelitian ini adalah hasil tuturan dari lima orang mahasiswa. Data diperoleh dengan metode perekaman suara terhadap tuturan mahasiswa. Adapun temuan dari penelitian ini adalah semua partisipan merealisasikan fonem nasal pada kata sanpo menjadi alofon nasal bilabial [m], mahasiswa yang berbahasa ibu bahasa Jawa merealisasikan fonem nasal pada kata minna menjadi alofon uvular nasal [ɴ], fonem nasal pada kata niku direalisasikan menjadi alofon alveolar nasal [n], terjadi denasalisasi pada empat mahasiswa ketika mengucapkan kata shougakkou, fonem nasal pada kata hon direalisasikan menjadi alofon uvular nasal oleh semua partisipan, mahasiswa perempuan memiliki pitch suara yang lebih tinggi, dan tuturan mahasiswa laki-laki lebih keras daripada tuturan mahasiswa perempuan. Selain itu, realisasi yang berbeda dari fonem yang sama membentuk aturan fonologis yang berbeda.
An institutional analysis of the outcomes of endonasal endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
Authors: Singh Rakesh Kumar , Kumari Diksha , Sharma Amit Kumar , Kumar Brajesh , Singh Jyoti , Jha Shruti 
Published: October 2022

Endoscopic skull base surgery is an emerging surgical technique that recolonized the resection of skull base lesions. The present study analyzed the outcome of the endoscopic endonasal anterior skull base.A retrospective data review ofendoscopic endonasal anterior skull base surgeries performed from 2017 to 2022. Minimum follow-up was done 6 months postoperatively.: 63 cases of anterior skull base pathologies have been operated out of which 2 cases of meningioma, 3 cases of meningoencephalocele, 5 olfactory neuroblastoma, 18 angiofibroma extending till anterior skull base, 8 CSF rhinorrhea repair, 12 pituitary macroadenoma, 8 cerebral Mucormycosis and 7 sino-nasal mass with intracranial extension have been operated. Residual disease was left in 10 cases, the rest all the masses were completely removed. The overall complication rate was 28.6 percent. Three mortalities occur a few months post-operatively of which 2 were cerebral mucormycosis and one was sino-nasal malignancy with intracranial extension.Endoscopic endonasal anterior skull base surgeries are safe surgical procedure that provides a high degree of disease clearance and negligible complications.
A pediatric case of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage of unknown etiology
Authors: Kapoor Bhavuk , Kapoor Mayank 
Published: October 2022

Pediatric ICH peaks in the first year of life especially in neonatal period with hematological abnormalities or structural vascular disorders such as arteriovenous malformations (AVM) or aneurysms. Imaging modality of choice is NCCT head. Urgent surgery when indicated should be performed early. To evaluate the causes of spontaneous ICH in paediatric patients and reviewing the literature. We have discussed the causes of spontaneous ICH in our paediatric patient and we have discussed the management provided to this patient. Taking a detailed history from the parents and the child is important for determining any history of head injury and bleeding episodes. Despite comprehensive evaluation, it may not be possible to determine the cause of ICH in some pediatric cases.
Estrutura da Rede de Pesquisadores em Sustentabilidade e Desenvolvimento Sustentável na Amazônia Brasileira
Authors: David Ricardo , Daniel Menendéz Rodríguez Tomás , Siena Osmar , Paes-de-Souza Mariluce 
Published: October 2022

O trabalho visa analisar a estrutura da rede de pesquisadores em sustentabilidade e desenvolvimento sustentável da Amazônia brasileira, formada entre os anos de 2016 a 2020, com base em estudos de redes sociais e com foco em pesquisas publicadas em periódicos da área de estudo das ciências sociais aplicadas. Quanto ao objetivo a pesquisa é caracterizada como descritiva, pois busca apresentar as propriedades estruturais dos pesquisadores que compõem a rede. Em relação ao método de pesquisa é classificada como quantitativa. O corpus de pesquisa foi formado por artigos científicos publicados nestes periódicos e que possuiam foco em sustentabilidade ou no desenvolvimento sustentável, disponibilizados nas bases de dados Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (WoS) e Scielo. Foram localizados 352 artigos. A aplicação dos critérios de exclusão resultou em uma amostra de 115 artigos. Foram identificados 459 autores, pertencentes a 171 instituições, 100 estrangeiras e 71 brasileiras, que tiveram ao menos uma publicação de artigo científico. A Universidade Federal do Pará e o Instituto Tecnológico Vale se destacaram com o maior número de pesquisadores filiados. Quanto aos resultados referentes as medidas de centralidade, esta rede caracterizou-se como homogênia e através de uma média das três medidas analisadas pode-se dizer que a pesquisadora Rachael D. Garrett é uma colaboradora de grande importância para estudos na Amazônia brasileira. Identificaram-se evidências de que a construção do conhecimento por meio das relações sociais para colaboração em pesquisa encontra-se em fase de interação na rede de pesquisadores da Amazônia brasileira, considerando as práticas isoladas identificadas.
Análise da produção científica internacional sobre cidades e Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS)
Authors: Albuquerque de Melo Lúcia Silva , Macri Olivera Marcos , da Silva Dantas Nadege , Martins Maria de Fátima 
Published: October 2022

As cidades se caracterizam, principalmente, por comportarem contingentes massivos de pessoas e ocuparem a maior parte da produção e consumo do mundo, na mesma medida em que abrigam diversos problemas ambientais e sociais urbanos. Este artigo objetiva analisar a produção científica internacional sobre os ODS na perspectiva de Cidades. Realizou-se uma pesquisa exploratória-descritiva e, utilizando VosViewer e CitNetExplorer, fez-se uma análise das redes bibliométricas que caracterizam a produção internacional acerca do tema. Verificou-se o conteúdo das obras de maior impacto do campo em desenvolvimento. Os resultados apontam para formações de clusters de autores, organizações e países – embora seja perceptível a dispersão nas redes, fruto aparentemente, da contemporaneidade do tema. Os termos mais destacados giram em torno das palavras-chave elencadas como foco do estudo. Quanto às obras de impacto no campo, o Fator H apontou para 5 publicações. A principal foi Defining a Global Urban Development Agenda, de Pernell (2016).
Relação de causalidade entre os índices de sustentabilidade empresarial e Ibovespa no Brasil
Authors: Costa Lucas Edimilson , Carlos Yoshikuni Adilson , Di Agustini Carlos Alberto 
Published: October 2022

O tema sustentabilidade empresarial tem sido objeto de atenção tanto de acadêmicos quanto de empresários e investidores. Atentos a esses movimentos, os agentes dos mercados financeiros têm desenvolvido índices que reflitam o comprometimento das corporações com ações de sustentabilidade. Em 2005, a Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo criou o primeiro índice de sustentabilidade da América Latina, denominado Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE B3). Esse artigo objetiva analisar a relação causal entre o ISE B3 e o Ibovespa, um dos principais índices do mercado de capitais brasileiro, com o uso dos testes de causalidade de Granger e do modelo autorregressivo vetorial (VAR), além de suporte via decomposição por wavelets. Os resultados indicam que há uma relação de causalidade bidirecional entre o ISE B3 e o Ibovespa, consubstanciando mais informações aos investidores como forma de redução de riscos de investimentos. Dessa forma, de posse de informações relevantes a respeito do comportamento esperado do ISE B3 ou Ibovespa, os investidores poderão alocar recursos no índice de interesse em função do comportamento do outro e, vice-versa, como forma de tentar minimizar perdas no mercado financeiro.
The Trigger Effect: Cognitive Biases and Fake News
Authors: Ostillio Tommaso 
Published: October 2022

This research study focuses on the problem of populistic propaganda online. In particular, this research study provides three case studies gathered in a Facebook Group of the Italian populistic movement Movimento 5 Stelle.
On the one hand, the three case studies provide three powerful counterexamples to the thesis that online media are purposeful aggregator of people. In fact, this research study finds that online media are the perfect environment for populism to thrive. For online media seem to foster the aggregation of people into groups whose main common denominator is the total refusal of anything that opposes the groups’ views. On this basis, this paper provides evidence that online media may impoverish democratic confrontation.
On the other hand, this paper finds that the one of the causes of the rapid rise of populistic movements in Western countries might also be related to the problem of cognitive biases. Indeed, the case studies presented in the paper posit the existence of something that is addressed as the trigger effect, i.e. agents’ tendency to react impulsively to any kind of content that fits agent’s views about current events. Specifically, this research study finds that the activation of the trigger effect might be a direct consequence of the activation of the narrow framing bias and of the anchoring heuristic in presence of fake news.
Analisis Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Integrated Reporting
Authors: Akbar Kurnianto  , Unggul Purwohedi  , Rida Prihatni  
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Financial information which has been the main analytical as well as the main accountability tool to investors apparently unable to meet the demands of investors, especially in terms of non-financial information disclosure. Integrated reporting (IR) exist to respond this issue. This study analyzes the effect of the size of the public accounting firm (KAP), stakeholder pressure, audit committee meetings, and audit committee authority on IR. Property, real estate and construction companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) were selected as the object of this study because they were considered to have complex information in their operations. Through a purposive sampling technique, 116 samples were selected during the 2016-2017 observation year that were processed with multiple linear regression analysis on the Eviews 8 analysis tool. Based on the results and conclusions of the study, audit committee meetings and the audit committee authority have a positive and significant influence on (IR). This shows the company will maximize IR practices if the audit committee has a high frequency of meetings and expanded authority of the audit committee. Meanwhile, KAP size and stakeholder pressure have not been proven to have an influence on IR.

Abstrak
Informasi keuangan yang selama ini menjadi alat analisis sekaligus pertanggungjawaban utama kepada investor dirasa tidak mampu memenuhi tuntutan investor, terutama akan informasi non-finansial. Integrated reporting (IR) hadir sebagai suatu laporan terintegrasi yang menggabungkan informasi finansial dan non-finansial ke dalam suatu laporan yang mampu menyajikan informasi secara komprehensif bagi penggunanya. Penelitian ini menganalisis pengaruh ukuran kantor akuntan publik (KAP), tekanan pemangku kepentingan, rapat komite audit, dan otoritas komite audit terhadap IR. Perusahaan sektor properti, real estat, dan konstruksi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dipilih sebagai objek penelitian ini karena dinilai memiliki informasi yang kompleks dalam operasinya. Melalui teknik purposive sampling, terpilih 116 sampel selama tahun amatan 2016-2017 yang diolah dengan analisis regresi linier berganda pada alat analisis Eviews 8.
Berdasarkan hasil dan simpulan penelitian, rapat komite audit dan otoritas komite audit memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap (IR). Hal ini menunjukkan perusahaan akan memaksimalkan praktik IR apabila komite audit memiliki frekuensi rapat yang tinggi serta diperluasnya otoritas dari komite audit. Sementara, ukuran KAP dan tekanan pemangku kepentingan tidak terbukti memiliki pengaruh terhadap IR.
Design of ET-MPC-based Parameters Self-tuning Controller for Mobile Robot Based on Machine Learning
Authors: Liu Yuesheng , He Ning , Du Jiawei , Fan Zhao , He Lile , Gao Feng 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, a model predictive control (MPC) algorithm framework based on machine learning (ML) is proposed for mobile robot system, which integrates event-triggered mechanism (ETM) and parameters self-tuning mechanism (PSM). Firstly, the kinematic model of the mobile robot is established, and the MPC-based path tracking controller is designed. Secondly, the PSM for MPC is designed based on the kernel extreme learning machine optimized by sparrow search algorithm (SSA-KELM). Then, two event-triggered mechanisms are designed to determine whether to perform optimization solution and parameters tuning, respectively. In addition, a state deviation compensation mechanism (SDCM) based on event-triggered MPC (ET-MPC) is designed. Finally, the theoretical result is applied to the actual mobile robot system. Compared to the basic MPC-based trajectory tracking controller, the controller designed in this study can obtain better control performance with less computing resources.
The Effect Of Strategy Retention On Cooperation Based On Multi-Game In Complex Environment
Authors: You Tao , Kong Xuebao , Zhang Peng , Zhang Ying , Chen Jinchao , Li Qing 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In game theory, it is an important topic to study the emergence and maintenance of group cooperative behavior based on the theories of evolutionary game and complex network. However, in-depth analysis of cooperative behavior persistence becomes a significant challenge due to the betrayal induced by the temptation of high payoff and the difficulty of cooperation under high social dilemmas. Recent studies show that mixed strategy games and multi-game mechanics can greatly improve the ability of individuals with interactive diversity to resist temptation. Meanwhile, inspired by the fact that the games played by the agents are not strictly constant and may change according to the environment, we propose the Memory Step to explore the evolution of cooperation between the Prisoner’s Dilemma Model and the Snowdrift Model with interactive diversity in the network. Besides, we introduce the concept of Side-Game where two players can play different types of games against each other. The most advantage of this model is that it improves the intelligent decision-making ability of group behavior. With the simulation of game evolution, the effect of individual strategy maintenance and Side-Game on cooperative behavior are discussed. It is verified that in social dilemmas, through effective guiding individual strategies to remain unchanged and individuals adopt different game types, players can obviously improve their resistance to betrayal temptation and conduct cooperative behavior well.
Multivariate indicators of disease severity in COVID-19
Authors: Hassan Wail , Bean Joe , Kuri-Cervantes Leticia , Pennella Michael , Betts Michael R , Meyer Nuala 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality around the world. Diverse clinical presentations prompted numerous attempts to predict disease severity to improve care and patient outcomes. Equally important is understanding the mechanisms underlying such divergent disease outcome. Multivariate modeling was used here to define the most distinctive features that separate COVID-19 from healthy controls and those that separate severe from moderate disease. Using discriminant analysis and binary logistic regression models we could distinguish between COVID-19 patients with severe disease, those with moderate disease, and controls with rates of correct classifications ranging from 71-100%. The distinction of severe and moderate disease was most reliant on the depletion of natural killer cells and activated, class-switched memory B cells, increased frequency of neutrophils, and decreased expression of the activation marker HLA-DR on monocytes in patients suffering from severe disease. In patients with moderate disease compared to those with severe disease and controls, we see increased frequency of activated class-switched memory B cells and activated neutrophils. Our results suggest that natural killer cells, activated class-switched memory B cells, and activated neutrophils are important for protection against severe disease. We show that binary logistic regression was superior to discriminant analysis by attaining higher rates of correct classification based on immune profiles. We discuss the utility of these multivariate techniques in biomedical sciences, contrast their mathematical basis and limitations, and propose strategies to overcome such limitations.
ECG Denoising based on Transformation Matrix for Non-Decimated Wavelet Transform and Wavelet/Total Variation (WATV) Denoising
Authors: Rezgui Abdallah , Nasraoui Brahim , Talbi Mourad 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, a new technique of Electrocardiogram (ECG) denoising, is introduced and is based on Transformation Matrix for Non-Decimated Wavelet Transform (WT) and Wavelet/Total Variation (WATV) Denoising. It firstly consists of applying twice the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) to the noisy ECG in order to obtain three wavelet coefficients which are the approximation coefficient, cA1 (at level 2) and two details coefficients, cD (at level 1) and cD1 (at level 2). Then, the two coefficients, cD and cD1 are denoised by applying the Transformation Matrix for Non-Decimated WT and we obtain two denoised coefficients, cDd and cDd1. The coefficient, cA1, is also denoised by applying the WATV Denoising and we obtain a third denoised coefficient, cAd1. Finally, the inverse of DWT is twice applied to the three denoised coefficients, cDd, cDd1and cAd1 in order to obtain the denoised ECG signal. The results obtained from the computations of SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), PSNR (Peak SNR), MSE (Mean Square Error), MAE (Mean Absolute Error) and Cross-Correlation (CC), show the performance of this ECG denoising approach, proposed in this work.